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Original Article

Sodium phosphate is superior to polyethylene glycol in bowel cleansing and shortens the time it takes to visualize colon mucosa

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Pages 1187-1190 | Received 26 May 2003, Accepted 25 Aug 2003, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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