Gum chewing for bowel preparation

Endoscopy 2018; 50(03): 290
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-125063

Letter to the editor

Authors

Shengbing Zhao^*

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
Shuling Wang^*

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
Jun Fang

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China

²Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Zhaoshen Li

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
Yu Bai

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China

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