Reliability of a stool consistency classification system

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 305-313

  Bliss, Donna Zimmaro ^a   Larson, Susan J ^a   Burr, Jocelyn K ^a   Savik, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035512130     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjw.2001.119013     Document Type: Article

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