Level of classification performance of KESS (symptom scoring system for constipation) validated in a prospective series of 105 patients [1]

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 842-843

  Knowles, Charles H ^a   Scott, S Mark ^a   Legg, Paula E ^a   Allison, Marion E ^a   Lunniss, Peter J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036269182     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6309-7     Document Type: Letter

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4. Relationships between defecographic findings, rectal emptying, and colonic transit time in constipated patients
5. Symptoms in chronic constipation
6. Symptoms and physiology in severe chronic constipation
7. Colectomy for slow transit constipation: A review