Validation of a new scale for the assessment of bowel preparation quality

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 482-486

  Rostom, Alaa ^a,b   Jolicoeur, Emilie ^a,b  

^a University of Ottawa ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARONCHICK SCALE; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTTAWA SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

CATHARTICS; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 1842538670     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(03)02875-X     Document Type: Article

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