The Leech method for diagnosing constipation: Intra- and interobserver variability and accuracy

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-49

  de Lorijn, Fleur ^a   van Rijn, Rick R ^b   Heijmans, Jarom ^b   Reitsma, Johannes B ^b   Voskuijl, Wieger P ^a   Henneman, Onno D F ^b   Taminiau, Jan A ^a   Benninga, Marc A ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Children; Constipation; Functional intestinal disorders; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHILD; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33244480591     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-0031-z     Document Type: Article

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