Set-up and statistical validation of a new scoring system for obstructed defaecation syndrome

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-88

  Altomare, Donato F ^a   Spazzafumo, L ^b   Rinaldi, M ^a   Dodi, G ^c   Ghiselli, R ^b   Piloni, V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d ASUR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anismus; Intussusception; Obstructed defaecation; Pelvic floor dysynergia; Rectocoele; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEFECATION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNAL VALIDITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; FECAL IMPACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36949004980     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01262.x     Document Type: Article

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