Interobserver agreement in endoscopic evaluation of reflux esophagitis using a modified Los Angeles classification incorporating grades N and M: A validation study in a cohort of Japanese endoscopists

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 355-363

  Miwa, Hiroto ^a   Yokoyama, T ^b   Hori, K ^a   Sakagami, T ^a   Oshima, T ^a   Tomita, T ^a   Fujiwara, Y ^a   Saita, H ^c   Itou, T ^d   Ogawa, H ^e   Nakamura, Y ^f   Kishi, K ^g   Murayama, Y ^h   Hayashi, E ⁱ   Kobayashi, K ⁱ   Tano, N ^j   Matsushita, K ^j   Kawamoto, H ^k   Sawada, Y ^l   Ohkawa, A ^m   Arai, E ⁿ   Nagao, K ^o   Hamamoto, N ^p   Sugiyasu, Y ^q   Sugimoto, K ^r   Hara, H ^s   Tanimura, M ^t   Honda, Y ^u   Isozaki, K ^v   Noda, S ^w   Kubota, S ^x   Himeno, S ^y   more..

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Hospital   (Japan)

^d KANSAI ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital   (Japan)

^f Kyowa Marina Hospital   (Japan)

^g Meiwa General Hospital   (Japan)

^h Itami City Hospital   (Japan)

ⁱ Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers   (Japan)

^j Kyoritsu Hospital   (Japan)

^k KAWASAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^l Takarazuka Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^m Higashi Takarazuka Satoh Hospital   (Japan)

ⁿ NISHINOMIYA KYORITSU NEUROSURGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^o Nagao Clinic   (Japan)

^p Hamamoto Clinic   (Japan)

^q Sugiyasu Clinic   (Japan)

^r Sugimoto Kenji Clinic   (Japan)

^s Hara Surgery Clinic   (Japan)

^t Tanimura Gastro Enterological Clinic   (Japan)

^u Doctor Honda's Office   (Japan)

^v Isozaki Clinic   (Japan)

^w Noda Clinic   (Japan)

^x Department of Plastic Surgery Kano General Hospital   (Japan)

^y Ashiya Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Endoscopy; Interobserver agreement; Kappa value; LA classification; Minimal change; Reflux esophagitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; JAPANESE; KAPPA STATISTICS; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEORECORDING; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 43449140018     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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