The daily diary and the questionnaire are not equivalent for the evaluation of bowel habits

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-102

  Bellini, Massimo ^a   Bove, Antonio ^b   Sormani, Maria Pia ^c   Battaglia, Edda ^d   Bocchini, Renato ^e   Alduini, Pietro ^f   Bassotti, Gabrio ^g   Bruzzi, Paolo ^h   Pucciani, Filippo ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopic Unit   (Italy)

^e Polyspecialistic Medicine Unit   (Italy)

^f Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel habits; Diary card; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY DIARY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEFECATION HABIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIARY CARD; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73749085337     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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