Creation and initial evaluation of a stool form scale for children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 594-597

  Chumpitazi, Bruno P ^a,b   Lane, Mariella M ^a,b   Czyzewski, Danita I ^a   Weidler, Erica M ^a,b,c   Swank, Paul R ^b   Shulman, Robert J ^a,b,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

32 COLOR 2 DIMENSIONAL STOOL PHOTOGRAPH; ARTICLE; BRISTOL STOOL FORM SCALE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; CHILD; FECES; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD; FECES; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77956395563     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.04.040     Document Type: Article

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