Validity and reliability of the Bristol Stool Form Scale in healthy adults and patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 693-703

  Blake, M R ^a,b   Raker, J M ^a   Whelan, K ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRISTOL STOOL FORM SCALE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; FECES; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84989238606     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.13746     Document Type: Article

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