The Boston bowel preparation scale: a valid and reliable instrument for colonoscopy-oriented research

2009/01/11 by Edwin J. Lai, Audrey H. Calderwood, Gheorghe Doros +2 · 1,309 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Bowel preparation #Cathartic #Colonoscopy #Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection #Colorectal cancer #Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes #Internal medicine #Intraclass correlation #Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection #Medicine #Physical therapy #Psychometrics #Rating scale #Reliability (semiconductor) #Surgery

paper · open access · doi:10.1016/j.gie.2008.05.057

published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 69(3), 620-625 (Elsevier BV)

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