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Development and validation of a patient‐assessed gastroparesis symptom severity measure: the Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2003 · Vol. 18(1) · pp. 141–150

Dennis A. Revicki✉Anne M. RentzDavid L. DuBois(Johnson & Johnson (United States))Peter J. Kahrilas(Northwestern University)Vincenzo Stanghellini(University of Bologna)N. J. Talley(University of Sydney)Jan Tack(KU Leuven)

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Abstract

The findings of this study indicate that the GCSI is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the symptom severity in patients with gastroparesis.

Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesGastroparesisMedicineIndex (typography)Severity of illnessMeasure (data warehouse)Internal medicineGastroenterologyGastric emptying

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AdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexReproducibility of ResultsTreatment OutcomeGastroparesis

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