the bristol stool chart first came from the university department of medicine, bristol royal infirmary journal as a clinical assessment tool.
the bristol stool chart first came from the university department of medicine, bristol royal infirmary journal as a clinical assessment tool.
what journal did the bristol stool chart first come from as a clinical assessment tool?
university department of medicine, bristol royal infirmary
developed and proposed for the first time in england by dr. stephen lewis and dr. ken heaton at the university department of medicine, bristol royal infirmary, it was suggested by the authors as a clinical assessment tool in 1997 in the "scandinavian journal of gastroenterology" after a previous prospective study, conducted in 1992 on a sample of the population (838 men and 1,059 women), had shown an unexpected prevalence of defecation disorders related to the shape and type of stool. the authors of the former paper concluded that the form of the stool is a useful surrogate measure of colon transit time. that conclusion has since been challenged as having limited validity for types 1 and 2; however, it remains in use as a research tool to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for various diseases of the bowel, as well as a clinical communication aid.
bristol stool scale
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the bristol stool scale is a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories. it is used in both clinical and experimental fields. it is sometimes also referred to as the bristol stool chart (bsc), bristol stool form scale, or bsf scale.
bristol stool scale