How trustworthy are bowel histories? Comparison of recalled and recorded information.

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Summary

Findings cast doubt on the value of population surveys of bowel habit based solely on questionnaires and suggest that the irritable bowel syndrome might be correctly diagnosed more often if patients were routinely asked to record their bowel actions.

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1976-07-24
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Defecation, Irritable bowel syndrome, Medicine, Exaggeration, Population

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