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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2010; 16(35): 4416-4421
Published online Sep 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4416
Published online Sep 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i35.4416
Measuring episodic abdominal pain and disability in suspected sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
Valerie Durkalski, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
Walter Stewart, Center for Health Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA 17822-4400, United States
Paulette MacDougall, Joseph Romagnuolo, Peter Cotton, Digestive Diseases Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
Patrick Mauldin, Department of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
Olga Brawman-Minzter, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
Author contributions: Durkalski V, Stewart W and Cotton P played a lead role in developing the instrument, designing the pilot trials and writing the manuscript; Durkalski V analyzed the data; Mauldin P, Romagnuolo J and Brawman-Mintzer O helped design the research and draft the manuscript; MacDougall P orchestrated and performed the research.
Supported by The development of the RAPID instrument was supported in part by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, No. R03 DK069328-01
Correspondence to: Valerie Durkalski, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 135 Cannon Street, Ste 303, Charleston, SC 29425, United States. durkalsv@musc.edu
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Received: February 27, 2010
Revised: April 1, 2010
Accepted: April 8, 2010
Published online: September 21, 2010
Revised: April 1, 2010
Accepted: April 8, 2010
Published online: September 21, 2010
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