Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
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Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. · Jul 2003
Development and validation of a patient-assessed gastroparesis symptom severity measure: the Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index.
Patient-based symptom assessments are necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of medical treatments for gastroparesis. ⋯ The findings of this study indicate that the GCSI is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the symptom severity in patients with gastroparesis.