Reviewer's report
Title:Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania: a systematic review
Version: 2Date:18 November 2007
Reviewer: Wieger P Voskuijl
Reviewer's report:
General
The revised manuscript has improved a lot and is better to read and is more
'accessible'.
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Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
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Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
I still miss an explanation as to why the authors chose the combination of Europe
and Oceania to assess the prevalence. You already state that the prevalence of
defecation disorders depends on cultural differences in your revised manusdcript.
Please explain what the rationale is behind combining Europe and Oceania.
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
In the revised manuscript constipation is named several times a disease. It is not.
It is a symptom (-complex).
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania: a systematic review
Version: 2Date:18 November 2007
Reviewer: Wieger P Voskuijl
Reviewer's report:
General
The revised manuscript has improved a lot and is better to read and is more
'accessible'.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
I still miss an explanation as to why the authors chose the combination of Europe
and Oceania to assess the prevalence. You already state that the prevalence of
defecation disorders depends on cultural differences in your revised manusdcript.
Please explain what the rationale is behind combining Europe and Oceania.
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
In the revised manuscript constipation is named several times a disease. It is not.
It is a symptom (-complex).
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania: a systematic review
Version: 2Date:18 November 2007
Reviewer: Wieger P Voskuijl
Reviewer's report:
General
The revised manuscript has improved a lot and is better to read and is more
'accessible'.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision
on publication can be reached)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of
a term, which the author can be trusted to correct)
I still miss an explanation as to why the authors chose the combination of Europe
and Oceania to assess the prevalence. You already state that the prevalence of
defecation disorders depends on cultural differences in your revised manusdcript.
Please explain what the rationale is behind combining Europe and Oceania.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
In the revised manuscript constipation is named several times a disease. It is not.
It is a symptom (-complex).
What next?: Accept after minor essential revisions
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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