Reviewer's report
Title:Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania
Version: 1Date:22 September 2007
Reviewer: Vera Loening-Baucke
Reviewer's report:
General
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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)
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
In the introduction and discussion:
Rome II should be changed to Rome III and the following references should be
added into the manuscript.
1. Rasquin A, Di Lorenzo C, Forbes D, et al. Childhood functional gastrointestinal
disorders: child/adolescent. Gastroenterology 2006;130:1527-37.
2. Hyman PE, Milla PJ, Benninga MA, et al. Childhood gastrointestinal disorders:
neonate/toddler. Gastroenterology 2006;130:1519-26.
Page 4, second paragraph: change “putting” to “making”
Page 5, 3rd paragraph, line 2-5: the sentence is incomplete.
Page 7, last sentence: constipation related to diabetes mellitus and Parkinson’s
disease is not a functional gastrointestinal disorder.
Page 8, 2nd paragraph: delete or otherwise show a reference to proof this
statement.
Page 9; What is currently known: give results from the recent systemic review
from America
What next?: Accept after discretionary revisions
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
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
Version: 1Date:22 September 2007
Reviewer: Vera Loening-Baucke
Reviewer's report:
General
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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)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
In the introduction and discussion:
Rome II should be changed to Rome III and the following references should be
added into the manuscript.
1. Rasquin A, Di Lorenzo C, Forbes D, et al. Childhood functional gastrointestinal
disorders: child/adolescent. Gastroenterology 2006;130:1527-37.
2. Hyman PE, Milla PJ, Benninga MA, et al. Childhood gastrointestinal disorders:
neonate/toddler. Gastroenterology 2006;130:1519-26.
Page 4, second paragraph: change “putting” to “making”
Page 5, 3rd paragraph, line 2-5: the sentence is incomplete.
Page 7, last sentence: constipation related to diabetes mellitus and Parkinson’s
disease is not a functional gastrointestinal disorder.
Page 8, 2nd paragraph: delete or otherwise show a reference to proof this
statement.
Page 9; What is currently known: give results from the recent systemic review
from America
What next?: Accept after discretionary revisions
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
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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Reviewer's report
Title:Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania
Version: 1Date:22 September 2007
Reviewer: Vera Loening-Baucke
Reviewer's report:
General
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore)
In the introduction and discussion:
Rome II should be changed to Rome III and the following references should be
added into the manuscript.
1. Rasquin A, Di Lorenzo C, Forbes D, et al. Childhood functional gastrointestinal
disorders: child/adolescent. Gastroenterology 2006;130:1527-37.
2. Hyman PE, Milla PJ, Benninga MA, et al. Childhood gastrointestinal disorders:
neonate/toddler. Gastroenterology 2006;130:1519-26.
Page 4, second paragraph: change “putting” to “making”
Page 5, 3rd paragraph, line 2-5: the sentence is incomplete.
Page 7, last sentence: constipation related to diabetes mellitus and Parkinson’s
disease is not a functional gastrointestinal disorder.
Page 8, 2nd paragraph: delete or otherwise show a reference to proof this
statement.
Page 9; What is currently known: give results from the recent systemic review
from America
What next?: Accept after discretionary revisions
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
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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