VD. Issues in the measurement of health status in asthma research

Medical Care

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1993, Pages MS82-MS96

  Rothman, Margaret L ^a   Revicki, Dennis A ^a  

^a Battelle Medical Technology Assessment and Policy Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Health assessment; Outcomes assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0027566949     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199303001-00011     Document Type: Article

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