Sensitivity of quality of life domains and constructs to longitudinal change in a clinical trial comparing salmeterol with placebo in asthmatics

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 121-126

  Hyland, M E ^a   Kenyon, C A P ^a   Jacobs, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constructs; domains; health; salmeterol

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0028228777     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00435255     Document Type: Article

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