Use of a postal questionnaire to estimate the likely under-diagnosis of asthma-like illness in adults

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 406, 1996, Pages 295-297

  Frank, Peter ^a,b   Ferry, Susan ^a   Moorhead, Timothy ^a   Hannaford, Philip ^a  

^a Royal College   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Respiratory questionnaire; Under diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DYSPNEA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029885972     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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