Validation of questionnaire and bronchial hyperresponsiveness against respiratory physician assessment in the diagnosis of asthma

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 609-616

  Jenkins, Mark A ^a   Clarke, Jane R ^b   Carlin, John B ^c   Robertson, Colin F ^b   Hopper, John L ^a   Dalton, Marita F ^b   Holst, Diane P ^b   Choi, Kevin ^a   Giles, Graham G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Australia; Bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Physican diagnosis; Questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029900393     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.3.609     Document Type: Article

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