Subjective symptomatology of asthma: Validation of the Asthma Symptom Checklist in an outpatient Spanish population

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 509-519

  Belloch, Amparo ^a   Perpiñá, Miguel J ^b   Pascual, Luis M ^a   Martinez, Manuela ^b   De Diego, Alfredo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airways obstruction; Asthma attack; Asthma questionnaires; Asthma symptoms; Fatigue measures; Hyperventilation measures; Panic fear measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT; PANIC; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SPAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031444469     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909709055395     Document Type: Article

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