Defining asthma in epidemiological studies

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 951-957

  Pekkanen, J ^a,b   Pearce, N ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Questionnaires; Sensitivity and specificity; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032748391     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.14d37.x     Document Type: Article

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