Validation of an asthma symptom diary for interventional studies

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 414-420

  Santanello, Nancy C ^a   Davies, Glenn ^a   Galant, Stanley P ^b   Pedinoff, Andrew ^c   Sveum, Richard ^d   Seltzer, James ^e   Seidenberg, Beth C ^a   Knorr, Barbara A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Clinical Trials of Orange County   (United States)

^c Princeton Allergy and Asthma Associates   (United States)

^d PARK NICOLLET CLINIC   (United States)

^e ALLERGY AND ASTHMA MEDICAL GROUP AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Outcomes research; Pediatric Asthma Diary; Questionnaire; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032924230     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.80.5.414     Document Type: Article

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