Evaluation of a self-administered questionnaire on atopic diseases: Discrepancy between self-reported symptoms and objective signs

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-107

  Dotterud, Lars Kåre ^a,b   Falk, Edvard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033917452     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/10.2.105     Document Type: Article

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