Patient questionnaires in primary health care. Validation of items used in asthma care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-24

  Lindberg, Malou ^a   Ahlner, Johan ^a   Ekström, Tommy ^a   Möller, Margareta ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Interview; Quality improvement; Questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034009854     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/12.1.19     Document Type: Article

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