How well does the questionnaire for identifying children with chronic conditions identify individual children who have chronic conditions?

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 447-452

  Stein, Ruth E K ^a   Bauman, Laurie J ^a   Epstein, Susan G ^b   Gardner, Jane D ^b,c   Walker, Deborah Klein ^b,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b New England SERVE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0034027463     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.154.5.447     Document Type: Article

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