How do Thai children and adolescents describe asthma symptoms?

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-124

  Phankingthongkum, Suwannee ^a,b   Daengsuwan, Tassalapa ^a   Visitsunthorn, Nualanong ^a   Thamlikitkul, Visanu ^b   Udompunthuruk, Suthipol ^b   Vichyanond, Pakit ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asthma symptom; Asthma terminology; Chest tightness; Dyspnea; Shortness of breath; Thai language; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEORECORDING; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TERMINOLOGY; THAILAND; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0036094002     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2002.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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