Comparison of the responsiveness of different disease-specific health status measures in patients with asthma

Chest

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1228-1233

  Oga, Toru ^a   Nishimura, Koichi ^a   Tsukino, Mitsuhiro ^a,b   Sato, Susumu ^a,b   Hajiro, Takashi ^a,c   Mishima, Michiaki ^a,b  

^a NISHI KOBE MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b Kyoto Katsura Hospital   (Oman)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Disease specific measures; Health status; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0036430428     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.122.4.1228     Document Type: Article

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