Asthma-specific quality of life questionnaires in children: Are they useful and feasible in routine clinical practice?

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-118

  Williams, Jeff ^a   Williams, Kate ^a  

^a GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Quality of life; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037318120     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10206     Document Type: Article

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