Rhinasthma: A new specific QoL questionnaire for patients with rhinitis and asthma

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-294

  Baiardini, I ^a   Pasquali, M ^a   Giardini, A ^b   Specchia, C ^a   Passalacqua, G ^a   Venturi, S ^a   Braido, F ^a   Bonini, S ^c   Majani, G ^b   Canonica, G Walter ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c ISMEO The International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies   (Italy)

^d Allergy and Respiratory Diseases   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Health related quality of life; Rhinoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 0037847497     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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