Construct validity and responsiveness of the Child Health Questionnaire in children with acute asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 622-628

  Gorelick, Marc H ^a,d   Scribano, Philip V ^b   Stevens, Molly W ^a   Schultz, Theresa R ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0038177946     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61866-2     Document Type: Article

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