Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire: Validation in children from Singapore

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 155-161

  Elizabeth, Clarke ^a   Suzanna, Sulaiman ^a   Tim, Chew Fook ^a   Chi, Shek Lynette Pei ^a   Mital, R ^a   Bee Wah, Lee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGAPORE; SYMPTOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0344500685     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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