Can Schoolchildren Provide Valid Answers about Their Respiratory Health Experiences in Questionnaires? Implications for Epidemiological Studies

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-42

  Ignatius Yu, Tak Sun ^a,b   Wong, Tze Wai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic studies; Respiratory questionnaires; Schoolchildren; Validity; Ventilatory function

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PARENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; WHEEZING;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 0346102612     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10403     Document Type: Article

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