The evaluation of upper respiratory tract infection symptoms to show the significance of developing a quality-of-life evaluation instrument for upper respiratory tract infections to assess respiratory disorder-related disability

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-150

  Obisesan, Olanrewaju ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Instruments; Quality of life; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 17144422171     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mjt.0000140214.02583.85     Document Type: Review

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