Using child reported respiratory symptoms to diagnose asthma in the community

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 544-548

  Yu, I T S ^a,b   Wong, T W ^b   Li, W ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM; STANDARD; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 2642510726     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.033688     Document Type: Article

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