Development and validation of a screening questionnaire for allergy airway diseases (ASF Screening Questionnaire);Entwicklung und erprobung eines screening-fragebogens für allergische atemwegserkrankungen (ASF-bogen)

Allergologie

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 393-402

  Fischer, P E ^a   Grabbe, Y ^b   Nolting, H D ^b  

^a ALK SCHERAX Arzneimittel GmbH   (Germany)

^b IGES Institut fur Gesundheits und Sozialforschung GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic airway disease; Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; Questionnaire; Screening

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 33750554742     PISSN: 03445062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/alp29393     Document Type: Article

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