Development and validation of an instrument to measure asthma symptom control in children

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 753-758

  Zorc, Joseph J ^a,b   Pawlowski, Nicholas A ^a   Allen, Julian L ^a   Bryant Stephens, Tyra ^a   Winston, Marcia ^a   Angsuco, Cherrie ^a   Shea, Judy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISEASE CONTROL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LIKERT SCALE; LITERATURE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; WAITING ROOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33845761341     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900601031615     Document Type: Review

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