Quantification of asthma control: Validation of the Asthma Control Scoring System

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-125

  LeBlanc, A ^a   Robichaud, P ^a   Lacasse, Y ^a   Boulet, L P ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma control; Asthma management; Measurement; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846152325     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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