Discriminative aspects of SF-36 and QQL-EPM related to asthma control

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 407-410

  Oliveira, Maria Alenita ^a   Fernandes, Ana Luisa Godoy ^a   Santos, Lucia Ande ^a   Carvalho, Maria Amélia Dos Santos ^a   Faresin, Sonia Maria ^a   Santoro, Ilka Lopes ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Disciplina de Pneumologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asthma; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34347393281     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701364320     Document Type: Article

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