Can the asthma control questionnaire be used to differentiate between patients with controlled and uncontrolled asthma symptoms? A pilot study

Family Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 674-681

  Van den Nieuwenhof, Lotte ^a   Schermer, Tjard ^a   Eysink, Petra ^b   Halet, Eric ^a   van Weel, Chris ^a   Bindels, Patrick ^b   Bottem, Ben ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma symptoms; Control; Detection; Family practice; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STEROIDS;

EID: 34447526851     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cml041     Document Type: Article

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