Validity of Asthma Control Test in Chinese patients

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1037-1041

  Zhou, Xin ^a   Ding, Feng Ming ^a   Lin, Jiang Tao ^b   Yin, Kai Sheng ^c   Chen, Ping ^d   He, Quan Ying ^e   Shen, Hua Hao ^f   Wan, Huan Ying ^a   Liu, Chun Tao ^g   Li, Jing ^h   Wang, Chang Zheng ⁱ  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sino Japan Friendship Hospital   (China)

^c NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND   (China)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^g SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁱ THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asthma; Measurement; Questionnaires; Screening; Validity of results

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE CONTROL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 34547509618     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200706020-00002     Document Type: Article

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