The PedsQL™in pediatric asthma: Reliability and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Generic Core Scales and Asthma Module

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-318

  Varni, James W ^a,b   Burwinkle, Tasha M ^c   Rapoff, Michael A ^d   Kamps, Jodi L ^d   Olson, Nancy ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Health related quality of life; Pediatrics; PedsQL

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INVENTORY CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 3543133546     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOBM.0000028500.53608.2c     Document Type: Article

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