Reliability of a questionnaire used to survey allergic disease in school

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-30

  Shiraishi, Yasuo ^a   Kikuchi, Shogo ^a   Inaba, Yutaka ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergic disease; Kappa statistics; Questionnaire; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; JAPAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; JAPAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 37849187123     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.6.23     Document Type: Article

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