Self-reported quality of life among inner-city youth with asthma: An empirical examination of the PedsQL 3.0 Asthma Module

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-111

  Greenley, Rachel Neff ^a   Josie, Katherine Leigh ^b   Drotar, Dennis ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDSQL 3.0 ASTHMA MODULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049158898     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60418-8     Document Type: Article

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