Validation of the Arabic version of the asthma control test

Annals of Thoracic Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 44-47

  Lababidi, H ^a   Hijaoui, A ^b   Zarzour, M ^b  

^a KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MAKASSED GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma assessment; Asthma control test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 42049103187     PISSN: 18171737     EISSN: 19983557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.39635     Document Type: Article

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