Reliability and validity of childhood asthma control test in a population of Chinese asthmatic children

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 585-593

  Chen, Hsin Hung ^a,b   Wang, Jiu Yao ^a   Jan, Ren Long ^a,c   Liu, Yi Hsun ^a   Liu, Li Fan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAINAN SIN LAU HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma control test; Childhood asthma; Survey validation

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHINESE CHILDHOOD ASTHMA CONTROL TEST; CONTENT VALIDITY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MILD INTERMITTENT ASTHMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43049165911     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9335-4     Document Type: Article

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