Similar asthma prevalence estimates obtained from preadolescent and parent survey responses

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 611-616

  Decker, Kathryn ^a   Meyer, Katie ^a   Littlefield, Dwight ^b   Thompson, W Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b Division of Chronic Disease

Author keywords

agreement; Asthma; ISAAC; Preadolescent; Prevalence; School survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MAINE; PARENTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 43049177720     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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