Use of the Airway Questionnaire 20 to detect changes in quality of life in asthmatic patients and its association with the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire and clinical parameters

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 133-137

  Win, Thida ^a,c   Pearce, Linda ^a   Nathan, James ^a   Cafferty, Fay ^b   Laroche, Clare ^a  

^a WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AQ20; Asthma; Peak flow; Quality of life; SGRQ

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY QUESTIONNAIRE 20; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 45849138945     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/129070     Document Type: Article

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