The COPD Italian Lung Information Needs Questionnaire (LINQ): Development, preliminary validation, and findings

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 65-67

  Sauro, Alfonso ^a   Greco, Agostino ^a   Greco, Pietro Lo ^a   Scalzitti, Fausto ^a   Sirignano, Aniello Rodolfo ^a   Sortino, Domenico ^a   Letizia, Mariarosaria ^a  

^a AR Mastroianni   (Italy)

Author keywords

COPD; General practice; Health status; Lung Information Needs Questionnaire (LINQ)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ITALY; LANGUAGE; LUNG INFORMATION NEEDS QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; SMOKING;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; LANGUAGE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 55949123701     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780802342630     Document Type: Article

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