Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the chronic urticaria quality of life questionnaire (CU-Q2oL)

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 426-432

  Valero, A ^a   Herdman, M ^b,c   Bartra, J ^a   Ferrer, M ^d   Jauregui I ^e   Davila I ^f   Del Cuvillo, A ^g   Montoro, J ^h   Mullol, J ^a   Sastre, J ⁱ   Canonica, G W ^j   Baiardini, I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^g Clinica Dr Lobaton   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL DE LA PLANA   (Spain)

ⁱ Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Adaptation; Chronic urticaria; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Spanish; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 57349098677     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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