Development and validation of a self-administered Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire for children

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-137

  Flokstra De Blok, B M J ^a   DunnGalvin, A ^b   Vlieg Boerstra, B J ^a   Oude Elberink, J N G ^a   Duiverman, E J ^a   Hourihane, J O'B ^b   Dubois, A E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Children; EuroPrevall; Food allergy; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149265304     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03120.x     Document Type: Article

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