Development and validation of the Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire - Adult Form

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1209-1217

  Flokstra De Blok, B M J ^a   Van Der Meulen, G N ^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

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

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67650324124     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.01968.x     Document Type: Article

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