Validated questionnaires should not be modified

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1015-1017

  Juniper, E F ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA CONTROL QUESTIONNAIRE; EDITORIAL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDITY;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71049187331     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00110209     Document Type: Editorial

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