Validity and reliability of Turkish version of rhinitis and mini-rhinitis quality of life questionnaires

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 293-297

  Yuksel, H ^a   Yilmaz, O ^a   Alkan, S ^a   Bayrak Degirmenci P ^a   Kirmaz, C ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis; Mini RQLQ; Quality of life; RQLQ

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH; RHINITIS QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDITY; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71349088403     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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