Development and validation of the Arabic allergic rhinitis quality of life questionnaire

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1577-1583

  AbuRuz, Salah M ^a   Bulatova, Naela R ^a   Tawalbeh, Mohammed I ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION STUDY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; HUMANS; JORDAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 74749095522     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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