Development, validity and reliability of the food allergy independent measure (FAIM)

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 630-635

  Van Der Velde, J L ^a   Flokstra De Blok, B M J ^a   Vlieg Boerstra, B J ^a   Oude Elberink, J N G ^b   Dunngalvin, A ^a   Hourihane, J O ^a   Duiverman, E J ^a   Dubois, A E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Construct validity; EuroPrevall; Food allergy; Health related quality of life; Independent measure; Test retest reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY INDEPENDENT MEASURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950428410     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02216.x     Document Type: Article

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