Reliability and Clinical Validity of the Italian Reflux Symptom Index

Journal of Voice

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 354-358

  Schindler, Antonio ^a   Mozzanica, Francesco ^a   Ginocchio, Daniela ^a   Peri, Andrea ^a   Bottero, Alessandro ^a   Ottaviani, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laryngopharyngeal reflux; Outcome; Quality of life; Reflux symptom index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX SYMPTOM INDEX; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGURGITATION, GASTRIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951879725     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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