Validation of a parent-proxy quality of life questionnaire for paediatric chronic cough (PC-QOL)

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 819-823

  Newcombe, Peter A ^a   Sheffield, Jeanie K ^a   Juniper, Elizabeth F ^b   Petsky, Helen L ^c   Willis, Carol ^c   Chang, Anne B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QOL Tech   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; PARENT COUGH SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 12; TRACHEOMALACIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; INFANT; PARENT; PROXY; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PROXY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77956856956     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.133868     Document Type: Article

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