Asthma control questionnaire in children: Validation, measurement properties, interpretation

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1410-1416

  Juniper, E F ^a   Gruffydd Jones, K ^b,c,d   Ward, S ^b   Svensson, K ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Box Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e HEOR Consulting   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma control; Measurement; Outcome questionnaire; Paediatric asthma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROL QUESTIONNAIRE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649760782     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00117509     Document Type: Article

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