Validation of the Finnish ISAAC questionnaire on asthma against anti-asthmatic medication reimbursement database in 5-year-old children

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-218

  Nwaru, Bright Ibeabughichi ^a   Lumia, Mirka ^b   Kaila, Minna ^c   Luukkainen, Päivi ^d   Tapanainen, Heli ^b   Erkkola, Maijaliisa ^e   Ahonen, Suvi ^a,c   Pekkanen, Juha ^b,f   Klaukka, Timo ^g   Veijola, Riitta ^h   Simell, Olli ⁱ   Knip, Mikael ^c,d   Virtanen, Suvi Mirjami ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^g SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood; Medication reimbursement data; Questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERNATIONAL STUDY OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES IN CHILDHOOD QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WHEEZING; YOUDEN INDEX;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80051472612     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2010.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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