Theoretical validity and reliability of Vespide Quality of Life Questionnaire in Polish adolescents with Hymenoptera venom allergy

Postepy Dermatologii i Alergologii

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-13

  Brzyski, Piotr ^a   Cichocka Jarosz, Ewa ^b   Tobiasz Adamczyk, Beata ^a   Lange, Joanna ^c   Świebocka, Ewa ^d   Lis, Grzegorz ^b   Jedynak Wa̧sowicz, Urszula ^b   Pietrzyk, Jacek J ^b   Kulus, Marek ^c   Kaczmarski, Maciej ^d   Małaczyńska, Teresa ^e   Klajna Kraluk, Barbara ^e   Brȩborowicz, Anna ^f   Kycler, Zdzisława ^f  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^e Pulmonology and Cystic Fibrosis   (Poland)

^f POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health related quality of life; Psychometric properties; Venom immunotherapy; Vespide allergy quality of life questionnaire

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA VENOM ALLERGY; INSECT ALLERGY; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SUMMER; VESPIDE ALLERGY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84858113342     PISSN: 1642395X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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