A comparison of the psychometric properties of the mini-rhinitis quality of life questionnaire and the rhinitis control assessment test

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-133

  Schatz, Michael ^a,b   Zeiger, Robert S ^a,b   Chen, Wansu ^a,b   Yang, Su Jau ^a,b   Stanford, Richard H ^a,b   Garris, Cindy P ^a,b  

^a Kaiser Permanente Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE DERIVATIVE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI RHINITIS QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RHINITIS CONTROL ASSESSMENT TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOMOTOR RHINITIS;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHINITIS;

EID: 84860120455     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3744     Document Type: Article

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