Clinical implications of the Royal College of Physicians three questions in routine asthma care: A real-life validation study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 288-294

  Pinnock, Hilary ^a   Burton, Chris ^b   Campbell, Stephen ^c   Gruffydd Jones, Kevin ^d   Hannon, Kerin ^c   Hoskins, Gaylor ^e   Lester, Helen ^f   Price, David ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma control; Asthma reviews; Primary care; Royal College of Physicians three questions; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LIMITATION; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMA CONTROL QUESTIONNAIRE SCORE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SYMPTOM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS THREE QUESTION MORBIDITY SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ASTHMA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84866427220     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2012.00052     Document Type: Article

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