Questionnaire layout and wording influence prevalence and risk estimates of respiratory symptoms in a population cohort

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-63

  Ekerljung, Linda ^a   Rönmark, Eva ^a,b,c   Lötvall, Jan ^a   Wennergren, Göran ^a   Torén, Kjell ^a   Lundbäck, Bo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; GA2LEN; Kappa; OLIN; Questionnaire; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; GLOBAL ALLERGY AND ASTHMA EUROPEAN NETWORK QUESTIONNAIRE; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE IN NORTHERN SWEDEN QUESTIONNAIRE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875664489     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2012.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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