Perception of asthma symptoms as assessed on the visual analog scale in subjects with asthma: A real-life study

Respiratory Care

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 23-29

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Schiavetti, Irene ^b   Sorbello, Valentina ^c   Ricciardolo, Fabio L M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma symptoms; Bronchial obstruction; Lung function; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHEEZING; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BRONCHUS; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANXIETY; AREA UNDER CURVE; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ROC CURVE; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITAL CAPACITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949978328     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.04171     Document Type: Article

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