Validation Study of a Disease-specific Module, the Asthma Health Questionnaire (AHQ) Using Japanese Adult Asthmatic Patients

Background: An asthma-specific questionnaire, the Asthma Health Questionnaire (AHQ) was developed for Japanese asthmatic patients. A self-administered 37-item version (AHQ-37) consisting of 36 disease-specific items and a Face Scale was designed for socially active patients. Methods: Exploratory fac...

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Main Authors: Hiroko Arioka, Kunihiko Kobayashi, Koichiro Kudo, Junzaburo Kabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015310613