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- Title
Diagnosing asthma by questionnaire in epidemiological surveys.
- Authors
Burr, M. L.
- Abstract
The article reports on the diagnosis of asthma by questionnaire in epidemiological surveys. Asthma is a common and potentially serious disease. Its frequency and severity seem to be increasing in several countries. It is very important that good epidemiological data are available so that changes over time and geographical differences in prevalence can be monitored. Most surveys of asthma employ questionnaires. These offer several advantages over other methods of ascertaining asthma in large numbers of subjects. They are widely acceptable, cheap, and convenient, requiring no special equipment.
- Subjects
ASTHMATICS; ASTHMA; QUESTIONNAIRES; DIAGNOSIS; LUNG diseases; HEALTH surveys
- Publication
Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 1992, Vol 22, Issue 5, p509
- ISSN
0954-7894
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2222.1992.tb00158.x