The use of a screening questionnaire to identify children with likely asthma.

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Published in Br J Gen Pract on February 01, 2001

Authors

P I Frank1, T L Frank, J Cropper, S Hirsch, R M Niven, P Hannaford, R McNamee

Author Affiliations

1: General Practice Research Unit, North West Lung Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT.

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