Self-reporting versus parental reporting of acute respiratory symptoms of children and their relation to pulmonary function and air pollution | Zendy

Gerard Hoek | Zendy; David Wypij | Zendy; Bert Brunekreef | Zendy

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Self-reporting versus parental reporting of acute respiratory symptoms of children and their relation to pulmonary function and air pollution

Author(s) -

Gerard Hoek,

David Wypij,

Bert Brunekreef

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.2.293

Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary function testing , vital capacity , pediatrics , respiratory system , lung function , lung , diffusing capacity

Studies of acute effects of outdoor air pollution on acute respiratory symptoms in children generally rely on reports by parents. Little is known about the validity of parental reporting of symptoms of their children. We therefore compared symptoms reported by the parents with self-reported symptoms and measured pulmonary function of 741 7-11-year-old Dutch children. We also analysed the association of symptoms reported by the child or parent and outdoor air pollution.

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