Background In the original 32-item Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ), five activity
questions are selected by patients themselves. However, for long-term studies and large …

Background Respiratory rehabilitation is increasingly recognised as an important part of the
management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The …

… MD MSc(Epid); King, Derek B Math; Lansang, Mary Ann D. MD; Fisher, Jr Charles J. MD,
FCCM … Cronin, Cook, Heyland, and King), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; …

Objective: To systematically review the benefits and risks associated with the use of
benzodiazepines to treat insomnia in adults. Data sources: MEDLINE and the Cochrane Controlled …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS To develop and assess a disease specific instrument for
measuring health related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). …

Objective: We have compared two philosophically different methods for selecting items for a
disease-specific quality of life questionnaire. The impact method selects items that are most …

Objective. —To examine the attitudes of health care workers regarding the withdrawal of life
support. Design. —Cross-sectional survey. Participants. —Attending staff, house staff, and …

Objective: The objective of this study was to develop, pretest, and validate a questionnaire to
measure quality of life in children with seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (SAR). Methods (…

… Cook, Deborah MD, FRCPC, MSc(Epid); Randolph, Adrienne MD, MSc; Kernerman,
Phillip MD; Cupido, Cynthia MD; King, Derek BMath; Soukup, Clara MD; Brun-Buisson …

… MD FRCPC, MSc(Epid); King, Derek BMath; Kernerman, Philip MD; Brun-Buisson,
Christian MD … King), McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON …