Assessing Coughing and Wheezing in Lung Cancer: A Pilot Study

Cynthia Chernecky

Linda Sarna

Jennifer L. Waller

Mary-Lynn Becht

ONF 2004, 31(6), 1095-1101. DOI: 10.1188/04.ONF.1095-1101

Purpose/Objectives: To establish reliability and validity of two self-report questionnaires, the Lung Cancer Cough Questionnaire and the Lung Cancer Wheezing Questionnaire.

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