Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test for Children (CARATKids): Validation in Brazil and cutoff values.

CONCLUSION: CARATKids is a reliable and valid tool to assess asthma and allergic rhinitis control in Brazilian children. A score of 6 or higher on CARATKids identifies uncontrolled disease, and a score of 3 or lower excludes poor disease control. PMID: 28366584 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28366584?dopt=Abstract

Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - March 30, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Amaral R, Carneiro AC, Wandalsen G, Fonseca JA, Sole D Tags: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research