Monatsschr Kinderh
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Questions on asthma symptoms like "wheezing" or "whistling in the chest" must be easily understood by the general population. In preparation of a standardized German questionnaire we investigated, how children with asthma and their parents would describe symptoms during an asthma attack. ⋯ The verbal descriptors with the best rating will be used for the wording of a German questionnaire on asthma symptoms.