Asthma Education, Action Plans, Psychosocial Issues and Adherence
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Written asthma action plans.
T he first British guidelines for the management of asthma in adults published in 1990 clearly recommended self-management of asthma. The exact statement read: ‘‘As far as possible, patients should be trained to manage their own treatment rather than be required to consult their doctor before making changes’’. Similar advice has been repeated in subsequent revisions of the UK guidelines and in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Respiratory Journal
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1198-2241
DOI: 10.1155/1999/413547