Management of Asthma in Children -- American Family Physician
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www.aafp.org/afp AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN 1341 possibility of adverse side effects or children have difficulty using metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). New therapeutic options are available and with aggressive, appropriate therapy, physicians can prescribe an asthma management regimen to ameliorate symptoms, control disease and allow normal activity even in children as young as one to two years.
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