State of childhood asthma and future directions conference: overview and commentary.
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چکیده
The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc conference titled "State of Childhood Asthma and Future Directions: Strategies for Implementing Best Practices" was held December 13 to 14, 2006. Here we summarize the presentations and recommendations for systems approaches from that conference and discuss current asthma care.
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The state of childhood asthma: introduction.
In December 2006, the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc convened a conference, "State of Childhood Asthma and Future Directions: Strategies for Implementing Best Practices." In this article, we present an overview of the conference. The other articles in this supplement were based on the conference proceedings.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Pediatrics
دوره 123 Suppl 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009