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Interventions to improve management and health outcomes for children and adults with asthma who present to the emergency department

Curran JA, Osmond MH, Fitzpatrick E, Newton A, Sinclair D, Zee R, Johnson DW
Published Online: 
January 20, 2010
This Cochrane Review is at the protocol stage and there is no abstract or plain language summary. The objectives for the review are as follows:
Primary Research Objective

To determine the effectiveness of organisational and professional interventions to improve the management and health outcomes of children and adults with asthma who present to the ED.

Secondary Research Objective

To explore factors that modify the use of evidence about asthma care in the Emergency Practice setting.

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