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Review
. 2019 Nov;40(11):549-567.
doi: 10.1542/pir.2018-0282.

Asthma

Shilpa J Patel  1 , Stephen J Teach  1
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Review

Asthma

Shilpa J Patel et al. Pediatr Rev. 2019 Nov.
No abstract available

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Figure 1.
Diagnosis of asthma: basic approach to a child with respiratory symptoms consistent with asthma. ©2019 Global Initiative for Asthma, available from www.ginasthma.org [ginasthma.org], reprinted with permission.
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Figure 2.
Asthma control, severity classification, and treatment flow diagram for children 5 years and older. (43)(69)
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