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. 2020 Dec 4;30(1):54.
doi: 10.1038/s41533-020-00211-x.

A call to action for improving clinical outcomes in patients with asthma

Andrew McIvor  1 , Alan Kaplan  2
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A call to action for improving clinical outcomes in patients with asthma

Andrew McIvor et al. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

A.M. has received honoraria for attending advisory boards, providing continuing medical education and participating in clinical trials as an investigator from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Merck and Novartis. A.K. received non-financial support from AstraZeneca during the conduct of the study; personal fees from AstraZeneca, Covis, GlaxoSmithKline, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Pfizer, Purdue, Sanofi and Teva; and personal fees and non-financial support from Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, Novartis and Trudell, outside the submitted work. The meetings and outputs of the Steering Group are funded by AstraZeneca, as part of activities seeking to encourage solutions to improve asthma management across all stakeholders. MHP Communications, whose services are also paid for by AstraZeneca, supports with the administration and running of the Steering Group. Participation in the Steering Group was not financially supported by AstraZeneca.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Institutional, physician- and patient-centred barriers to the adoption of evidence-based treatment guidance into clinical practice.
Barriers to the adoption of evidence-based treatment guidance into clinical practice.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. A call to action.
GINA Global Initiative for Asthma, HCP healthcare professional, ICS inhaled corticosteroids, ICS-FORM inhaled corticosteroid–formoterol, PCP primary care physician, SABA short-acting β2-agonist.
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