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Global Initiative for Asthma. 2025 GINA strategy report: global strategy for asthma management and prevention. Nov 2025 [Internet publication].Full text
Expert Panel Working Group of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) administered and coordinated National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee (NAEPPCC), Cloutier MM, Baptist AP, et al. 2020 focused updates to the asthma management guidelines: a report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Dec;146(6):1217-70.Full text Abstract
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Asthma pathway (BTS, NICE, SIGN). Nov 2024 [internet publication].Full text
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management (BTS, NICE, SIGN). Nov 2024 [internet publication].Full text
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