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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

An Economic Evaluation of Asthma Action Plans for Children with Asthma

Julie Polisena Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
, M.Sc.,
Susanna Tam Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
, M.Sc.,
Abhay Lodha Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
, M.D.,
Audrey Laporte Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
, Ph.D.,
Peter C. Coyte Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Canadian Health Services Research Foundation/Canadian Institutes for Health Research Health Services Chair, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Health Care, Technology and Place Canadian Institutes for Health Research Strategic Training Program, Toronto, Canada
, Ph.D. &
Wendy J. Ungar Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Program of Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
, Ph.D.
Pages 501-508 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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