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Can Asthma Education Improve Clinical Outcomes? An Evaluation of a Pediatric Asthma Education Program

Chaoying Liu The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Portfolio Strategy Division, MDP 12, Common-wealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Research and Analysis Section, GPO Box 9848, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
, B.Med., Ph.D. &
Colin Feekery Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P.
Pages 269-278 | Published online: 31 May 2001

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