Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 20-23 , January 2001

Updating asthma management: The process of change

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 Colin V.E. Powell is Consultant Pediatrician and Senior Lecturer in Pediatrics, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

☆☆ Michael K. Marks is Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, and Pediatrician, Department of General Pediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

 Mike South is Director, Department of General Medicine, Deputy Director, Division of Medicine, and Specialist in Intensive Care, Royal Children's Hospital, and Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia.

★★ Colin F. Robertson is Deputy Director, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

 Reprint requests: Gill Maskell, Hospital Support Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3052.

♢♢ J Pediatr Health Care. (2001). 15, 20-23

PII: S0891-5245(01)64319-0

doi: 10.1067/mph.2001.109944

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 20-23 , January 2001