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Asthma
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Age from 1 month onwards
This CKS topic covers the primary care management of acute and chronic asthma in adults and children.
This CKS topic is based on the 2009 British Guideline on the Management of Asthma: a national clinical guideline from the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network and British Thoracic Society [SIGN and BTS, 2008b].
There are separate CKS topics on Chest infections - adult, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and Smoking cessation.
The target audience for this CKS topic is healthcare professionals working within the NHS in England, and providing first contact or primary health care. Patient information from NHS Choices is intended to be printed and given to people with this condition or their carers.
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