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The 5 x 5 plan for asthma control: the green route to asthma control
South African Family Practice | Vol 57, No 6 : November/December| a4370 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v57i6.4370
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Submitted: 27 October 2015 | Published: 01 November 2015
Submitted: 27 October 2015 | Published: 01 November 2015
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Robin Green, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Pretoria, South AfricaFull Text:
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Apart from medication to control asthmatic inflammation, the education of patients and parents is the most important therapeutic step in achieving asthma control and normal life. This is a critical, but sadly often neglected, activity. It can be stated with certainty that an asthmatic who does not know the information outlined in this paper will never be free of asthma symptoms. Education is important at every visit, and is not time consuming or difficult to perform. This plan is easy to remember and use.
Keywords
asthma; GINA; Global Initiative for Asthma; inflammation; allergens
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