Global Initiative for Asthma report: How will new recommendations affect practice in Canada?

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Faculté de pharmacie (Beauchesne) and Faculté de médecine (Lemiere), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que.; Research Center and Pharmacy Department (Beauchesne), Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Que.; Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal (Lemiere), CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Que.

Published: April 2020

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