CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NURSES
References for Asthma
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  3. Health Quality and Safety Commission New Zealand (2018). Atlas of Healthcare Variation: Asthma https://www.hqsc.govt.nz/our-programmes/health-quality-evaluation/projects/atlas-of-healthcare-variation/asthma/
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  6. AIHW Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Asthma snapshot. Accessed August 2019. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/asthma/contents/asthma
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  15. Silverwood, R. et al (2019). Are environmental risk factors for current wheeze in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) phase three due to reverse causation? Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 49: 430-441.
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  18. Bryant, L. et al. (2013). Adequacy of inhaler technique used by people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Primary Health Care. 5: 191–198. 
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  20. Australian Asthma Handbook. (2019). Preventing thunderstorm asthma. Accessed August 2019 https://www.asthmahandbook.org.au/clinical-issues/thunderstorm-asthma
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