Asthma education for school staff.
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SUBMITTER: Kew KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6478185 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Asthma education for school staff.
Kew Kayleigh M KM Carr Robin R Donovan Tim T Gordon Morris M
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20170412
<h4>Background</h4>Teachers and school staff should be competent in managing asthma in schools. Demonstrated low levels of asthma knowledge mean that staff may not know how best to protect a child with asthma in their care, or may fail to take appropriate action in the event of a serious attack. Education about asthma could help to improve this knowledge and lead to better asthma outcomes for children.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the effectiveness and safety of asthma education programmes for sc ...[more]
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