Evidence-Based Practice and Research on Childhood Asthma

View a general discussion of “evidence.”

Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research

1. National Guidelines Clearinghouse is a comprehensive database on evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. Site may be searched by topic. This web address provides a query for asthma and has 157 hits (as of July 2005). For example:
   
   • Key clinical activities for quality asthma care: recommendations of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Williams SG, Schmidt DK, Redd SC, Storms W. MMWR Recomm Rep 2003 Mar 28;52(RR-6):1-8.
   • National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma update on selected topics-2002. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002 Nov;110(5 pt 2):S141-219.  
   • Evidence based clinical practice guideline for managing an acute exacerbation of asthma. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Managing an acute exacerbation of asthma. Cincinnati (OH): Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; 2002 Sep 3. 21 p.
     
2. AHRQ Evidence Summaries (National Center for Biotechnology Information), query for asthma.
3. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program: NAEPP Expert Panel Report: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma - Update on Selected Topics, 2002. Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence Practice Center.
4. National Healthcare Disparities Report. Medical Care, 43:3 March 2005. Report examines differences in access to and use of services by various populations.
5. Evidence-Based Practice Centers (Agency for Healthcare Quality and Rearch) home page.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Children with Asthma.

Peer-reviewed information on evidence-based practices for asthma related to Healthy People 2010 objectives

View a list of national meetings and journals where evidence-based research and practice is discussed.

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