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Be SMART About Asthma Management: Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy

Alexander F. Infante, Christina Wells, Julie Loza, Keia Hobbs, Jennie B. Jarrett and Abigail T. Elmes
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2024, 37 (4) 745-752; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230456R1
Alexander F. Infante
From the University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (AFI); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (CW); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (JL); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (KH); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (JBJ); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (ATE).
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Christina Wells
From the University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (AFI); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (CW); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (JL); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (KH); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (JBJ); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (ATE).
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Julie Loza
From the University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (AFI); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (CW); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (JL); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (KH); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (JBJ); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (ATE).
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Keia Hobbs
From the University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (AFI); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (CW); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (JL); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (KH); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (JBJ); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (ATE).
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Jennie B. Jarrett
From the University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (AFI); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (CW); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (JL); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (KH); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (JBJ); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (ATE).
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Abigail T. Elmes
From the University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (AFI); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (CW); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (JL); University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (KH); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (JBJ); University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, Illinois (ATE).
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