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Joan Stephenson, PhD

JAMA. 1999;281:222.

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Physicians seeking the most up-to-date information about asthma diagnosis and treatment now have access to a new Web site with virtually all the scientific literature on chronic asthma ever published, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

The site features the interactive Asthma Management Model System (AMMS), which allows users to retrieve the latest treatment guidelines and published literature, access key databases, obtain continuing medical education information and credits, and download educational materials.

The AMMS also allows physicians to analyze problems related to the management of chronic asthma. The user selects specific search terms—such as a specific treatment, outcome measure, and patient characteristics. The system automatically frames a question that asks what effect the selected treatment will have on the outcome measure in the patient and then retrieves the relevant information from major scientific databases and federal health agencies.

The AMMS can be accessed . . . [Full Text of this Article]