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Asthma is a chronic condition in which proper health management can largely improve the patient's quality of life. Here we provide a list of selected online resources focusing on asthma management.

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Asthma Wikis

A wiki is a website or database that anyone can edit who has access to contribute or modify the content.

Medical wikis, created by physicians, are databases featuring information for medical professionals or patients.

Medical Wikis

GANFYD - Asthma

Creator: GANFYD was initiated by a group of doctors and medical students who use Doctors.net.uk (AKA Ausdoctors.net) to contribute their knowledge and experience to the commonwealth.
Description: "GANFYD stands for Get A Note From Your Doctor, and is a slang abbreviation used by British General Practitioners to describe the situation where a member of the public has been forced to consult their doctor in order to get a letter to say that they can do something which common sense says they can. Usually GANFYDs occur when employers, schools or public bodies are involved. They are as frustrating for patients as they are for doctors."

Medpedia - Asthma

Creator: Medpedia Editors are physicians and Ph.D.s in the biomedical field who have each had their credentials carefully checked and verified. They are responsible for writing, editing and overseeing the content on the medical encyclopedia portion of the Project.
Description: The Medpedia Project is a long-term, worldwide project to evolve a new model for sharing and advancing knowledge about health, medicine and the body among medical professionals and the general public. This model is founded on providing a free online technology platform that is collaborative, interdisciplinary and transparent.

Wikipedia and Sister Projects

Wikipedia

Entry on asthma and category on asthma

Creator: The community of Wikipedia
Description: Wikipedia is a free encyclopaedia that anyone can edit. The linked category contains all the entries written about asthma.
Quality: C-class article

Wikimedia Commons

Media category of asthma:

Creator: The community of Wikimedia Commons
Description: Wikimedia Commons is the database of media content of Wikipedia.

Wikibooks

Handbook of Genetic Counseling/Allergies and Asthma:

Creator: The community of WikiBooks
Description: An open-content textbook collection.