An up-to-the-minute reference guide for health professionals confronting pulmonary disorders in children, Pediatric Asthma offers the latest findings on this classification-defying disease and related conditions. Written by more than 20 international experts in the field, the book focuses on drug administration-issues of compliance, aerosol deliver

Shirley J. Murphy, H. William Kelly

Epidemiology of Childhood Asthma, Erika von Mutius and Fernando D. Martinez
The Natural History of Asthma, Iqbal H. Ahmed and Jonathan M. Samet
Pathophysiology, Mario Castro, Thomas F. Smith, and Robert C. Strunk
The Role of Allergy, Harold S. Nelson
Pulmonary Function Testing, Howard Eigen
Chronic Therapy Overview, Gail G. Shapir
Patient Education in Pediatric Asthma, Jean E. Hanson
Psychology of Pediatric Asthma, Robert D. Annett and Bruce G. Bender
The Management of Acute Severe Asthma, H. William Kelly and Shirley Murphy
Intensive Care Unit Management, Robert Katz
2 Agonists, John W. Jenne and H. William Kelly
Glucocorticoids, Alan K. Kamada and Stanley J. Szefler
Theophylline, Kathryn Blake
Cromolyn, Nedocromil, Leukotriene Modifiers, and Alternative Anti-Inflammatory Agents in the Treatment of Pediatric Asthma, Christine A. Sorkness
Aerosol Delivery, H. William Kelly
Appendix: Available Preparations and Usual Pediatric Dosing Range, Patricia Marshik, H. William Kelly, Alan K. Kamada