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Tables of Contents for Childhood Asthma and Other Wheezing Disorders
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of contributors
vii
 
Foreword
ix
 
Preface
x
 
Abbreviations
xi
 
Introduction
1
8
Michael Silverman
Epidemiology and public health
9
20
Michael Kabesch
Erika von Mutius
The natural history of asthma during childhood
29
8
Fernando D Martinez
Structural development
37
20
Alison A Hislop
Hitesh C Pandya
Developmental physiology
57
12
Karen E Willet
Peter D Sly
Postnatal maturation of immune and inflammatory functions
69
16
Patrick G Holt
Genetics
85
8
Peter N le Souef
Remodelling and inflammation
93
13
William R Roche
Peter K Jeffery
The clinical features and their assessment
106
19
Sheila McKenzie
Lung function
125
19
Peter D Sly
Felicity S Flack
Bronchial responsiveness
144
29
Nicola Wilson
Michael Silverman
Inflammation
173
10
Jonathan Grigg
Impact of asthma on child and family
183
12
Liesl M Osman
Allergy
195
10
Jill A Warner
John O Warner
Viral infection
205
17
Ian Balfour-Lynn
Peter Openshaw
Gastroesophageal reflux
222
7
Isi Dab
Anne Malfroot
Food intolerance
229
10
Nicola Wilson
Passive smoking
239
8
Jonathan M Couriel
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
247
43
Søren Pedersen
Hans Bisgaard
Aerosols and other devices
290
17
Søren Pedersen
Chris O'Callaghan
Wheezing disorders in infants and young children
307
26
Michael Silverman
The management of asthma in school-children
333
18
John F Price
Asthma in young people
351
8
Susan M Sawyer
The management of acute severe asthma
359
17
Warren Lenney
John Alexander
Unusual syndromes and asthma complicating other disorders
376
7
Robert Dinwiddie
Prematurity and asthma
383
9
Anne Milner
Anthony Milner
Psychological factors
392
9
Per A Gustafson
Bryan Lask
Preventing asthma
401
13
John O Warner
Jill A Warner
Growth and puberty in asthma
414
17
George Russell
Mustafa Osman
Asthma in primary care
431
9
Trisha Weller
Kevin Jones
Sub-Saharan Africa
440
3
Ezekiel M Wafula
Indian subcontinent
443
2
S Noel Narayanan
Latin America
445
3
Alejandro M Teper
Carlos D Kofman
Japan
448
3
Yoji likura
Hong Kong
451
2
KN Chan
The Caribbean
453
2
Jennifer M Knight-Madden
Education of children, parents, health professionals and others
455
14
James Y Paton
Appendix: Reference data
469
10
Isobel M Brookes
Index
479