Executive summary Asthma is responsible for considerable global morbidity and health-care
costs. Substantial progress was made against key outcomes such as hospital admissions …

Asthma is the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease both in children and adults and
resembles a complex syndrome rather than a single disease. Different methods have been …

Importance Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory, pruritic skin disease that often occurs in
early infancy with a chronic course. However, a specific description of subtypes of atopic …

Background Phenotypic presentations in young children with asthma are varied and might
contribute to differential responses to asthma controller medications. Methods The …

Preschool children (ie, those aged 5 years or younger) with wheeze consume a
disproportionately high amount of health-care resources compared with older children and …

Childhood asthma represents a heterogeneous challenging disease, in particular in its
severe forms. The identification of different asthma phenotypes has stimulated research in …

Asthma that starts in adulthood differs from childhood-onset asthma in that it is often non-
atopic, more severe and associated with a faster decline in lung function. Understanding of …

The only text to cover lung function assessment from first principles including methodology,
reference values and interpretation New for this edition:-More illustrations to convey …

BACKGROUND: The goals of asthma treatment include preventing recurrent exacerbations.
Yet there is no consensus about the terminology for describing or defining “exacerbation” or …

Objective To evaluate the association of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy or
infancy with childhood asthma and wheeze. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of …