Edited by
M. Eric Gershwin
Timothy E. Albertson

2006

A Guide for Practical Understanding and Treatment

The prevalence and socioeconomic impact of bronchial asthma continue to escalate. Thirty years ago, when the first edition of Bronchial Asthma: A Guide for Practical Understanding was published, nearly every patient with chronic asthma was seen by a specialist. Now the number of asthma sufferers simply makes the latter practice an anachronism, and the vast majority of patients is cared for by primary care physicians in internal medicine, pediatrics, and family practice.