title: Approaching "asthma" in pre-school children.
abstract: Respiratory illnesses are the most common cause of morbidity throughout childhood. In the pre-school age group, there is uncertainty about when to attribute symptoms to asthma and when to use asthma therapy. This article reviews these problems and suggests a basis for the use of medication.
authors.affiliation: National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Connett
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology