title: Asthma in childhood.
abstract: The prevalence of wheezy illness in children is increasing, along with the number of children diagnosed as having asthma. If physicians are to provide the most effective treatment for these patients, they need to be fully aware of advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of asthma and of the new and improved treatments that these have brought about.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital, Sheffield.
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012307:Risk Factors; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013806:Theophylline / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids; D013806:Theophylline