title: Revised guidelines on asthma management.
abstract: The revised guidelines on asthma separate the management of children under five from that of adults and older children. A 'step' approach to treatment is advocated; with the recommendation that patients begin on the lowest level of medication that can control symptoms.
authors.affiliation: National Asthma Training Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cross
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents