title: Asthma in childhood.
abstract: Management decisions for pediatric asthma (in patients younger than 12 years of age) based on extrapolation from available evidence in adolescents and adults (age 12 years and older) is common but rarely appropriate. This article addresses the disparity in response between the two age groups, presents the available pediatric evidence, and highlights the important areas in which further research is required. Evidence-based recommendations for acute and interval management of pediatric asthma are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, Australia. paulr3@chw.edu.au
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Asperen
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D005938:Glucocorticoids