Table of Contents

1. Epidemiology, pathogenesis and pathophysiology ; 2. Clinical features and diagnosis ; 3. Non-pharmacological management ; 4. Pharmacological management ; 5. Inhalers ; 6. Asthma in primary care ; 7. Acute asthma ; 8. Occupational asthma ; 9. Asthma in pregnancy ; 10. Paediatric asthma ; 11. Difficult asthma ; 12. New treatments and the future ; 13. Asthma in special circumstances, case histories and useful websites