Description:The new edition of this best selling ABC has been updated to include the new British Thoracic Society guidelines published in 2003 on the management of asthma. Concise and highly illustrated, the book includes chapters on leukotriene antagonists and long acting beta agonists. The main topics included in the text cover the organisation of asthma care, prognosis, management of adolescents and infant asthma. An essential text for GPs, medical students, nurses and anyone dealing with the treatment of asthma in both adults and children.