Selected Reading
- Barnes PJ: A new approach to the treatment of asthma. N Engl J Med 321:1517, 1989
- Busse WW et al: A new look at therapy for mild and moderate asthma: Proceedings of a symposium. J Respir Dis 13 (Suppl 10A):S1–S69, 1992
- Busse WW: What role for inhaled steroids in chronic asthma? Chest 104:1565, 1993
- Carr W, Zeitel L, Weiss K: Variations in asthma hospitalizations and deaths in New York City. Am J Public Health 82:59, 1992
- Centers for Disease Control: Asthma—United States, 1980–1990. MMWR 41:733, 1992
- Chapman K et al: Effect of a short course of prednisone in the prevention of early relapse after the emergency room treatment of acute asthma. N Engl J Med 324:788, 1991
- Dukes MNG, Holgate ST, Pauwels RA: Report of an international workshop on risk and safety of asthma therapy. Clin Exper Allergy 24:160, 1994.
- Ernst P et al: Risk of fatal and near-fatal asthma in relation to inhaled corticosteroid use. JAMA 268:3462, 1992
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Expert panel report: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. DHHS publication No. 91–3042, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md, 1991
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Global initiative for asthma. DHHS publication No. 95–3659, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md, 1995
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: International consensus report on diagnosis and management of asthma. DHHS publication No. 92–3091, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md, 1992
- Rachelefsky GS: The inflammatory response in asthma. Am Fam Physician 45:153, 1992
- Sly RM: Changing asthma mortality. Ann Allergy 73: 259, 1994
- Weiss KB, Gergen PJ, Hodgson TA: An economic evaluation of asthma in the United States. N Engl J Med 326:862, 1992