This work is aimed at hospital specialists and therefore assumes a level certain level of knowledge about the disease. It builds on this by discussing only areas of controversy and uncertainty in both the basic understanding of asthma and its management.

Asthma is one of the most important diseases affecting our society. It is an extremely common condition that reduces quality of life and acute exacerbations can be life-threatening. It affects a disproportionate number of children. With the overwhelming volume of research being carried out in this field specialists need a method of keeping up to date with current opinion. As with the other "Challenges" books, "Challenges in Asthma" is aimed at hospital specialists and therefore assumes a level certain level of knowledge about the disease. It builds on this by discussing only areas of controversy and uncertainty in both the basic understanding of asthma and its management.