Asthma Diagnosis and Management

• Other Authors: Gary Huang, Kuan-Hsiang (Editor), Hsuan Sherry Tsai, Chen (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2018
• Subjects: Respiratory medicine; inflammation, phenotypes, biomarkers, epidemiology, mitochondria, comorbidity
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Asthma is a severe and growing threat affecting both children and adults in both developing and developed world, currently affecting approximately 8% of US population. It is becoming increasingly recognized as a syndrome constituted by airway obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness, and airway infla...