Bronchial hyperresponsiveness Book

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness is well known to be one of the basic features of bronchial asthma. This book gives an overview of the current knowledge about this topic. P. Barnes provides information about cellular and biochemical aspects of airway hyperresponsiveness. F.E. Hargreave illustrates how measurements of airway responsiveness have improved our understanding of the nature of asthma and its treatment. R.H. Ingram presents data to support the idea that when the clinical state and the stimulus used to produce bronchial obstruction are considered, there is a pattern that might be of value clinically and epidemiologically. A. Tattersfield presents an overview about the relevance of bronchial provocation testing in adults, K.F. Kerrebijn covers this topic with respect to the pediatric population. The book is completed by description of the principles and approaches in asthma therapy by F. Kummer.