The text has a strong clinical emphasis, providing practical information to enable doctors to deal with both basic and complex clinical issues that they are likely to face in their everyday practice. These range from the problems encountered in the management and clinical assessment of wheezy infants on the one hand, through to teenagers on the other. Important themes, such as the early life origins of asthma, permeate the book. The book chapters are written by internationally recognised experts in their fields; the text is concise and the format and illustrations are attractive enabling the reader to easily access information. This book is highly recommended for general practitioners, paediatricians and respiratory physicians.