Table of Contents

The Public Perception of Asthma, Lawrence K. Altman
Worldwide Trends in Asthma Mortality During the Twentieth Century, Charles Richard William Beasley, Neil Edward Pearce, and Julian Crane
Risk Factors for Fatal Asthma, Robert C. Strunk, Richard A. Nicklas, Henry Milgrom, Mary L. Davis, and David N. Iklé
Fatal Asthma in Perspective: Relation Between Individual and Community Risk Factors, Jean G. Ford, Diane E. McLean, Sami A. Nachman, Sally E. Findley, and Reynold L. Trowers
Genetics of Fatal Asthma, Scott T. Weiss
Inner-City Allergen Recognition, Peyton A. Eggleston
The Recognition of Allergens and Their Relevance to the Morbidity of Asthma Among Inner-City Children in the United States, Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, Luisa Karla Arruda, Melody C. Carter, Matthew Perzanowski, and Judith A. Woodfolk
Allergen Sensitization and Fatality-Prone Asthma, Bann C. Kang
The Immunopathology of Fatal Asthma, Stephen T. Holgate and Miroslav Synek
Pathology of Fatal Asthma, Eugene J. Mark
Pathophysiological Correlates of Fatal Asthma, Antonio M. Vignola, Giovanni Bonsignore, Pascal Chanez, and Jean Bousquet
Roles of Eosinophils and Neutrophils in Fatal Asthma, Hirohito Kita and Gerald J. Gleich
Eosinophils and Neutrophils in Asthma Fatality-Commentary, Joshua A. Boyce
Natural History of Fatal Asthma, Ann Janet Woolcock
Natural History of Asthma in Childhood and Its Potential Relation to Fatal Asthma, Fernando D. Martinez
Atmospheric Pollution Contributing to Fatal Asthma, David M. Lang
Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Asthma Mortality, Evalyn N. Grant and Kevin B. Weiss
Mechanisms of Dysfunctional b2-Adrenergic Signaling in Fatal Asthma, Dennis W. McGraw and Stephen B. Liggett
Steroid Resistance and Fatal Asthma, Peter J. Barnes
Glucocorticoid-Insensitive Asthma: Lessons for Future Asthma Management, Stanley J. Szefler, Joseph D. Spahn, Sally E. Wenzel, and Donald Y. M. Leung
Aspirin-Induced Asthma, Jonathan P. Arm
Fatal Asthma in Children, Robert F. Lemanske, Jr., and Gary L. Larsen
Relationship of Asthma Severity to Fatalities, Homer A. Boushey
Seasonal Effects on Fatal Asthma, Robert K. Bush
Seasonal Variations in Asthma Mortality, Mark T. O'Hollaren
The Role of Respiratory Infections in Severe and Fatal Asthma, William W. Busse
Fatal Asthma in the 1990s: Are the Elderly at Risk?, Richard A. Nicklas
The Role of Patient Adherence in Fatal Asthma, Cynthia S. Rand, Robert B. Mellins, Floyd J. Malveaux, and Robert A. Wise
Role of b2-Agonists in Asthma Fatalities, Malcolm R. Sears
Outpatient Asthma Management: Prevention of Fatalities, E. R. McFadden, Jr.
Asthma Management from Emergency Department to Intensive Care Unit: Fatality Prevention, Christopher H. Fanta
Primary Care in Fatal Asthma Prevention in the United States, Carolyn C. Lopez
Primary Care in Fatal Asthma Prevention Outside the United States, Martyn R. Partridge
Conclusion and Recommendations for Future Assessment Relating to Asthma Fatalities, Albert L. Sheffer

Reviews

"All too often textbooks on asthma are bland and predictable, but Fatal Asthma covers an important areas of asthma management in a fresh and authoritative manner. No reader can fail to learn from within its pages several new facts--facts likely to be relevant to all of those with asthma, not just those at risk of death. "-Asthma Journal Some chapters"introduce an element of wisdom not always seen in books by multiple authors. Altman discusses the public perception of asthma.Boushey, on the relation of asthma severity to fatalities, combines thought and fact in a way that almost justifies the expense of the book for his chapter alone. McFaddenwrites on the prevention of asthma fatalities; if you are dying of asthma, call him in. Without these three chapters the book would be excellent. With them it is exceptional. "-The New England Journal of Medicine The strength of this monograph is in its broad approaches to this relatively infrequent event, viewed from many different angles by experts in the field. -Lung