PEDIATRICS Vol. 62 No. 6 December 1978, pp. 1061-1069
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Asthma: A Modern Perspective

Fred Leffert M.D.1

1 Department of Pediatrics, National jewish Hospital and Research Centre, and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver

When viewed in the broad modern perspective, there is nothing about asthma that should mystify or depress the pediatrician. Although sometimes a difficult clinical problem, it is one for which rational approaches are available. The pediatrician who is willing to acquire the basic knowledge necessary for a modern understanding of asthma will find management of the asthmatic child to be one of the most intellectually appealing and emotionally gratifying aspects of his practice. Pediatricians who demand more from the allergist than the traditional rituals can be a major force in raising the standards of the practice of allergy.

Submitted on January 9, 1978
Accepted on April 12, 1978