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Control Your Child’s Asthma: A Breakthrough Program for the Treatment and Management of Childhood Asthma

By Harold J. Farber MD and Michael Boyette.

Published by Henry Holt & Co. May 2001. 231 pages.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The Mystery Epidemic

Part 1: The Asthma Revolution

1. The Attack

2. Taking Control

3. Welcome to the Revolution

4. An Ounce of Prevention

Part 2: The Three Lines of Defense

5. The Three Lines of Defense

6. Managing the Environment

7. Managing the Breathing Tubes

8. Managing Flare-Ups

9. Putting it All Together: How to Create an Asthma Self-Management Plan

Part 3: Parents’ Guide

10. Finding the Right Doctor

11. Getting Your Health Plan on Board

12. Choosing and Using the Tools

13. Asthma Through the Seasons

14. Infants and Toddlers

15. Teenagers and Asthma

16. Asthma Outside the Home

17. Complementary and Alternative Treatments

18. The Future of Asthma Care

19. Frequently Asked Questions

Appendix

A. Daily Asthma Diary

B. Average Peak Flow Rates for Children

C. Selected Asthma Resources

Index.