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Edited by Peter J. Barnes, Michael M. Grunstein, Alan R. Leff, and Ann J. Woolcock. 2183 pp. in two volumes, illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven, 1997. $260. ISBN 0-397-51682-7.

Asthma has become a major focus of health care and research. The prevalence of asthma has risen dramatically over the past 20 years, and the bewildering diversity of hypotheses to explain this epidemic illustrates our lack of understanding. There are several recent textbooks on asthma and allergy, but the exponential increase in asthma research makes an up-to-date synthesis of all pieces of the puzzle more than welcome. The editors of this new textbook are to be congratulated for bringing together current and detailed information on all aspects of asthma from 225 leading international experts.

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