• Exploring an essential component of disease management, this source
• offers critical reviews of individual monitoring devices and their interpretation using established and innovative statistical techniques
• explores methods in self-monitoring and monitoring using the Internet
• analyzes monitoring strategies for the investigation of asthma triggers
• describes important findings gleaned from the post-marketing surveillance of asthma drugs and the monitoring of asthma mortality

Providing a solid foundation for specialists in asthma treatment and control, this guide illustrates the importance of asthma monitoring practices for up-to-date assessments of disease levels in specific population groups; the identification of social, geographical, and environmental factors that may influence the development of asthma; and the design of improved and cost-effective prevention and management strategies for optimal patient care.