Monitoring asthma in children: results of the ERS Task Force

Symposium
Chairs: K. Lodrup Carlsen (Oslo, Norway), B. Rottier (Groningen, Netherlands)
Aims: After this session, the audience will be up-to-date regarding the recommendations for monitoring asthma in children and the future perspectives in this topic.

Monitoring asthma in children: clinical tools S. Szefler (Aurora, United States of America)
Monitoring asthma in children: lung function, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and inflammation A. Moeller (Zurich, Switzerland)
Monitoring asthma in children: treatment-related issues N. Kulkarni (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Monitoring asthma in children: conclusions and future directions M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands)