The sections cover the immunological basis and pathophysiology of respiratory allergy, the pathophysiology of bronchial asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness, allergy of the upper respiratory tract, clinical aspects, the problems and prospects of inhalation therapies for bronchial obstructions, and the corticosteroid-sparing treatment of asthma. The contributors are from the several specialties that the study of respiratory allergies falls between. The graphs and illustrations are nicely reproduced. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.