Therapeutic and Some Biochemical Studies of Montelukast and Ketotifen of Children with Mild Asthma

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INTRODUCTION Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood and its prevalence has substantially increased worldwide particularly in pre-school children Masoli et al 2004 According to many investigators asthma prevalence is above 10 in most developed countries expected to be twice in 2020 Movahedy 2000 Tepas et al 2001 Liu et al 2004 Lodrup et al 2006 In children asthma is the most common cause of school absence affecting children s educational potential and adversely affecting a child s quality of life Rance and Trent 2005 and associated with significant morbidity and economic burden Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention 1995