Asthma, 4Ed
4th Edition
Published on 29. September 2000
Book
Hardback
488 pages
978-0-340-76123-6 (ISBN)
Description
Considered by many to be THE text on asthma, this eagerly awaited revision is a comprehensive update of the previous edition retaining the popular readable style and manageable format of its predecessors. The contents have been expanded to reflect recent advances in the field, with important new chapters on the genetics of asthma, education for both the patient and health professional, and the relationship between asthma and allergy.
Reviews / Votes
The fourth edition of Asthma will continue to offer concise, sound, practical guidance on all aspects of asthma management and will remain an invaluable resource for general and trainee physicians as well as the specialist chest clinician.Journal of Investigational Allergology
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Edition
4th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
ISBN-13
978-0-340-76123-6 (9780340761236)
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Previous edition
T. J. H. Clark | Shane Godfrey
Asthma
Book
09/1998
3rd Edition
Hodder Arnold
€122.56
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Content
Definition of asthma in relationship to other chronic obstructive lung diseases
Lung function and bronchial hyperactivity - physiological aspects
Exercise and environmentally-triggered asthma
Bronchial challenge by pharmacological agents
The autonomic nervous system in asthma
Inflammatory mediators and cytokines in asthma
The genetics of asthma
Pathological basis of asthma
The epidemiology of asthma (including mortality)
Occupational asthma
Beta-Agonists - Mode of action and place in management
Non-steroidal prophylactic agents - mode of action and place in management
Corticosteroids - mode of action and place in management
Devices for inhaling medications
Management of asthma in adults
Management of asthma in children
Health professional and patient education
Allergy and asthma - control and treatment.
Lung function and bronchial hyperactivity - physiological aspects
Exercise and environmentally-triggered asthma
Bronchial challenge by pharmacological agents
The autonomic nervous system in asthma
Inflammatory mediators and cytokines in asthma
The genetics of asthma
Pathological basis of asthma
The epidemiology of asthma (including mortality)
Occupational asthma
Beta-Agonists - Mode of action and place in management
Non-steroidal prophylactic agents - mode of action and place in management
Corticosteroids - mode of action and place in management
Devices for inhaling medications
Management of asthma in adults
Management of asthma in children
Health professional and patient education
Allergy and asthma - control and treatment.