Asthma
P.D. Phelan(Author)
Bailliere Tindall (Publisher)
Published on 9. June 1995
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-7020-1986-9 (ISBN)
Description
This text examines areas such as: asthma in children and adolescents; the change in prevalence and severity of asthma in developed and developing countries; airway inflammation; wheezing in infants and its relation to asthma; and classification, clinical patterns and natural history.
This text examines areas such as: asthma in children and adolescents; the change in prevalence and severity of asthma in developed and developing countries; airway inflammation; wheezing in infants and its relation to asthma; and classification, clinical patterns and natural history.
This text examines areas such as: asthma in children and adolescents; the change in prevalence and severity of asthma in developed and developing countries; airway inflammation; wheezing in infants and its relation to asthma; and classification, clinical patterns and natural history.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
433 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-1986-9 (9780702019869)
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Person
Author
Stevenson Professor and Head of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Content
Asthma in Children and Adolescents - An Overview; The Change in Prevalence and Severity of Asthma in Developed and Developing Countries; Airway Inflammation - Is it Relevant to Childhood Asthma?; Wheezing in Infants and Its Relation to Asthma; Classification, Clinical Patterns and Natural History; Pathophysiology and Lung Function Tests in the Assessment and Management of Childhood Asthma; Management of Acute Asthma in Children; Prophylactic Drugs in Asthma - Their Use and Abuse; Allergy in Childhood Asthma; The Adolescent with Asthma; Psychological Aspects of the Management of Asthma in Children; Patient, Family and Community Education Programmes for Asthma.