Asthma : Critical Debates.

Asthma is one of the most important diseases affecting our society. It is an extremely common condition that reduces quality of life, and acute exacerbations can be life-threatening. It affects a disproportionate number of children. With the overwhelming volume of research being carried out in this...

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Main Author: Johnston, Sebastian L.
Other Authors: Holgate, S. T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
Series:Challenges In.
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505 0 |a Asthma; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Epidemiology; 1 P.M. MATRICARDI AND S. BONINI: Why is the incidence of asthma increasing?; 2 E. VON MUTIUS: Why is asthma more common in the West?; 3 R. BEASLEY, J. DOUWES, J. PEKKANEN AND N.E. PEARCE: How much asthma can be attributed to atopic sensitization?; 4 A.J. CHAUHAN: Is air pollution important in asthma?; Part 2: Pathophysiology; 5 E.R. SUTHERLAND AND R.J. MARTIN: Is infection important in the pathogenesis and clinical expression of asthma? 
505 8 |a 6 B. BJORKSTEN: Does infection in early life protect against or cause asthma?7 S.T. WEISS: Does asthma progress to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?; 8 P.G. WOODRUFF, S.L. PRESCOTT, P.G. HOLT AND J.V. FAHY: Antenatal factors in the development of atopy and asthama?; 9 I. SAYERS, B. BEGHE, J. HOLLOWAY AND S.T. HOLGATE: Genetics of asthma: what's new?; Part 3: Treatment; 10 D. SMALLWOOD AND J. WILSON: Can airway fibrosis be prevented?; 11 A. CUSTOVIC AND A. WOODCOCK: Does aller. 
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