| Description |
viii, 476 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of contributors -- Preface to the fourth edition -- Preface to the third edition -- 1. Definition of asthma in relationship to other chronic obstructive lung diseases, W. McConnell and S. Holgate -- 2. Lung function and bronchial hyperactivity - physiological aspects, G.J. Gibson -- 3. Exercise and environmentally-triggered asthma, S. Godfrey -- 4. Bronchial challenge by pharmacological agents, P. O'Byrne -- 5. The autonomic nervous system in asthma, D. Schmidt and K. Rabe -- 6. Inflammatory mediators and cytokines in asthma, T.H. Lee and C. Hawrylowicz -- 7. The genetics of asthma, G.H. Koppelman, et al. -- 8. Pathology of asthma, P.K. Jeffrey -- 9. Epidemiology, P. Burney -- 10. Occupational asthma, P.S. Burge -- 11. Beta-Agonists - Mode of action and place in management, A.E. Tattersfield -- 12. Non-steroidal prophylactic agents - mode of action and place in management, N.C. Thomson -- 13. Corticosteroids - mode of action and place in management, P. Barnes -- 14. Devices for inhaling medications, S.P. Newman -- 15. Management of asthma in adults, A. Woolcock -- 16. Management of asthma in children, S. Godfrey -- 17. Health professional and patient education, M. Partridge and G. Barnes -- 18. Allergy and Asthma - control and treatment, J.O. Warner and J. Warner |
| Summary |
"Considered by many to be THE text on asthma, this is the long awaited update of the last edition published in 1991. Since then, the field has advanced rapidly and competing titles have proliferated yet there is still a need for a comprehensive, manageable and practical clinical text which is aimed at trainees and the general physician as well as practicing specialists."--Publisher description (LoC) |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed.: London : Chapman & Hall Medical, 1992 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Asthma.
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Asthma [MESH]
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Asthma.
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Asthma.
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Asthma.
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| Author |
Clark, T. J. H. (Timothy John Hayes)
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| LC no. |
2001268202 |
| ISBN |
0340761237 |
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