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Author Air, Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor

Title Clearing the Air : Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures
Published Washington : National Academies Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (456 pages)
Series Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press
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Contents Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Major Issues in Understanding Asthma -- 2 Methodological Considerations in Evaluating the Evidence -- 3 Patterns of Asthma Morbidity and Mortality -- 4 Pathophysiological Basis of Asthma -- 5 Indoor Biologic Exposures -- 6 Indoor ChemicalExposures -- 7 Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke -- 8 Indoor Dampness and Asthma -- 9 Asthma and Nonresidential Indoor Environments -- 10 Impact of Ventilation and Air Cleaning on Asthma
11 Summary of Research Recommendations and Overall ConclusionsAppendix A Theoretical Considerations Relevant to the Influence of Ventilation and Air Cleaning on Exposures to Indoor-Generated Pollutants -- Appendix B Workshop Summaries -- Appendix C Committee and Staff Biographies -- Index
Summary Since about 1980, asthma prevalence and asthma-related hospitalizations and deaths have increased substantially, especially among children. Of particular concern is the high mortality rate among African Americans with asthma
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Asthma -- Government policy -- United States
Indoor air pollution.
Asthma.
Air -- Pollution.
Respiratory allergy.
Bronchi -- Diseases.
Respiratory organs -- Diseases.
Pollution.
Lungs -- Diseases.
Allergy.
Diseases.
Social control.
Public health.
Immunologic diseases.
Sociology.
Social sciences.
Medical care.
Medical policy.
Public Policy
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Air Pollution
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
Bronchial Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Environmental Pollution
Social Control Policies
Lung Diseases
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Policy
Disease
Social Control, Formal
Public Health
Hypersensitivity
Immune System Diseases
Sociology
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Social Sciences
Environment and Public Health
Delivery of Health Care
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Air Pollution, Indoor
Health Policy
Asthma
Respiration Disorders
Patient Care
indoor air pollution.
air pollution.
pollution.
chemical pollution.
disease.
illness.
public health.
sociology.
social sciences.
Sociology
Social sciences
Social control
Respiratory organs -- Diseases
Respiratory allergy
Public health
Pollution
Medical policy
Medical care
Lungs -- Diseases
Immunologic diseases
Diseases
Bronchi -- Diseases
Allergy
Air -- Pollution
Asthma
Indoor air pollution
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Staff, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Staff, Institute of Medicine
ISBN 9780309518611
030951861X
0309064961
9780309064965