Clearing the air : asthma and indoor air exposures /

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Corporate author / creator:Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air.
Imprint:Washington, DC : National Academy Press, c2000.
Description:xvi, 438 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4284051
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ISBN:0309064961 (case)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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505 0 0 |g 1.  |t Major Issues in Understanding Asthma.  |t Origin of the Study.  |t Summary of the Indoor Allergens Report.  |t Definitions of Asthma.  |t Clinical Presentation of Asthma.  |t Risk Factors for Asthma.  |t Trends in the Prevalence of Asthma.  |t Mechanisms of Asthma.  |t Evaluating the Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Asthma --  |g 2.  |t Methodological Considerations in Evaluating the Evidence.  |t Evaluating the Evidence.  |t Summarizing Conclusions Regarding the Evidence.  |t Assessing Exposures to Agents in Indoor Air.  |t Other Considerations --  |g 3.  |t Patterns of Asthma Morbidity and Mortality.  |t The Burden of Asthma.  |t Mortality.  |t Utilization of Health Care Services.  |t Prevalence.  |t Severity.  |t Trends in Risk Factors.  |t Twin, Adoption, and Migrant Studies.  |t Socioeconomic Status Versus Race or Ethnicity.  |t Asthma Rates in Germany - A Natural Experiment.  |t Reflections on the Trends --  |g 4.  |t Pathophysiological Basis of Asthma.  |t Airway Inflammation in Asthma.  |t The Airway Smooth Muscle in Asthma.  |t The Genetics of Asthma.  |t Conclusion --  |g 5.  |t Indoor Biologic Exposures.  |t Animals.  |t Cockroach.  |t House Dust Mites.  |t Endotoxins.  |t Fungi.  |t Infectious Agents.  |t Houseplants.  |t Pollen --  |g 6.  |t Indoor Chemical Exposures.  |t Nitrogen Dioxide.  |t Pesticides.  |t Volatile Organic Compounds.  |t Formaldehyde.  |t Fragrances.  |t Plasticizers.  |t Other Chemical Exposures in the Indoor Environment --  |g 7.  |t Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke.  |t Definition of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS).  |t Factors Controlling Exposure to ETS.  |t Evidence of a Relationship between ETS and Asthma.  |t Conclusions Regarding the Health Impacts of ETS with Respect to Asthma.  |t Evidence Regarding Means of Source Mitigation or Prevention.  |t Conclusions Regarding ETS Source Control or Mitigation: Feasibility and Benefits.  |t Research Needs --  |g 8.  |t Indoor Dampness and Asthma.  |t Indoor Water Sources and Removal Processes.  |t Indoor Dampness and Respiratory Disease.  |t Dampness Control.  |t Research Needs --  |g 9.  |t Asthma and Nonresidential Indoor Environments.  |t Building-Related Asthma.  |t Studies of Schools.  |t Conclusion.  |t Research Needs --  |g 10.  |t Impact of Ventilation and Air Cleaning on Asthma.  |t Theoretical Background.  |t Building Ventilation.  |t Particle Air Clearing: Introduction and Review of Conventional Practice --  |g 11.  |t Summary of Research Recommendations and Overall Conclusions.  |t Pathophysiologic Basis of Asthma.  |t Animal Allergens.  |t Cockroach.  |t House Dust Mites.  |t Endotoxin.  |t Fungi.  |t Infectious, Agents.  |t Plants.  |t Nitrogen Dioxide (NO[subscript 2]).  |t Pesticides.  |t Plasticizers.  |t Volatile Organic Compounds.  |t Fragrances.  |t Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS).  |t Indoor Dampness, Moisture Problems and Moisture Control.  |t Nonresidential Indoor Environments.  |t Ventilation.  |t Air Cleaning.  |t Overall Conclusions.  |g App. A.  |t Theoretical Considerations Relevant to the Influence of Ventilation and Air Cleaning on Exposures to Indoor-Generated Pollutants. 
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