Asthma : critical debates /

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Imprint:London ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 2002.
Description:xii, 395 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4825920
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Varying Form of Title:Asthma
Other authors / contributors:Johnston, Sebastian L.
Holgate, S. T.
ISBN:0632057211
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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505 0 0 |g Pt. 1.  |t Epidemiology --  |g 1.  |t Why is the incidence of asthma increasing? /  |r P. M. Matricardi and S. Bonini --  |g 2.  |t Why is asthma more common in the West? /  |r E. von Mutius --  |g 3.  |t How much asthma can be attributed to atopic sensitization? /  |r R. Beasley, J. Douwes and J. Pekkanen /  |r [et al.] --  |g 4.  |t Is air pollution important in asthma? /  |r A. J. Chauhan --  |g Pt. 2.  |t Pathophysiology --  |g 5.  |t Is infection important in the pathogenesis and clinical expression of asthma? /  |r E. R. Sutherland and R. J. Martin --  |g 6.  |t Does infection in early life protect against or cause asthma? /  |r B. Bjorksten --  |g 7.  |t Does asthma progress to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? /  |r S. T. Weiss --  |g 8.  |t Antenatal factors in the development of atopy and asthma? /  |r P. G. Woodruff, S. L. Prescott and P. G. Holt /  |r [et al.] --  |g 9.  |t Genetics of asthma: what's new? /  |r I. Sayers, B. Beghe and J. Holloway /  |r [et al.] --  |g Pt. 3.  |t Treatment --  |g 10.  |t Can airway fibrosis be prevented? /  |r D. Smallwood and J. Wilson --  |g 11.  |t Does allergen avoidance help? What are the practical measures that patients can take? /  |r A. Custovic and A. Woodcock --  |g 12.  |t Is early treatment of children necessary? /  |r P. J. Helms --  |g 13.  |t What are the mechanisms of corticosteroid resistance in asthma? /  |r P. J. Barnes --  |g 14.  |t What new therapies are being developed for asthma and will they offer something better than steroids? /  |r J. C. Kips, K. G. Tournoy and R. A. Pauwels --  |g 15.  |t What is the role of long-acting [beta][subscript 2]-agonists in the treatment of asthma? /  |r M. R. Sears --  |g 16.  |t What is the role of leukotriene modifiers in the treatment of asthma? /  |r M. E. Wechsler and J. M. Drazen --  |g Pt. 4.  |t Delivery of Care --  |g 17.  |t What are the issues in delivering care in primary care? /  |r D. Price --  |g 18.  |t Are asthma clinics useful: should they be run by the doctor or the nurse? /  |r B. D. W. Harrison and S. M. Mildenhall --  |g 19.  |t Should asthma be managed by the patient or the doctor: is education important? /  |r M. R. Partridge --  |g 20.  |t Are psychosocial factors important in asthma? /  |r B. D. W. Harrison and S. M. Mildenhall. 
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