Asthma
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : T J H Clark; et al
- ناشر : London : Arnold ; New York : Oxford University Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2000
- شابک / ISBN : 9780340761236
Description
Contributors vii Preface to the fourth edition ix Preface to the third edition xi 1 The definition of asthma: its relationship to other chronic obstructive lung diseases 1 W. McConnell and S. Holgate 2 Lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness: physiological aspects 32 G.J. Gibson 3 Exercise and environmentally-induced asthma 60 S. Godfrey 4 Bronchial challenge by pharmacological agents 92 P.M. O'Byrne 5 The autonomic nervous system in asthma 104 D. Schmidt and K.F. Rabe 6 Inflammatory mediators and cytokines in asthma 128 T.H. Lee and C. Hawrylowicz 7 Genetics of asthma 146 G.H. Koppelman, G.G. Meijer, E.R. Bleeckerand D.S. Postma 8 Pathology of asthma 175 P.K. Jeffery 9 Epidemiology 197 P.G.J. Burney 10 Occupational asthma 224 P.S. Burge 11 b-Agonists: mode of action and place in management 253 A.E. Tattersfield 12 Non-steroidal prophylactic agents: mode of action and place in management 283 N.C. Thomson 13 Corticosteroids: mode of action and place in management 304 P.J. Barnes 14 Devices for inhaling medications 329 S.P. Newman 15 Management of asthma in adults 355 A.J. Wookock 16 Childhood asthma 381 S. Godfrey 17 Health professional and patient education 426 M.R. Partridge and G. Barnes 18 Allergy and asthma: control and treatment 444 J.O. Warner and J.A. Warner Index 457
