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Edition: 2nd Edition, 2 Volume Set
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0632041757
Asthma and Rhinitis
The second edition of this highly acclaimed text has been extensively revised and greatly expanded to reflect the considerable advances made in our understanding of the mechanisms of asthma and rhinitis. Medical books Asthma and Rhinitis. br>
Containing the contributions of 242 experts of international standing, presented in 133 chapters, Asthma and Rhinitis provides an up-to-date, authoritative reference for both the clinician and scientist. The global approach given in this book mirrors the universal approach to the understanding of allergic disease.
The editors have carried out a thorough and radical revision of the content by adding 6 new sections and 44 new chapters. Most of this expansion is due to greatly increased coverage of the clinical aspects of asthma, with new sections on childhood asthma and on drug treatment (each drug class has its own chapter) Medical books Asthma and Rhinitis. The new second edition of this text is a comprehensive source of information on asthma and rhinitis that covers epidemiology, mechanisms of disease and treatment. This edition has been completely revised into two volumes with six new sections, 44 new chapters and increased coverage of the clinical aspects of asthma.-- ...this book skillfully presents a comprehensive review of the revolution in asthma research. The inquisitive reader...will be richly rewarded. New England Journal of Medicine-- The contributing authors are experts in their respective areas and international in location. The global approach given to this book mirrors the universal approach to the understanding of allergic diseases.-- New sections on childhood asthma and on drug treatment (in which each drug class has its own chapter).-- The explosion of research into the genetic basis of asthma has necessitated a whole new section on genetics comprising five chapters.-- New chapters on adult-onset asthma and the relationship of asthma to sinusitis.-- A new section on asthma in special circumstances includes chapters on asthma in pregnancy, asthma and surgery, asthma in the elderly and asthma in the context of critical care. Author: Holgate, Stephen ISBN-10: 0632041757
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Medical Book Asthma and Rhinitis
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Containing the contributions of 242 experts of international standing, presented in 133 chapters, Asthma and Rhinitis provides an up-to-date, authoritative reference for both the clinician and scientist. The global approach given in this book mirrors the universal approach to the understanding of allergic disease.
The editors have carried out a thorough and radical revision of the content by adding 6 new sections and 44 new chapters. Most of this expansion is due to greatly increased coverage of the clinical aspects of asthma, with new sections on childhood asthma and on drug treatment (each drug class has its own chapter). Also, the expansion of research into the genetic basis of asthma has necessitated a whole new section on Genetics, comprising some six chapters. There are also new chapters on adult-onset asthma and the relationship of asthma to sinusitis. A new section on Asthma in Special Circumstances includes chapters on asthma in pregnancy, asthma and surgery, asthma in the elderly and asthma in the context of critical care. In bringing the Second Edition fully up to date, the book has inevitably increased in size, and is now presented in two volumes.
The second edition of Asthma and Rhinitis will continue the tradition of its predecessor of providing an up-to-the-minute reference for all those involved in the management of, and research into, asthma and rhinitis.
