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Taylor & Francis Environmental Asthma 2000 Edition by Robert K. Bush
Combating the rising prevalence and morbidity of asthma around the globe, this critical reference investigates environmental factors and prescribes preventive measures for the pathogenesis and treatment of asthma. Extensive analyses of allergens and pollutants document the causal relationships between environmental exposure and asthmatic problems.Systematically highlighting numerous environmental determinants, Environmental Asthmaidentifies key methods to recognize, measure, and monitor environmental aspects impacting asthma management examines the stages of antigen-induced airway disease, various allergic responses, and the role of inflammatory mediators and cells profiles the biology, molecular characteristics, and assessment of dust mite allergens and acute airway responses focuses on the relationship between fungal sensitivity and asthma, and details fungal allergens, their environments, and prophylactic procedures pinpoints efforts to screen sources of air pollution, including sulfur and nitrogen dioxides, acid aerosols, and ozone considers a variety of diagnostic approaches such as pulmonary function testing, radiology, arterial blood gases, and atopy explores the objectives, indications, and contraindications of immunotherapy for asthma forecasts future directions encompassing risk factors, population studies, and containment and much more! Written by renowned experts and containing over 1000 literature references, drawings, photographs, and x-rays, Environmental Asthma is an outstanding reference for pulmonologists, clinical immunologists, allergists, primary care physicians, internists, pediatricians, and medical school students in these disciplines. Table of contents : - Introduction, Robert K. BushAntigen-Induced Airway Disease,Carol A. Kiekhaefer, Elizabeth A. Becky Kelly, and Nizar N. JarjourRole of House Dust Mite Allergen Exposure: Assessment and Control,Peyton A. Eggleston and Enrique Fernandez-CaldasThe Role of Animal Allergens: Assessment and Control,Robert A. WoodThe Role of Fungal Allergens: Assessment and Control,Robert K. BushRole of Seasonal Pollen Exposure: Assessment and Control,William R. SolomonAir Pollution and Asthma,David B. PedenIndoor Environment and Asthma,Rebecca Bascom and John J. OuelletteEnvironmental Aspects of Asthma: Special Problems in Urban Populations,Jean G. Ford, Javed Iqbal, and Joanne K. FaganEnvironmental Asthma: Diagnostic Approaches,Jeffrey R. Stokes and Robert K. BushOccupational Asthma: Role of High Molecular Weight Agents,Jean-Luc Malo, Andre Cartier, and Denyse GautrinThe Role of Low Molecular Weight Agents in Environmental Asthma,Leslie C. GrammerOccupational Asthma: Diagnostic Approaches and Treatment,Jonathan A. Bernstein and David I. BernsteinSpecific Immunotherapy in Asthma,Pascal Demoly, Francois-Bernard Michel, and Jean BousquetFuture Directions,Robert K. Bush