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UNINA9910456470503321 |
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Jackson Mark <1959-> |
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Titolo |
Asthma [[electronic resource] ] : the biography / / Mark Jackson |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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1-282-38340-X |
9786612383403 |
0-19-157159-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (262 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asthma - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Classical asthma -- Asthma redefined -- Asthma, allergy, and the mind -- Asthma in the modern world. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Asthma is a familiar and growing disease today, but its story goes back to the ancient world, as we know from accounts in ancient texts from China, India, Greece and Rome. It was treated with acupuncture and Ayurveda.As Western medicine developed, the nature of asthma became clearer, and its basis in the lungs recognized. But cultural perceptions of the disease shifted too. By the 18th century, with recognition that the disease was centred on the lungs, the idea of environmental triggers such as dust and smoke first became recognized. And with that, asthma also became identified as a disease o |
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Record Nr. |
UNINA9910711575203321 |
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Titolo |
Indian Tribal Justice Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, on H.R. 1268 ... hearing held in Washington, DC, April 21, 1993 |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 1993 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (iii, 125 pages) : illustrations |
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Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc |
Indians of North America - Criminal justice system |
Criminal justice, Administration of - United States |
Indian courts |
Indians of North America - Government relations |
Federal aid to Indians |
Legislative hearings. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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