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Autore |
Mitman Gregg |
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Titolo |
Breathing space : how allergies shape our lives and landscapes / / Gregg Mitman |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-72901-9 |
9786611729011 |
0-300-13832-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Respiratory allergy |
Respiratory allergy - Environmental aspects |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-295) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Introduction -- 1. Hay Fever Holiday -- 2. When Pollen Became Poison -- 3. The Last Resorts -- 4. Choking Cities -- 5. On the Home Front -- 6. An Inhaler in Every Pocket -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Allergy is the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States. More than fifty million Americans suffer from allergies, and they spend an estimated |
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