Thurlbeck's chronic airflow obstruction / / William Michael Thurlbeck, Joanne Lynne Wright

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817511403321
• Autore: Thurlbeck William M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hamilton, Ont., : B.C. Decker, 1999
• ISBN: 0-585-31720-8
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WrightJoanne L; ThurlbeckWilliam M
• Disciplina: 616.2/3
• Soggetti: Lungs - Diseases, Obstructive; Respiratory organs - Obstructions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Chronic airflow obstruction in lung disease / by William M. Thurlbeck. 1976.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Dedication -- In Memorium -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Historical Considerations -- Chapter 2: Tests of Pulmonary Function -- Chapter 3: Chronic Bronchitis -- Chapter 4: Emphysema: Classification, Morphology, and Associations -- Chapter 5: Emphysema: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Animal Models, and Epidemiology -- Chapter 6: Emphysema: Clinical and Clinicopathologic Correlations, Radiographic Alterations, Lung Reduction Surgery -- Chapter 7: Airflow Obstruction Due to Disease in the Small Airways -- Chapter 8: Asthma -- Chapter 9: Bronchiectasis -- Chapter 10: Diseases in Other Organs -- Index.