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UNINA9911019222803321 |
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The rising trends in asthma |
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Chichester, England ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1997 |
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9786612348037 |
9781282348035 |
1282348035 |
9780470515334 |
0470515333 |
9780470515341 |
0470515341 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (294 p.) |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 206 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Edited by Derek Chadwick and Gail Cardew. |
Proceedings of a conference held at the Ciba Foundation, June 11-13, 1996. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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THE RISING TRENDS IN ASTHMA; Contents; Participants; Introduction; Asthma: a dynamic disease of inflammation and repair; Allergen recognition in the origin of asthma; T cells as orchestrators of the asthmatic response; The structural and functional consequences of chronic allergic inflammation of the airways; Genetic susceptibility to asthma in a changing environment; General discussion I; Interpretation of epidemiological surveys of asthma; Evidence for the increase in asthma worldwide; International trends in asthma mortality; General discussion II; Inferences from occuDationa1 asthma |
The role of domestic allergensAir pollution and trends in asthma; The role of respiratory viruses in asthma; Prenatal origins of asthma and allergy; Maternal risk factors in asthma; Diet as a risk factor for asthma; Summary; Index of contributors; Subject index |
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Asthma is a growing health problem throughout the developed world. |
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