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Record Nr.

UNISA996339091203316

Autore

Polosa Riccardo

Titolo

Asthma [[electronic resource] ] : Current Treatments

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2007

[Rockville, Md.] : , : FDA, Office of Women's Health, , 2007

ISBN

1-280-75126-6

9786610751266

1-84692-578-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Therapeutic Strategies

Altri autori (Persone)

HolgateS. T

Disciplina

616.2

616.2/3061

616.2/38061

Soggetti

Anti-asthmatic agents

Asthma -- Chemotherapy

Asthma -- Diagnosis

Asthma -- Diet therapy

Asthma -- Exercise therapy

Asthma -- Treatment

Asthma in children -- Prevention

Asthma

Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive -- Chemotherapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editors and Contributors; Preface; Section I: First line anti-inflammatory and bronchodilator drugs; Section II: Novel approaches to bronchodilation; Section III: Immunomodulation; Section IV: Subphenotype centred therapy; Abbreviations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

As the incidence of asthma in the adult population continues to increase, and the age of onset in children to decrease, this condition remains a primary concern not only for specialists in respiratory medicine, but also for physicians in many other fields, when dealing with the asthmatic patient. The range of therapeutic agents now



available, and the diversity of targets on which they act, presents the doctor with a variety of options for managing the condition. In this volume leading international authorities explain the mechanisms of action of the drugs currently in use, and their clinical a