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Record Nr.

UNISA996339105303316

Autore

Holgate S. T

Titolo

Fast facts [[electronic resource] ] : asthma / / Stephen T. Holgate, Jo Douglass

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxford, : Health Press Ltd., 2010

ISBN

1-282-45322-X

9786612453229

1-905832-73-7

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Collana

Fast facts

Altri autori (Persone)

DouglassJo

Disciplina

616.238

Soggetti

Asthma

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Fast Facts: Asthma, third edition; Imprint page; Glossary; Introduction; Chapter 1: Pathophysiology; Chapter 2: Epidemiology and natural history; Chapter 3: Diagnosis and classification; Chapter 4: Management; Chapter 5: Acute asthma attacks; Chapter 6: Preventing asthma attacks; Chapter 7: Exercise-induced asthma; Chapter 8: Future trends; Useful resources; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Despite the availability of many effective treatments for asthma, patients' control of the condition is often suboptimal. Now in its third edition, Fast Facts: Asthma delivers a clear practical message - improved asthma control can be achieved through efficient commonsense delivery of asthma care.This highly readable and well-illustrated book examines the essentials of good asthma care, distilled from the latest international guidelines and best available evidence. These include:- accurate asthma diagnosis- identification of risk factors and triggers- objective assessment of airway inflammatio