02934nam 2200589 a 450 991083003620332120230421044548.01-282-34803-597866123480370-470-51533-30-470-51534-1(CKB)1000000000377220(EBL)470573(SSID)ssj0000308501(PQKBManifestationID)11925126(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308501(PQKBWorkID)10270434(PQKB)10969076(MiAaPQ)EBC470573(OCoLC)181183648(EXLCZ)99100000000037722019961210d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe rising trends in asthma[electronic resource]Chichester, England ;New York Wiley19971 online resource (294 p.)Ciba Foundation symposium ;206Edited by Derek Chadwick and Gail Cardew.Proceedings of a conference held at the Ciba Foundation, June 11-13, 1996.0-471-97012-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 asthmaThe 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 indexAsthma is a growing health problem throughout the developed world. This volume presents a critical review of all the possible factors for this rising trend and includes research that has not yet been published in the scientific literature. Discusses the basic biology of asthma and addresses genetic influences. Surveys the epidemiological evidence for the worldwide trends in morbidity and mortality.Ciba Foundation symposium ;206.AsthmaCongressesAsthma616.2616.238Chadwick Derek91632Cardew Gail857118MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910830036203321The rising trends in asthma4124855UNINA