LEADER 02934nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910830036203321 005 20230421044548.0 010 $a1-282-34803-5 010 $a9786612348037 010 $a0-470-51533-3 010 $a0-470-51534-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000377220 035 $a(EBL)470573 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000308501 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11925126 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308501 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10270434 035 $a(PQKB)10969076 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470573 035 $a(OCoLC)181183648 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000377220 100 $a19961210d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe rising trends in asthma$b[electronic resource] 210 $aChichester, England ;$aNew York $cWiley$d1997 215 $a1 online resource (294 p.) 225 1 $aCiba Foundation symposium ;$v206 300 $aEdited by Derek Chadwick and Gail Cardew. 300 $aProceedings of a conference held at the Ciba Foundation, June 11-13, 1996. 311 $a0-471-97012-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aTHE 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 327 $aThe 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 330 $aAsthma is a growing health problem throughout the developed world. This volume presents a critical review of all the possible factors for this rising trend and includes research that has not yet been published in the scientific literature. Discusses the basic biology of asthma and addresses genetic influences. Surveys the epidemiological evidence for the worldwide trends in morbidity and mortality. 410 0$aCiba Foundation symposium ;$v206. 606 $aAsthma$vCongresses 615 0$aAsthma 676 $a616.2 676 $a616.238 701 $aChadwick$b Derek$091632 701 $aCardew$b Gail$0857118 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910830036203321 996 $aThe rising trends in asthma$94124855 997 $aUNINA