Asthma [[electronic resource] ] : Current Treatments

• Autore: Polosa Riccardo
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2007; [Rockville, Md.] : , : FDA, Office of Women's Health, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.2; 616.2/3061; 616.2/38061
• Soggetto topico: Anti-asthmatic agents; Asthma -- Chemotherapy; Asthma -- Diagnosis; Asthma -- Diet therapy; Asthma -- Exercise therapy; Asthma -- Treatment; Asthma in children -- Prevention; Asthma; Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive -- Chemotherapy
• Altri autori: HolgateS. T
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Asthma
• ISBN: 1-280-75126-6; 9786610751266; 1-84692-578-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996339091203316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Therapeutic Strategies