Childhood asthma : pathophysiology and treatment /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tinkelman, David G., 1947-, Naspitz, Charles K., 1935-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : M. Dekker, [1993]
Edition:Second edition, revised and expanded.
Series:Allergic disease and therapy ; v. 6.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Asthma: basic mechanisms / J. Alan Roberts and S.T. Holgate
  • Bronchial hyperresponsiveness in normal and asthmatic children / Againdra K. Bewtra and Robert G. Townley
  • Lung function in infants and children and the effect of asthma / Simon Godfrey
  • Epidemiology and natural history of childhood asthma / David B. Coultas and Jonathan M. Samet
  • Defense mechanisms of the lung / Setsuko Ito and Haruki Mikawa
  • Lung injury and repair / Bettina C. Hilman and Margaret A. Springer
  • Increasing asthma morbidity and mortality / R. Michael Sly
  • Relationship of viral and bacterial infections to bronchial hyperreactivity / Ketan K. Sheth and William W. Busse
  • Wheezing in infants and young children / John Joseph Reisman, Gerard J. Canny and Henry Levison
  • Treatment of wheezing infants / Herman J. Neijens and Johan C. de Jongste
  • Evaluation of the child with chronic cough and/or wheezing / Frank S. Virant and Gail G. Shapiro
  • Approaches to the treatment of chronic asthma / Charles K. Naspitz, Alexander C. Ferguson and David G. Tinkelman.
  • (cont) Assessment and treatment of acute asthma / Kevin R. Murphy and Thomas C. Nilsson
  • Problems in the diagnosis and management of the asthmatic adolescent / Thomas J. Fischer
  • Exercise-induced asthma / Peyton A. Eggleston
  • Sinusitis and reactive airway disease / Roger M. Katz, Gary S. Rachelefsky and Sheldon C. Siegel
  • Nonpharmacologic approaches to the management of asthma / Michael J. Welch ... [et al.]
  • Indoor allergens and asthma / Richard Sporik ... [et al.]
  • Food hypersensitivity and asthma in children / S. Allan Bock
  • Psychological impact of childhood asthma / Thomas L. Creer
  • Asthma self-management programs for children / Kathleen Conboy.