Ebook: Current Review of Asthma
- Tags: Internal Medicine
- Year: 2003
- Publisher: Current Medicine Group
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This is a comprehensive source of up-to-date information on asthma diagnosis and treatment. The book features in-depth, concise discussions on concomitant diseases and treatment choices. Coverage includes epidemiology, pathology, airway remodeling, and pathophysiology.
The 37 contributors are well-known scientists and clinicians from the US and UK. Each chapter offers an overview of the topic, followed by a detailed analysis of current understanding, supplemented by charts, tables, and graphs.
In addition, editor Dr. Michael A. Kaliner contributes his own chapter, entitled "The Pathogenesis of Bronchial Asthma," written from the vantage point of his 30 years of experience treating patients with asthma. This book is an invaluable resource to both the primary care physician and the asthma specialist.