Paediatric Asthma
| Author | : Kai-Håkon Carlsen |
| Publisher | : European Respiratory Society |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2012-06-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781849840200 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1849840202 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (202 Downloads) |
Download or read book Paediatric Asthma written by Kai-Håkon Carlsen and published by European Respiratory Society. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asthma is a disease of many faces and is frequently seen in children. This Monograph covers all aspects of paediatric asthma, across all ages, from birth through to the start of adulthood. It considers diagnostic problems in relation to the many phenotypes of asthma, covers the treatment of both mild-to-moderate and severe asthma, and discusses asthma exacerbations as well as exercise-induced asthma. The issue also provides an update on the pathophysiology of asthma, the role of bacterial and viral infections, and the impact of environmental factors, allergy, genetics and epigenetics. Finally,
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