Asthma
Etiology, Pathogenesis & Treatment
Seiten
2008
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-60456-891-2 (ISBN)
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-60456-891-2 (ISBN)
Asthma is characterised by intermittent airway obstruction, bronchial smooth muscle cell hyper-reactivity to broncho-constrictors, and chronic bronchial inflammation. This book provides research on this field from around the globe.
Asthma is characterised by intermittent airway obstruction, bronchial smooth muscle cell hyper-reactivity to broncho-constrictors, and chronic bronchial inflammation. The aetiology of asthma is heterogeneous with a number of established risk factors. The prevalence of asthma has been increasing in all age and racial groups during the past two decades. The variation in prevalence rates for racial and ethnic groups probably results from differences in genetic, environmental, social, and cultural influences. Factors affecting increased asthma prevalence include obesity and exposure to environmental irritants. The population has become increasingly sedentary, spending more time indoors where the exposure to allergens, such as mould, dust mites, and cockroach dust, is more prevalent. In addition, the increased prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopy related to exposure to allergens at an early age is associated with the prevalence of asthma. This book provides new research on this field from around the globe.
Asthma is characterised by intermittent airway obstruction, bronchial smooth muscle cell hyper-reactivity to broncho-constrictors, and chronic bronchial inflammation. The aetiology of asthma is heterogeneous with a number of established risk factors. The prevalence of asthma has been increasing in all age and racial groups during the past two decades. The variation in prevalence rates for racial and ethnic groups probably results from differences in genetic, environmental, social, and cultural influences. Factors affecting increased asthma prevalence include obesity and exposure to environmental irritants. The population has become increasingly sedentary, spending more time indoors where the exposure to allergens, such as mould, dust mites, and cockroach dust, is more prevalent. In addition, the increased prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopy related to exposure to allergens at an early age is associated with the prevalence of asthma. This book provides new research on this field from around the globe.
Preface; Not Letting the Asthma Get the Upper Hand Over Life; Epidemiology and Environmental Pollution: A Lesson from Yokkaichi Asthma, Japan; Aspirin-Induced Asthma; Fish Oil Supplementation and Asthma; Validity and Reliability of the Standardised Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire-AQLQ(S) in Greece; Getting Along With Disease-Engendered Uncertainty in Asthma Child Families; Protects Hepatitis A Against Asthma or Did Asthma Protects Against Hepatitis A?; Selective Attention for Asthma-Related Stimuli in Asthma: Evidence from the Visual Dot-Probe Task; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.11.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 260 x 180 mm |
| Gewicht | 590 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-60456-891-7 / 1604568917 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-60456-891-2 / 9781604568912 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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