Main Title |
Asthma : causes and mechanisms of an epidemic inflammatory disease / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Lewis Publishers, |
Year Published |
1999 |
OCLC Number |
40881477 |
ISBN |
1566703735 (alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Asthma--Etiology ;
Asthma--Pathophysiology ;
Asthma ;
Air Pollution, Indoor--adverse effects
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EIAM |
RC 591 .A755 1999 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
11/30/2001 |
EKBM |
RC591.A755 1999 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
06/06/2003 |
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Collation |
241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
The rising prevalence and severity of asthma in Western society : are the causes of asthma the causes of the increase? / Thomas A.E. Platts-Mills ... {et al.} -- Viral modulation of airway inflammation / Scherer P. Sanders and David Proud -- The risk of developing asthma during childhood / Peter W. Heymann ... {et al.} -- Loss of airway M2 muscarinic receptor function following inflammation and viral infection / David B. Jacoby and Allison D. Fryer -- Role of CD4+ T cells in the development of aeroallergen-induced allergic inflammation / Marsha Wills-Karp -- Modified recombinant allergens for immunotherapy / Alisa M. Smith -- Cockroach-sensitive guinea pig asthma : a model for indoor environmental asthma / Bann C. Kang ... {et al.} -- The effects of environmental tobacco smoke on asthma : studies with a dynamic exposure chamber / Samuel B. Lehrer, Roy J. Rando, and Manuel Lopez -- Airborne contaminants and asthma : the effects of ozone, NO2, SO2 endotoxin and diesel particulates on normal & asthmatic lungs / David Peden and Brian Boehlecke -- The role of genetics and indoor allergen exposure in atopic asthma / Kathleen Barnes and Mark C. Liu -- The contribution of genes and environment to asthma / Lanny Rosenwasser. |