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" Autoimmune Aspects of Lung Disease "
edited by David A. Isenberg, Stephen G. Spiro.
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BL
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731467
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b551253
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edited by David A. Isenberg, Stephen G. Spiro.
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Autoimmune Aspects of Lung Disease\ edited by David A. Isenberg, Stephen G. Spiro.
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Basel: Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint : Birkhäuser, 1998
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Respiratory pharmacology and pharmacotherapy.
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(viii, 276 pages)
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3034889267
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: 9783034889261
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1. The Lung and the Immune System --;2. The Respiratory System in Rheumatic Diseases --;3. Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Vasculitides --;4. The Lung in Granulomatous Diseases --;5. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Infections in Autoimmune Disease, Excluding Tuberculosis --;6. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Lung --;7. Lung Cancer: Immunological Disturbances and Clinical Implications --;8. Asthma --;9. Cystic Fibrosis --;10. Role of the Immune System in the Pathogenesis of Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis --;11. Drugs and Other Factors --;12. Overview.
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The lung forms an integral part of the body's immune system and is subject to a range of diseases which are either autoimmune in nature or have clear-cut immunological abnormalities. "Autoimmune Aspects of Lung Disease" provides a concise review of the lung's role in the immune system and a detailed account of both primary and secondary lung diseases which are characterised by immunological perturbation or frank autoimmunity. The volume presents a detailed, up-to-date account of disorders ranging from infection to neoplasia and is written in both an informative and stimulating style by a prestigious group of authors. The chapters are extensively referenced and provide numerous insights into the aetiopathogenesis and clinical features and treatment of immunologically-linked pulmonary disease. The book is intended as both an overview for physicians and scientists with an established interest in diseases of the lung, immunologists seeking to learn more about relevant disorders in the lung and general physicians, whether specialists or in training, seeking to enrich their knowledge of the links between the pulmonary and immune systems.
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Lung Diseases -- immunology.
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Lung Diseases -- physiopathology.
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Pharmacy.
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RC756.E358 1998
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David A Isenberg
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Stephen G Spiro
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