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" Asthma : "
edited by Riccardo Polosa, Stephen T. Holgate.
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BL
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971629
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b725999
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| Title & Author
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Asthma : : current treatments /\ edited by Riccardo Polosa, Stephen T. Holgate.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Clinical Pub.,, ©2007.
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| Series Statement
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Therapeutic strategies
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1 online resource (xii, 192 pages) :: illustrations.
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1280751266
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: 1846925789
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: 9781280751264
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: 9781846925788
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Editors and Contributors; Preface; Section I: First line anti-inflammatory and bronchodilator drugs; Section II: Novel approaches to bronchodilation; Section III: Immunomodulation; Section IV: Subphenotype centred therapy; Abbreviations; Index.
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| Abstract
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As the incidence of asthma in the adult population continues to increase, and the age of onset in children to decrease, this condition remains a primary concern not only for specialists in respiratory medicine, but also for physicians in many other fields, when dealing with the asthmatic patient. The range of therapeutic agents now available, and the diversity of targets on which they act, presents the doctor with a variety of options for managing the condition. In this volume leading international authorities explain the mechanisms of action of the drugs currently in use, and their clinical a.
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Asthma-- Treatment.
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Asthma-- Treatment.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Respiratory.
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MEDICAL-- Pulmonary Thoracic Medicine.
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Asthma-- drug therapy.
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Anti-Asthmatic Agents-- therapeutic use.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.238
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RC591.A88 2007eb
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WF 553 A882 2007
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Holgate, S. T.
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Polosa, Riccardo.
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