Asthma and respiratory infections

Author(s)

• Skoner, David P.

Bibliographic Information

Asthma and respiratory infections

edited by David P. Skoner

（Lung biology in health and disease, v.154）

Dekker, c2001

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Performing a thorough and detailed study of one of the most common yet less accurately understood causes of human illness, this all-inclusive reference examines the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and future treatment options for asthma and respiratory infections. Contains up-to-date results from clinical trials of antiviral agents that explore new avenues of therapy-including interferons, ICAM-1 receptor blockades, vaccines, and mediator antagonists!

Table of Contents

• The Impact of Respiratory Virus Infections on the World's Children Floyd W. Denny, Jr. Respiratory Viruses and Asthma: Epidemiological Considerations in Evaluating Their Association Theodore J. Witek, Jr. Rates of Asthma Exacerbations During Viral Respiratory Infection Jonathan M. Corne, Sebastian L. Johnston, and Richard Beasley Risk Factors for Wheezing with Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children Michael Kabesch and Erika von Mutius Mechanisms of Virus-Induced Asthma Richard G. Hegele and James C. Hogg The Use of Experimentally Infected Volunteers in Research on the Common Cold Jack M. Gwaltney, Jr. Overview of Experimental Animal Respiratory Viral Provocation Models Gert Folkerts, Henk J. Van der Linde, and Frans P. Nijkamp Role of Allergy and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Virus-Induced Asthma James E. Gern, Robert F. Lemanske
• Jr., and William W. Busse Limitations of Human Experimental Provocation Models for Investigating the VirusAsthma Link Deborah A. Gentile and David P. Skoner Stress, Viral Respiratory Infections, and Asthma Sheldon Cohen and Mario Rodriguez General Virology and Targets for Therapy David Tyrrell Advances in the Diagnosis of Respiratory Virus Infections A. J. Chauhan and Sebastian L. Johnston Current Modalities for Treatment of Respiratory Viruses and Virus-Induced Asthma Elliot F. Ellis Previously Conducted Trials to Evaluate New Avenues of Therapy Robert L. Atmar and Ronald B. Turner

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Details

• NCID: BA49724406
• ISBN:
  • 0824777107
• LCCN: 00050085
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 312 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC591
  • DC21 : 616.2/38071
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Asthma -- Etiology
  • LCSH : Respiratory infections -- Complications
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00563007