Asthma
Subtitle: current treatments
By: edited by Riccardo Polosa, Stephen T. Holgate
Series: Therapeutic strategies; Therapeutic strategies
Publisher: Clinical Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781846925788
Subjects: Respiratory; Asthma; Diseases; MEDICAL; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Treatment; Anti-Asthmatic Agents; HEALTH & FITNESS; Therapeutic use; Drug therapy
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: 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;