Asthma - A Link Between Environment, Immunology, and the Airways: Proceedings of the Xvith World Congress of Asthma, Buenos Aires, October 17-20, 1999

by World Congress of Asthma 1999 (Buenos Aires, Argentina); Baena-Cagnani, Carlos E.; Fabbri, Leonardo

• ISBN13: 9780889372207
• ISBN10: 0889372209
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber Pub

Summary

This volume, released at the Congress, contains the most important papers delivered during the XVIth World Congress of Asthma. Includes current research and details the state of the art in research and clinical aspects of asthma and related diseases. Includes extensive references and halftone illustrations.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction
Asthma: A Challenge for the Next Millennium	p. 1
Plenary Sessions and Conferences
International Time Trends in Asthma Mortality	p. 7
The Role of Air Pollution on Allergic Airway Disease	p. 14
The Prediction and Prevention of Childhood Asthma	p. 22
Asthma Epidemiology: Old and New Issues	p. 27
The Pros and Cons of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Asthma Management	p. 33
Asthma Education--What Does This Mean and Does it Work?	p. 38
Respiratory Physiology in Infants and Children
Natural History of Asthma	p. 47
How to Monitor Airway Inflammation in Children
Leukotriene Modifying Agents in the Treatment of Asthma	p. 54
ECP and Other Markers of Inflammation	p. 62
Orally Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels as a Marker of Airway Inflammation in Childhood Asthma	p. 69
Risk Factors in Pediatric Asthma
Asthma in the Tropics: The Importance of Parasitic Infection	p. 74
Involuntary Smoking and Asthma	p. 78
Major Risk Factors According to Age: The Relevance of Indoor Allergens to the Increase in Asthma	p. 89
Other Respiratory Problems
Sinusitis in Children	p. 96
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia	p. 101
Respiratory Manifestations in Children with Primary Immunodeficiencies	p. 106
Treatment of Pediatric Asthma
Diagnosis and Treatment of Exercise-Induced Asthma	p. 112
Environmental Control	p. 119
Management of Severe Asthma in Children	p. 129
Asthma Self-Management Plan System of Care	p. 137
Environmental Risk Factors
Indoor Air Pollution and Health Risks: An Overview	p. 142
Asthma and Global Climate Change	p. 149
Ecological Disaster Effect on the Respiratory Tract	p. 154
Challenging Issues in Asthma
Asthma and Rhinitis: A Systemic Disease	p. 162
Heterogeneity of Responses to Antiasthma Treatment	p. 167
From Difficult Asthma to Future
Severe Persistent and Corticosteroid Insensitive Asthma	p. 177
Chlamydia pneumoniae and Bronchial Asthma	p. 186
Future Perspectives on Asthma Treatment	p. 190
Asthma in the Elderly
Asthma in a Critical Age: The Elderly	p. 200
The Epidemiology and Natural History of Asthma in the Elderly	p. 206
The Global Burden of Asthma
Epidemiology of Asthma in Children	p. 212
Etiology of Asthma
Etiologic Agents in Occupational Asthma	p. 217
Bronchial Challenge Tests with Allergens	p. 221
Virus-Induced Asthma	p. 227
Hot Topics in Asthma
Asthma Mortality in Latin America	p. 231
The Natural History of Occupational Asthma	p. 237
Clinical Aspects and Diagnosis of Occupational Asthma	p. 240
Nerve Growth Factor and Asthma	p. 248
New Technology--Research vs. Clinical Diagnosis
Measuring the Outcome of Asthma	p. 252
Intercellular Adhesion Molecules: Clinical Perspectives	p. 257
Experimental Studies on Inhaled Corticosteroids Effects	p. 262
Index of Keywords	p. 267
Index of Authors	p. 269
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