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Asthma and respiratory infections

Title
Asthma and respiratory infections / edited by David P. Skoner.
Publication
New York : M. Dekker, c2001.

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Additional Authors
Skoner, David P.
Description
xv, 312 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 154
Uniform Title
Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 154.
Subject
  • Asthma > Etiology
  • Respiratory infections > Complications
  • Virus diseases
  • Asthma
  • Respiratory Tract Infections > complications
  • Virus Diseases
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
  • Pt. 1. Epidemiology. 1. The Impact of Respiratory Virus Infections on the World's Children / Floyd W. Denny, Jr. 2. Respiratory Viruses and Asthma: Epidemiological Considerations in Evaluating Their Association / Theodore J. Witek, Jr. 3. Rates of Asthma Exacerbations During Viral Respiratory Infection / Jonathan M. Corne, Sebastian L. Johnston and Richard Beasley. 4. Risk Factors for Wheezing with Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Children / Michael Kabesch and Erika von Mutius -- Pt. 2. Pathophysiology and Mechanisms. 5. Mechanisms of Virus-Induced Asthma / Richard G. Hegele and James C. Hogg. 6. The Use of Experimentally Infected Volunteers in Research on the Common Cold / Jack M. Gwaltney, Jr. 7. Overview of Experimental Animal Respiratory Viral Provocation Models / Gert Folkerts, Henk J. Van der Linde and Frans P. Nijkamp. 8. Role of Allergy and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Virus-Induced Asthma / James E. Gern, Robert F. Lemanske, Jr. and William W. Busse.
  • 9. Limitations of Human Experimental Provocation Models for Investigating the Virus-Asthma Link / Deborah A. Gentile and David P. Skoner. 10. Stress, Viral Respiratory Infections, and Asthma / Sheldon Cohen and Mario Rodriguez -- Pt. 3. Current and Future Treatments. 11. General Virology and Targets for Therapy / David Tyrrell. 12. Advances in the Diagnosis of Respiratory Virus Infections / A. J. Chauhan and Sebastian L. Johnston. 13. Current Modalities for Treatment of Respiratory Viruses and Virus-Induced Asthma / Elliot F. Ellis. 14. Previously Conducted Trials to Evaluate New Avenues of Therapy / Robert L. Atmar and Ronald B. Turner.
ISBN
0824777107 (alk. paper)
LCCN
00050085
OCLC
  • 45162125
  • ocm45162125
  • SCSB-4790274
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Columbia University Libraries