Asthma and COPD: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management
| By: | Barnes, Peter J.; Drazen, Jeffrey M.; Rennard, Stephen I.; Thomson, Neil C. |
| Publisher: | Elsevier S & T |
| Print ISBN: | 9780123740014 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780080920603 |
| Edition: | 2 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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The Second Edition of Asthma and COPD: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management continues to provide a unique and authoritative comparison of asthma and COPD. Written and edited by the world's leading experts, it continues to be a comprehensive review of the most recent understanding of the basic mechanisms of both conditions, specifically comparing their etiology, pathogenesis, and treatments.
* Each chapter considers Asthma and COPD in side-by-side contrast and comparison – not in isolation - in the context of mechanism, triggers, assessments, therapies, and clinical management
* Presents the latest and most comprehensive understandings of the mechanisms of inflammation in both Asthma and COPD
* Most extensive reference to primary literature on both Asthma and COPD in one source.
* Easy-to-read summaries of the latest advances alongside clear illustrations