Asthma in the Workplace, Third Edition
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Asthma in the Workplace, Third Edition

Asthma in the Workplace, Third Edition


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Addressing every key component of occupational asthma-including disease mechanisms, clinical diagnosis, treatment, and categories of causative agents-this Third Edition supplies an expert survey of the most influential advances and research in the field. Supplying new and expanded chapters on genetics, environmental monitoring, pathophysiology, skin and pulmonary interactions, and the surveillance and prevention of occupational asthma, this guide will stand alone as the most up-to-date source on the topic.

Table of Contents:
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. Definition and Classification. Historical Aspects. Epidemiological Approaches and Natural History. Genetics. Pathophysiology. Animal Models. ASSESMENT AND MANAGEMENT. Clinical Assessment and Management. Immunological and Inflammatory Assessments. Physiological Assessment. Occupational Challenge Tests. Environmental Monitoring: General Considerations. Environmental Monitoring of Protein Aeroallergens. Environmental Monitoring of Chemical Agents. Medicolegal Aspects, Compensation Aspects, Evaluation of Impairment/Disability. Surveillance and Prevention. SPECIFIC AGENTS CAUSING OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA. Enzymes. Baking Products. Animals, Insects, and Shellfishes. Latex. Other High-Molecular Weight Protein Agents. Polyisocyanates and Their Prepolymers. Wood Dusts. Metals. Other Chemical Substances. SPECIFIC DISEASE ENTITIES AND VARIANTS. Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome and Other Types of Irritant-Induced Asthma. Asthma Exacerbated at Work. Asthma-Like Syndromes. COPD Due to Occupational Exposure. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Building Related Illnesses. Upper Airways Involvement. Skin Involvement. Conclusion and Research Needs

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"The editors have gathered the experience of many experts from different parts of the world. They provide the basis for discussions of the status of present research, preventive strategies, and goals for the future. Because of the steady increase in knowledge, this book is a must for occupational physicians, for health care workers in industrial and public institutions, and for medical libraries." -The New England Journal of Medicine (for previous edition) ..."meets the highest expectations....The various chapters...offer an authoritative guide to the particular topics.... readers will probably consider it indispensable." -Allergy (for previous edition)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780824729776
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Informa Healthcare
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 904
  • Weight: 1701 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0824729773
  • Publisher Date: 21 Feb 2006
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 904
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 178 mm


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