Asthma, Health and Society

A Public Health Perspective

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Asthma is on the rise, especially among poor urban minorities. There's still no cure, but the disease can be controlled, and this book offers the vital information officials need to develop the most effective public health response to this troubling disease.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-09-05
Mått193 x 260 x 20 mm
Vikt760 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781489984142

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Andrew Harver is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences in the College of Health and Human Services at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He serves as a member of the National Asthma Educator Certification Board. His research interests include home monitoring of asthma and asthma self-management.Harry Kotses is emeritus professor of psychology at Ohio University. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Asthma. His research interests encompass aspects of asthma self-management

Asthma: An Introduction.- Considerations Regarding the Epidemiology and Public Health Burden of Asthma.- Asthma: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis.- Genetic and Environmental Factors in Asthma.- Screening for Asthma.- Ecology and Asthma.- Managing Asthma.- Medical Management of Asthma.- Impact of Medication Delivery Method on Patient Adherence.- Asthma Self-Management.- Home Monitoring of Asthma: Symptoms and Peak Flow.- Computer-Based Applications in the Management of Asthma.- Asthma: A Social Ecological Perspective.- Asthma: A Lifespan Perspective.- Adolescents and Asthma.- Asthma and the Family.- Asthma in the Schools.- Women and Asthma.- Asthma in Minority Populations.- Asthma: Interventions in Community Settings.- Asthma and the Workplace.- The Cost of Asthma.- Asthma, Public Health, and Policy.

"Asthma, Health and Society is a unique and comprehensive view of asthma in society today...the concept of the "ecology" of asthma offers a significant leap forward. It reflects a more comprehensive understanding of the interaction between the patient and his or her family, community, and culture...(The volume) will be of significant interest to physicians who seek a better understanding of the larger picture and to other clinicians and policy makers." Katherine Gundling, MD, JAMA