Author: Peter J. Barnes

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Published: 1992

Total Pages: 812

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The Second Edition of this highly successful text includes all the virtues of the first--all aspects of research on the causative mechanisms of asthma and its treatment as well as exhaustive and extensive chapter references. The book has expanded in line with recent research findings. Of special note is the inclusion of important advances in the understanding of the basic inflammatory process in asthma--the role of individual cells, and the role of multiple inflammatory mediators. Comprehensive coverage of both basic science and clinical aspectrs of asthma Exhaustively referenced throughout