Asthma Epidemiology: Principles and Methods

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By Neil Pearce, Richard Beasley, Carl Burgess, Julian Crane,
Publisher:  Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages:  266
Publication Date:  1998-01-15
Sales Rank:  1962212
ISBN / ASIN:  0195080165
EAN:  9780195080162
Binding:  Hardcover
Manufacturer:  Oxford University Press, USA
Studio:  Oxford University Press, USA
Book Description:
Asthma prevalence is increasing worldwide, and there is growing concern about the burden of asthma both for patients and for the health services. There have also been major changes in the management of asthma death in some western countries in the 1960's and again in the 1970's. Asthma epidemiology has a major role to play in investigating the causes of these global changes, and in developing preventive interventions. This is the first text on the principles and methods of asthma epidemiology. It describes the types of asthma epidemiology studies, and discusses freeduan.com the strengths and limitations of the various methods of measuring asthma prevalence and asthma morbidity and the major risk factors for asthma, methods of studying the causes of asthma deaths. The book will therefore be of interest not only to epidemiologists, but also to the very large number of respiratory physicians, allergist, and pediatricians who are becoming involved in asthma epidemiology.
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