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Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Shelton : PMPH USA, Ltd., 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (528 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781607950615
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Chronic Obstructive Lung DiseaseDDC classification:
  • 616.24
LOC classification:
  • RC776.O3 -- C47 2008eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Title and Frontmatter -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Contributors -- Contents -- 1. History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 2. Lung Development -- 3. Epidemiology -- 4. Genetic Risk Factors -- 5. α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency -- 6. Pathobiology of Emphysema -- 7. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and its Role in Emphysema and Asthma -- 8. Macrophage Involvement in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 9. Small Airway Obstruction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 10. Environmental Factors in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 11. Mucus and Mucus-Secreting Cells in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 12. Other Large-Airway Diseases that Limit Airflow -- 13. Diffuse Interstitial Lung Diseases Resulting in Airflow Limitation -- 14. Bacterial Infection in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 15. Viral Infections and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 16. Small Animal Models of Emphysema -- 17. Chronic Airway Disease in Nonhuman Primates -- 18. Imaging of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 19. Airway Circulation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 20. Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 21. Muscle Involvement in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 22. Osteoporosis -- 23. Systemic Manifestations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 24. Biomarkers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 25. Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 26. Medical Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 27. Surgical Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 28. Rehabilitation -- 29. Stem Cells -- 30. Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 31. Telemedicine and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 32. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the Final Chapter-Lung Cancer.
Epilogue -- Index.
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Title and Frontmatter -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Contributors -- Contents -- 1. History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 2. Lung Development -- 3. Epidemiology -- 4. Genetic Risk Factors -- 5. α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency -- 6. Pathobiology of Emphysema -- 7. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and its Role in Emphysema and Asthma -- 8. Macrophage Involvement in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 9. Small Airway Obstruction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 10. Environmental Factors in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 11. Mucus and Mucus-Secreting Cells in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 12. Other Large-Airway Diseases that Limit Airflow -- 13. Diffuse Interstitial Lung Diseases Resulting in Airflow Limitation -- 14. Bacterial Infection in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 15. Viral Infections and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 16. Small Animal Models of Emphysema -- 17. Chronic Airway Disease in Nonhuman Primates -- 18. Imaging of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 19. Airway Circulation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 20. Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 21. Muscle Involvement in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 22. Osteoporosis -- 23. Systemic Manifestations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 24. Biomarkers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 25. Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 26. Medical Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 27. Surgical Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 28. Rehabilitation -- 29. Stem Cells -- 30. Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 31. Telemedicine and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 32. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the Final Chapter-Lung Cancer.

Epilogue -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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