Respiratory Medicine: An Asian PerspectiveHong Kong University Press, 1 de gen. 2005 - 512 pàgines This is the first book to focus on respiratory health and diseases in Asia, where 60% of the world’s population reside. It is well known that disease patterns and health care delivery vary in different parts of the world. With divergent socioeconomic background, genetic makeup and environmental factors, health care issues take on a unique perspective in Asia. In this volume, respiratory health and diseases are presented and discussed with relevance to their unique epidemiology and management in Asia. The chapters are contributed by professional leaders who are highly respected for their clinical expertise in respiratory medicine in different parts of Asia. Many of them are internationally renowned for their academic excellence. Their collective extensive experience offers a wealth of knowledge that is invaluable to readers not only in Asia but also to other parts of the world. The high mobility of populations exposes clinicians to people from all over the world in their daily clinical practice. This informative book is a useful reference equally for medical students, clinicians in training and respiratory specialists. The editors of this volume are Professors Mary Ip, Moira Chan-Yeung and Wah Kit Lam of the University of Hong Kong, and Professor Nan Shan Zhong, Director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease. |
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Bronchiectasis | 43 |
Epidemiology | 61 |
Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in COPD | 83 |
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery | 103 |
Diffuse Panbronchiolitis | 123 |
Community Acquired Pneumonia | 161 |
AIDS and the Lungs | 179 |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome | 307 |
Environmental and Occupational Lung Diseases | 325 |
Smoking and Lung Health | 347 |
Occupational Airway Diseases | 365 |
Pneumoconiosis | 379 |
Epidemiology and Risk Factors | 403 |
Diagnosis and Staging | 423 |
Treatment | 437 |
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