9780879934644: Primary Pediatric Pulmonology
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ISBN 10: 0879934646 ISBN 13: 9780879934644
Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2002

Sinossi

This book is designed to be an evidence-based, practical guide to the day-to-day management of respiratory illnesses in childhood. It is not meant to be an exhaustive review, but rather focuses on the most common and important problems, with emphasis on evaluation and treatment. All contributors are experienced clinicians, writing as specifically as possible and giving their own opinions based on their own experiences in practice. The book''s 14 chapters cover topics including the evaluation of chronic or recurrent respiratory symptoms, stridor and noisy breathing, apnea, and asthma. Several chapters are devoted to asthma and related issues, including an overview chapter that provides extensive background on this all-too-common childhood affliction.

The material covered in this book will interest Pediatricians, General Practitioners, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Allergists, Pediatric Surgeons, Otolaryngologists, and others wanting to learn more about the common and serious pulmonary illnesses in children.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Allen J. Dozor, MD, Chief of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy, Immunology and Sleep Medicine. He is professor of pediatrics and clinical public health, chief of the Division of Pulmonology, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, director of the Children’s Environmental Health Center of the Hudson Valley, director of the Armond V. Mascia, M.D. Cystic Fibrosis Center and associate physician-in-chief at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. He divides his time between patient care, teaching and research. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State University and completed his residency at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in New York, N.Y. and a fellowship at Children’s Hospital, Boston, Mass.

Dalla quarta di copertina

This book is designed to be an evidence-based, practical guide to the day-to-day management of respiratory illnesses in childhood. It is not meant to be an exhaustive review, but rather focuses on the most common and important problems, with emphasis on evaluation and treatment. All contributors are experienced clinicians, writing as specifically as possible and giving their own opinions based on their own experiences in practice. The book''s 14 chapters cover topics including the evaluation of chronic or recurrent respiratory symptoms, stridor and noisy breathing, apnea, and asthma. Several chapters are devoted to asthma and related issues, including an overview chapter that provides extensive background on this all-too-common childhood affliction.

The material covered in this book will interest Pediatricians, General Practitioners, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Allergists, Pediatric Surgeons, Otolaryngologists, and others wanting to learn more about the common and serious pulmonary illnesses in children.

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Editore
Blackwell Pub
Data di pubblicazione
2002
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0879934646
ISBN 13 
9780879934644
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
296
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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