Asthma: Stop Suffering, Start Living [Paperback]

E.L. Klingelhofer (Author), M. E. Gershwin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1986

Covers med. findings, offers sympathetic advice, & provides case histories. Includes info. on: What to do during an asthma attack; Medications -- the ones to use first & the ones to employ carefully or avoid altogether; The correct use of aerosol inhalers & other systems for delivering medication; Guidelines to follow in choosing & working with an asthma specialist; The foods, food additives & preservatives, environmental substances, & activities that may set off an asthma attack; Tips on how people with asthma can exercise, travel, & take part in other activities safely & enjoyably; The links & hazards between asthma & pregnancy, surgery, & immunization; Assessments of home remedies & other complementary approaches; & helpful resources.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This most readable and useful book is arranged in three parts: "Understanding Your Asthma," "Avoiding Asthma's Common and Uncommon Causes," and "Complications and Caring for Your Asthma." It presents to patients and their families comprehensive coverage of medical and self-help therapy with practical advicefrom how to choose a physician to traveling with asthma. Laypersons should find this work both readable and understandable, and will identify with the brief case histories placed throughout the text. A much-needed addition to the available lay literature. Highly recommended for public and patient education libraries. N.J. Wolfe, Health Sciences Lib., The Ohio State Univ. , Columbus
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Review

An insightful guide to understanding the illness and how it should (and shouldn't) be treated.... Highly recommended. ---- Martin D. Valentine, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

In its practical here-and-now approach, this book will prove a godsend to asthmatics and those treating [them]. ---- Los Angeles Times --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman Publishing Co; First Edition edition (January 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201115816
• ISBN-13: 978-0201115819
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces

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