Clearing the Air : Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures.

Since about 1980, asthma prevalence and asthma-related hospitalizations and deaths have increased substantially, especially among children. Of particular concern is the high mortality rate among African Americans with asthma.

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Main Author: Air, Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor
Other Authors: Staff, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Staff, Institute of Medicine
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 2000
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505 0 |a Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Major Issues in Understanding Asthma -- 2 Methodological Considerations in Evaluating the Evidence -- 3 Patterns of Asthma Morbidity and Mortality -- 4 Pathophysiological Basis of Asthma -- 5 Indoor Biologic Exposures -- 6 Indoor ChemicalExposures -- 7 Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke -- 8 Indoor Dampness and Asthma -- 9 Asthma and Nonresidential Indoor Environments -- 10 Impact of Ventilation and Air Cleaning on Asthma 
505 8 |a 11 Summary of Research Recommendations and Overall ConclusionsAppendix A Theoretical Considerations Relevant to the Influence of Ventilation and Air Cleaning on Exposures to Indoor-Generated Pollutants -- Appendix B Workshop Summaries -- Appendix C Committee and Staff Biographies -- Index 
520 8 |a Since about 1980, asthma prevalence and asthma-related hospitalizations and deaths have increased substantially, especially among children. Of particular concern is the high mortality rate among African Americans with asthma. 
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650 0 |a Asthma. 
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650 0 |a Respiratory allergy. 
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700 1 |a Staff, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 
700 1 |a Staff, Institute of Medicine. 
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