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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, FOUR-VOLUME SET
Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Four-Volume Set
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Edited By
Geoffrey Laurent, Professor and Director of the Centre for Respiratory Research t the Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, U.K.
Steven Shapiro, Jack D. Myers Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Description
An impressive four-volume work that provides an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the complete field of respiratory medicine. It provides a vital interface between the pure and clinical science environments covering all aspects of respiratory medicine from the relevant molecular biology to the treatment of diseases that affect the respiratory system. It includes comprehensive coverage of lung cells, the structural components of the lung and key molecules that regulate lung function as well as all the major respiratory diseases. Students, researchers and professionals alike will find this an authoritative source of information on all aspects of respiratory medicine. Also available online via ScienceDirect (2006) – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.

Audience
Upper level undergraduates, graduate students, post docs and professionals in pulmonology, biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, physiology, anesthesiology, intensive care, and respiratory medicine

Contents
TOPICS INCLUDE: Anatomy and development of the respiratory tract Anesthesia and surgery Biologic processes and associated cells and molecules Defence mechanisms Diagnostic evaluation Disorders of the control of breathing Disorders of the pleura Disorders of pulmonary circulation Environmental and occupational disease Exercise Infectious diseases Infiltrative and interstitial lung diseases Laboratory techniques for studying the lung in health and disease Lung growth Lung injury defence and repair Lung tissues Manifestations of respiratory disease Mechanics Morphogenesis Neonatal and pediatric lung Neoplasms Obstructive diseases Oxygen delivery Peripheral gas exchange Pulmonary circulation and fluid exchange Pulmonary gas exchange Respiratory failure Respiratory manifestations of extrapulmonary disease Respiratory physiology Respiratory pharmacology Sleep

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: Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Four-Volume Set


Bibliographic & ordering Information
- Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Four-Volume Set
Hardbound, 2576 pages, publication date: APR-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-438360-9
ISBN-10: 0-12-438360-2
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
Price:
USD 1,310
EUR 637
GBP 576.10
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