Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures [Hardcover]

Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air (Author), Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Author), Institute of Medicine (Author)

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Hardcover: 456 pages
Publisher: National Academies Press; illustrated edition edition (24 April 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0309064961
ISBN-13: 978-0309064965
Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16 x 3.6 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,246,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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. Recent studies have suggested that indoor exposures - to dust mites, cockroaches, mold, pet dander, tobacco smoke, and other biological and chemical pollutants - may influence the disease course of asthma. To ensure an appropriate response, public health and education officials have sought a science-based assessment of asthma and its relationship to indoor air exposures. "Clearing the Air" meets this need. This book examines how indoor pollutants contribute to asthma - its causation, prevalence, triggering, and severity. The committee discusses asthma among the general population and in sensitive subpopulations including children, low-income individuals, and urban residents. Based on the most current findings, the book also evaluates the scientific basis for mitigating the effects of indoor air pollutants implicated in asthma. The committee identifies priorities for public health policy, public education outreach, preventive intervention, and further research.

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Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine

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Authoritative review of asthma and indoor air issues 18 Dec 2000

By Jefferson H Dickey - Published on Amazon.com

This is clearly the authoritative review of asthma and domestic indoor air quality. Not only does it present a (nearly) complete summary of indoor air issues and asthma, but it describes the degree of certainty with which it draws conclusions. While I might have been more interested in some acrylates and urethanes, etc, I think if you are interested in this issue you must read this source.

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