Clearing the air : asthma and indoor air exposures / Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine.
- 作者： Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air.
- 出版： Washington, DC : National Academy Press c2000.
- 主題： Asthma--Government policy--United States. , Asthma , Indoor air pollution. , Air Pollution, Indoor--adverse effects--United States. , Asthma--etiology--United States. , Health Policy--United States.
- ISBN： 0309064961 (hbk.) :: US$59.95 、 0585309434 (electronic bk.)
- 書目註：Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 系統號： 005125936 | 機讀編目格式
館藏資訊
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 exposuresâ€"to dust mites, cockroaches, mold, pet dander, tobacco smoke, and other biological and chemical pollutantsâ€"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 asthmaâ€"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.