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Asthma results in 439,000 hospitalizations and 1.8 million emergency room visits annually according to AACAI. This guidebook provides essential information on Asthma, but also serves as a historical survey, by providing information on the controversies surrounding its causes, and first-person narratives by people coping with Asthma. Patients, family members, or caregivers explain the condition from their own experience. The symptoms, causes, treatments, and potential cures are explained in detail. Essential to anyone trying to learn about diseases and conditions, the alternative treatments are explored. Student researchers and readers will find this book easily accessible through its careful and conscientious editing and a thorough introduction to each essay. Includes charts, graphs, and tables.

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Review: Asthma High school students researching health topics will be very thankful for this highly informative and homework-friendly series. Teens with a personal interest or health concern will also find useful and fascinating material and a list of organizations to contact for further information and help. This series is a must-have for any library serving high school students who might be curious about or need to research the subjects.--VOYA, May 2008

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