Health Disparities in Respiratory Medicine

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gerald, Lynn B. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Berry, Cristine E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Σειρά: Respiratory Medicine,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Health promotion.; Health administration.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Health Administration.

This book discusses health disparities in respiratory medicine and suggests methods to reduce them. In the United States, health disparities are well documented in the care of patients with respiratory disorders, particularly among minorities who often have higher rates of disease and poorer health...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction to Health Disparities in Respiratory Medicine
• Health Disparities in Tobacco Smoking and Smoke Exposure
• Health Disparities Related to Environmental Air Quality
• Health Disparities in Occupational Exposures
• Health Disparities and Pulmonary Function Testing.- Health Disparities as They Relate to Medication Adherence
• Health Disparities in Ards
• Social Disparities in Lung Growth and Respiratory Health
• Health Disparities in Asthma
• Health Disparities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Health Disparities and Tuberculosis
• Disparities in Lung Cancer Outcomes
• Health Disparities in Critical Illness
• Health Disparities in Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
• Health Disparities in End-of-Life Care
• Where Do We Go From Here? Improving Disparities in Respiratory Health.