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Impacts of Climate Change on Allergens and Allergic Diseases
Paul Beggs
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Description for Impacts of Climate Change on Allergens and Allergic Diseases
hardcover. The authoritative assessment of the many climate change impacts on allergens and allergic diseases, for researchers, clinicians, students. Editor(s): Beggs, Paul J. Num Pages: 224 pages, 31 b/w illus. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCM1; RNPG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 668.
Climate change has been identified as the biggest global health threat of the twenty-first century. Hundreds of millions of people around the world currently suffer from allergic diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever), and the prevalence of these diseases is increasing. This book is the first authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the many impacts of climate change on allergens, such as pollen and mould spores, and allergic diseases. The international authorship team of leaders in this field explore the topic to a breadth and depth far beyond any previous work. This book will be of value to ... Read more
Climate change has been identified as the biggest global health threat of the twenty-first century. Hundreds of millions of people around the world currently suffer from allergic diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever), and the prevalence of these diseases is increasing. This book is the first authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the many impacts of climate change on allergens, such as pollen and mould spores, and allergic diseases. The international authorship team of leaders in this field explore the topic to a breadth and depth far beyond any previous work. This book will be of value to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107048935
SKU
V9781107048935
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-16
About Paul Beggs
Paul Beggs is a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Macquarie University, Sydney. In 2009 he was awarded the Eureka Prize for Medical Research for his research on the impacts of climate change on allergens and allergic diseases. He was a contributing author of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published in 2007, ... Read more
Reviews for Impacts of Climate Change on Allergens and Allergic Diseases
'This work is the first to bring together a worldwide panel of experts with this focus. The interdisciplinary nature of the subject shines through as authors introduce topics in a manner that will be accessible to clinicians, researchers, and students … the book as a whole is a vital addition to the library of anyone with an interest in how ... Read more