Asthma

Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

Enslow Publishers, 1997 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 128 pages

-- Discusses the nature and treatment of each disease and examines possible cures.
-- Perfect in the library for reports or in the classroom for science and health education courses.
-- Books contain fascinating case studies, as well as questions and answers.

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Gr 3-5-In both volumes, the symptoms, diagnosis, causes, and treatments of these complex diseases are explained. In the first book, having an attack of asthma is compared to trying to breathe through ...

Contents

• Asthma in History: 12
• What Is Asthma?: 23
• Diagnosing Asthma: 44

About the author

Silverstein is a Professor of Biology at the College of Staten Island of the City University of New York.

Silverstein is a translator of Russian scientific literature.

Nunn, a graduate of Kean College, has been helping with her parents' books since her high-school days.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Asthma; Diseases and people
• Authors: Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers, 1997
• ISBN: 0894907123, 9780894907128
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: Asthma; Asthma/ Juvenile literature; Diseases; Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries; Juvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living / General; Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine