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Patterson's Allergic Diseases

Publication Year:
2018
Edition:
8th
Author:
Grammer, Leslie
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
ISBN:
978-1-49-636029-8
Doody Core Title Score:
  • 2.33 (Allergy/Clinical Immunology) Doodys Essential Title
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Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2023!

Since 1972, Patterson’s Allergic Diseases has been the go-to reference for healthcare practitioners looking for a comprehensive and practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disorders.

This eighth edition focuses on patient evaluation and management, and covers immunologic mechanisms, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and diagnostic techniques. Many contributors hail from outside the field of allergy-immunology, providing an invaluable non-specialist perspective on essential clinical practices.

  • Discusses the evaluation, treatment, and physiology of common allergies and allergic reactions: insect stings, asthma, food allergies, as well as pulmonary, respiratory, and skin reactions.
  • Designed to help primary care providers, internists, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants identify an allergy—such as anaphylaxis, urticaria and angioedema—confirm a diagnosis, find effective therapies, or prepare for board review exams.
  • Includes new chapters on laboratory tests and personalized medicine, discussions on new allergy & immunology practice parameters, and the latest information on biologic therapies, drug allergy path
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Platform:
OvidSP
Publisher:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Grammer, Leslie
ISBN:
978-1-49-636029-8
Specialty:
  • infectious Diseases
  • Dermatology
  • Immunology
  • Internal Medicine
Language:
English
Edition:
8th
Pages:
960
Publication Year:
2018
Doody Core Title Score:
  • 2.33 (Allergy/Clinical Immunology) Doodys Essential Title

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