Health Issues: Asthma (Hardcover)


Worldwide, 150 million people suffer from asthma. This book explains what happens to the airways when you have an asthma attack. It looks at the allergies and other triggers that cause asthma in a susceptible person. It also studies why asthma is more common in developed countries and why the number of asthma sufferes is increasing. It goes on to describe treatments and self-help. Throughout, case-studies are used to show how this illness affects real people.;The text supports the Key Stage 3 Personal, Social and Health Education guidelines by helping the reader to understand difficulties others may have and by giving advice on developing a healthy, safer lifestyle. It also supports the Key Stage 3 Science National Curriculum where breathing, respiration and health form part of the programme of study.

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Worldwide, 150 million people suffer from asthma. This book explains what happens to the airways when you have an asthma attack. It looks at the allergies and other triggers that cause asthma in a susceptible person. It also studies why asthma is more common in developed countries and why the number of asthma sufferes is increasing. It goes on to describe treatments and self-help. Throughout, case-studies are used to show how this illness affects real people.;The text supports the Key Stage 3 Personal, Social and Health Education guidelines by helping the reader to understand difficulties others may have and by giving advice on developing a healthy, safer lifestyle. It also supports the Key Stage 3 Science National Curriculum where breathing, respiration and health form part of the programme of study.

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Imprint

Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Health Issues

Release date

July 2002

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Dimensions

175 x 245mm (L x W)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

64

ISBN-13

978-0-7502-3946-2

Barcode

9780750239462

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LSN

0-7502-3946-8



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