Explaining... Asthma
No. of pages 48
Published: 2013
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The Explaining series looks at a range of conditions, illnesses and disabilities that affect children and adults all over the world. The books explain why they occur, how they are diagnosed, how they affect people and how they can be treated.
Explaining: Asthma will help you understand what asthma is and how it affects people. Case studies illustrate what is like to live with asthma and how people with the condition manage it to live full and happy lives.
This book features in the following series: Explaining, Explaining Series .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .
Angela Royston has written and edited many books for children about science and nature.
This book has the following chapters:
- 1: What is asthma?
- 2: History of asthma
- 3: Increase in asthma
- 4: Who has asthma?
- 5: Healthy lungs
- 6: What triggers asthma?
- 7: Asthma and allergies
- 8: Diagnosing asthma
- 9: Preventing an attack
- 10: Relieving an attack
- 11: What to do during an attack
- 12: Growing up with asthma
- 13: Living with asthma
- 14: Asthma and exercise
- 15: Future for asthma
- 16: Glossary
- 17: Further information
- 18: Index
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