Respiratory Medicine in the Tropics

This multi-authored work on respiratory medicine stresses the very distinctive nature of respiratory diseases in the tropics, largely due to the high prevalence of tobacco-smoking, an increase in environmental pollution, undernutrition, and overcrowded conditions. The book examines various respiratory diseases including respiratory infections, chronic obstructive airways disease, interstitial lung disease, respiratory failure, disorders of circulation, tumors of the lung and mediastinum, and diseases of the pleura. It also covers methods of diagnosis and drug therapy.