TY - CHAP AU - Azevedo AU - J.M.F. AU - Gonçalves AU - F.L.T. ED - Marianna D. Gaça Y1 - 2011-10-21 PY - 2011 T1 - Air Pollution Impact on Asthma and Bronchitis in Porto, Portugal, During the Year 2005 N2 - The aim of this book is to present some recent and interesting findings in the field of bronchitis, which will serve as a supplement to the book Bronchitis. In particular, this volume focuses on the successful use and development of novel tools in the diagnostics and treatment of bronchitis. Contributions include clinical case studies, the impact of air pollution on bronchitis, the presentation and diagnosis of the respiratory disease eosinophilic bronchiolitis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, the development of a method for the swift detection of the infectious bronchitis virus and studies investigating the successful use of alternative medicines in the treatment of bronchitis. The editor would like to thank the authors of the chapters who have contributed to this book and hopes that this will book not only supplement the book on Bronchitis, but may increase interest in the subject. BT - Approaches to Bronchitis SP - Ch. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/17820 DO - 10.5772/17820 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -