Respirology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Growth, Nutritional Status, and Pulmonary Function in Children with Chronic Recurrent Bronchitis

   • Wioleta Umławska, Anna Lipowicz

   Pages 1-9

3. Next-Generation Sequencing of 5′ Untranslated Region of Hepatitis C Virus in Search of Minor Viral Variant in a Patient Who Revealed New Genotype While on Antiviral Treatment

   • Kamila Caraballo Cortes, Iwona Bukowska-Ośko, Agnieszka Pawełczyk, Karol Perlejewski, Rafał Płoski, Urszula Lechowicz et al.

   Pages 11-23

4. Swelling of Erectile Nasal Tissue Induced by Human Sexual Pheromone

   • Andrea Mazzatenta, C. De Luca, A. Di Tano, M. Cacchio, C. Di Giulio, Mieczyslaw Pokorski

   Pages 25-30

5. Influenza Vaccination Coverage Rate for Medical Staff: Influence of Hospital-Based Vaccination Campaign

   • T. M. Zielonka, M. Szymańczak, J. Jakubiak, A. Nitsch-Osuch, K. Życińska

   Pages 31-38

6. Relationships Between Tobacco Abuse and Self-Assessment of Health

   • A. Gawlikowska-Sroka, E. Dzięciołowska-Baran, J. Szczurowski

   Pages 39-46

7. The Role of Inspiratory Muscle Training in the Process of Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

   • M. Majewska-Pulsakowska, K. Wytrychowski, K. Rożek-Piechura

   Pages 47-51

8. Socioeconomic Effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from the Public Payer’s Perspective in Poland

   • Weronika Wziątek-Nowak, Jakub Gierczyński, Piotr Dąbrowiecki, Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka, Andrzej M. Fal, Jerzy Gryglewicz et al.

   Pages 53-66

9. Costs of Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

   • A. Milewska, E. Rysiak, I. Zareba, A. Holownia, R. M. Mroz

   Pages 67-75

10. Coexpression of Galanin and Nestin in the Chemoreceptor Cells of the Human Carotid Body

    • Andrea Mazzatenta, Guya D. Marconi, Veronica Macchi, Andrea Porzionato, Amelia Cataldi, Camillo Di Giulio et al.

    Pages 77-82

11. Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Patients After Surgical Treatment of Maxillary Tumors with Respect to Upper Airway Protection

    • D. Rolski, J. Kostrzewa-Janicka, R. Nieborak, D. Przybyłowska, Z. Stopa, E. Mierzwińska-Nastalska

    Pages 83-88

12. Respiratory Toxicity of Dimethyl Sulfoxide

    • Kotaro Takeda, Mieczyslaw Pokorski, Yutaka Sato, Yoshitaka Oyamada, Yasumasa Okada

    Pages 89-96

13. Back Matter

    Pages 97-98

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The book addresses functional changes associated with or resulting from pulmonary diseases. Population-based clinical, epidemiological, and multicenter investigations are presented to provide a comprehensive update on prevalent respiratory problems; the exemplars are respiratory tract infections, tobacco abuse, chronic obstructive lung diseases, or socio-economic influence on morbidity. Novel issues related to the function of the carotid body, an organ generating hypoxic hyperventilation also are tackled. Significant insights into a wide range of related conditions are provided. Chapters are relevant to the broad readership as they examine health care quality, effectiveness of therapeutic strategies, the patient quality of life, and other relevant health issues. The authors present late-breaking knowledge and aim at thought-stimulating viewpoints on timely clinical topics in respiratory medicine.

• Carotid body
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Influenza vaccination
• Quality of life
• Respiratory tract infections
• vaccines

• Institute of Nursing, Public Higher Medical Professional Schoo, Opole, Poland

  Mieczyslaw Pokorski

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