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.

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Growth, Nutritional Status, and Pulmonary Function in Children With Chronic Recurrent Bronchitis.- 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.- Swelling of Erectile Nasal Tissue Induced by Human Sexual Pheromone.- Influenza Vaccination Coverage Rate for Medical Staff: Influence of Hospital-based Vaccination Campaign.- Relationships between Tobacco Abuse and Self-Assessment of Health.- The Role of Inspiratory Muscle Training in the Process of Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Socioeconomic Effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from the Public Payer's Perspective in Poland.- Costs of Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.- Coexpression of Galanin and Nestin in the Chemoreceptor Cells of the Human Carotid Body.- Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Patients after Surgical Treatment of Maxillary Tumors withRespect to Upper Airway Protection.- Respiratory Toxicity of Dimethyl Sulfoxide.