1st ed. 2020 Edition
by Mahboobeh Mahdavinia (Editor)
This book comprehensively and thoroughly reviews the current
literature regarding the impact of health disparities and socioeconomic
factors on allergic diseases outcomes: such as food allergies and
anaphylaxis. The morbidity associated with these conditions is
significantly higher in under-privileged populations around the world,
including groups who have experienced greater social or economic
obstacles to health based on racial, socioeconomic, gender, geographic
location. Health Disparities in Allergic Diseases
presents evidence and reviews studies from both developed and developing
countries that witness health disparities in allergic disease.
Concise in format, Health Disparities in Allergic Diseases: An Evidence-Based Look at Causes, Conditions,
and Outcomes is made up of 11 expertly written chapters and divided
into two parts. It begins with an introductory on global health through
an analysis of the theoretical framework of epidemiologic transition.
Subsequent chapters then review the socioeconomic and racial variables
in treating allergic diseases using a multifactorial approach. Part II
discusses disparities in allergic conditions, including asthma health,
rhinitis and rhinosinusitis, food allergy, and atopic dermatitis. The
book concludes with an exploration of potential strategies to providing
solutions for asthmatic impoverished populations.
Health Disparities in Allergic Diseases is
a practical resource that can be used by researchers and clinicians in
the field of allergy who are interested in learning about health related
disparities in the context of allergic conditions or who seek solutions
for this important issue.
