Breath Analysis for Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring

Download or read book Breath Analysis for Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring written by Anton Amann and published by World Scientific Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes how the analysis of the trace gases in exhaled breath can be used for non-invasive clinical diagnosis of disease and for monitoring the effectiveness of therapy. This approach offers an important addition to the diagnostic techniques available to medicine, Having the advantage that on-line breath analysis can provide information to the clinician immediately and thus facilitate rapid diagnosis and treatment.--COVER.