Journal article
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Management of chronic disease
- Abstract:
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the disease that has been described as the epidemic of our time. Cigarette smoking is the major cause of the disease and smoking cessation is the most effective intervention in both preventing disease development and progression. Once established, COPD causes irreversible airways obstruction that often results in breathlessness. The management of this condition involves initially an accurate diagnosis and a clinical and functional assessment. Th...
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- Journal:
- Medicine
- Volume:
- 40
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 262-266
- Publication date:
- 2012-05-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1365-4357
- ISSN:
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1357-3039
- Source identifiers:
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334004
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:334004
- Deposit date:
- 2014-02-08
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- Copyright date:
- 2012
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