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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, affecting an estimated 3 million people in the UK. The most common cause is tobacco smoke. Patients with COPD experience a high symptom burden, worsened during disease instability (termed exacerbations or 'lung attacks'), and a multidisciplinary approach should be adopted to manage this chronic lung disease. Diagnosis requires clinical and functional assessment to tailor treatments towards symptoms; th...
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- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1016/j.mpmed.2016.02.019
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Medicine (United Kingdom) Journal website
- Volume:
- 44
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 310-313
- Publication date:
- 2016-05-04
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1365-4357
- ISSN:
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1357-3039
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uuid:f6ab3e4a-03d3-4ac5-9faa-46bba833fb1a
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618229
- Local pid:
- pubs:618229
- Paper number:
- 5
- Copyright holder:
- Elsevier Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2016
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Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpmed.2016.02.019
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Management of chronic disease
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