Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Other Authors: Stockley, Robert A. (Editor), Rennard, Stephen I. (Editor), Rabe, Klaus (Editor), Celli, Bartolome (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Malden Blackwell Pub. 2007
• Subjects: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
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• Physical Description: xiv, 892 pages illustrations 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781405122894; 1405122897
• ISSN: hardback

The only international clinical textbook for COPD - one of the top 5 causes of death and disability worldwide * The only COPD textbook to include the latest national and international guidelines and the newer therapeutic agents in COPD treatment * International team of contributors covers all aspects of COPD - from physiology and epidemiology to diagnosis and treatment * Everything the busy physician needs to understand, diagnose and treat the COPD patient: - Structure and physiology of the respiratory system - Clinical considerations and allied conditions - Therapy (including current and developing treatments) - Diagnostic tests used in daily practice