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COPD, An Issue of Medical Clinics

  • 1st Edition, Volume 96-4 - July 18, 2012
  • Authors: Stephen I. Rennard, Bartolome R. Celli
  • Language: English
  • Hardback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 3 8 9 0 - 8
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 5 5 7 - 4 2 9 3 - 6

This issue of Medical Clinics of North America provides the latest essential updates on COPD. The following topics are covered: pathobiological mechanisms; genes and the disease… Read more

COPD, An Issue of Medical Clinics

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This issue of Medical Clinics of North America provides the latest essential updates on COPD. The following topics are covered: pathobiological mechanisms; genes and the disease (alpha-l-antitrypsin); the environment, phenotype, and comorbidity; the role and potential of imaging; pulmonary function and its importance; exercise in testing and therapy; patients’ perception and quality of life; exacerbations, causes, prevention, and treatment; an integrated approach to the medical treatment; meducal pneumoplasty, surgical resection, or lung transplant; and smoking cessation and environmental hygiene.