Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of
morbidity, mortality, and resource use worldwide. The goal of this Official American Thoracic …

Over the past decade there has been much research and interest in COPD. As a result, the
understanding and management of the disease has improved significantly. Yet, there are …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent disease that has a
large impact on quality of life for patients and their families and kills millions of people …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is one of the conditions that physicians
frequently see in both the hospital and outpatient setting. In order to improve diagnostic and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been a major public health problem
during the 20th century, and will remain a challenge for the foreseeable future. Worldwide …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease
characterized by progressive airflow limitation and represents one of the most prevalent …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multicomponent disease with
inflammation at its core, and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. It represents a …

Writing on the definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Dr Nicholas
Gross once compared it to defining love,“everybody knows what it is, but each individual …

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As the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2014, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) presents a significant challenge to the health care provider. 1 …