Abstract Introduction The G lobal I nitiative for C hronic O bstructive L ung D isease (GOLD)
has published a strategy for diagnosis and for management of chronic obstructive …

COPD is a common and under-diagnosed disease which is increasing in prevalence
worldwide. A more aggressive and optimistic approach must be adopted towards its …

COPD is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality, and its course is complicated
by co-existing comorbidities that worsen prognosis. Understanding the importance of …

Abstract The new Swiss Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Guidelines are
based on a previous version, which was published 10 years ago. The Swiss Respiratory …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global health problem, and since 2001,
the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has published its strategy …

Background Treatment of chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is complicated by the presence of comorbidities. The objective of this analysis was …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major respiratory illness in Canada that
is preventable and treatable but unfortunately remains underdiagnosed. The purpose of the …

Background The Standards for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with COPD
document 2004 updates the position papers on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined by fixed airflow limitation
associated with an abnormal pulmonary and systemic inflammatory response of the lungs to …

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 …