Abstract Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disease
characterised by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. COPD has a major …

Background: Lack of information about economic burden of COPD is a major cause of lack
of attention to this chronic condition from governments and policymakers. Objective: To find …

Objectives To find the economic burden of COPD and to identify the key cost drivers in the
management of COPD patients across different European countries. Background COPD is a …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with substantial humanistic
and socioeconomic burden on patients and their caregivers. COPD is expected to be 7th …

The many faces of asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disea... : Current Opinion in
Pulmonary Medicine The many faces of asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap …

In the last years, disease classification of chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) has been
vivaciously discussed and new concepts have been introduced, namely asthma-chronic …

Objectives: Asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (ACO) is a
recently described phenomenon defined as the coexistence of both asthma and COPD. Both …

Background To support patients with COPD in their self-management of symptom
worsening, we developed Adaptive Computerized COPD Exacerbation Self-management …

Background and Objectives: Self-management programs are essential for increasing COPD
patient participation and autonomy in making appropriate decisions about their chronic …

Background: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with exacerbations
despite optimized bronchodilator therapy, roflumilast and chronic azithromycin are …