Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care [electronic resource] : all you need to know to manage COPD in your practice

• Tác giả: David Bellamy, Rachel Booker
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 1859590322
• ISBN-10: 1859590454
• ISBN-10: 1859591043
• ISBN-13: 978-1859590324
• ISBN-13: 978-1859590454
• ISBN-13: 978-1859591048
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 616.2 Diseases of respiratory system
• Thông tin xuất bản: London : Class, 2004.
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (216 pages)
• Bộ sưu tập: Khoa học ứng dụng
• ID: 279777
• Chủ đề: 1. Lungs--Diseases, Obstructive; 3. Lungs--Diseases, Obstructive

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tóm tắt

COPD (the spectrum of diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, long-standing irreversible asthma and small airways disease) is one of the most common and important respiratory disorders seen in primary care. It affects 1 in 10 people over the age of 65, with an estimated figure of 600 000 people diagnosed with COPD to date with the true figure likely to be much higher.