Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
Contributors: Nikos Siafakas (Editor); Nicholas R. Anthonisen (Editor); Dimitris Georgopoulos (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: October 21, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 592
ISBN-13: 9780824741280
Subjects: Respiratory medicine; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Acute Disease; Diseases, Obstructive; Lungs; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obs; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
First sentence: In the 1990s, the two most commonly used definitions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were those proposed by the European Respiratory Society (1) and American Thoracic Society (2).