Non-Neoplastic Advanced Lung Disease (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: April 18, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 808
ISBN-13: 9780824740771
Subjects: Respiratory medicine; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical; Medical / Nursing; diagnosis; Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Lungs; Oncology; Diseases; Lung Diseases; therapy
First sentence: Diseases of chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) can be separated into two major categories: (1) emphysema, a destructive process of lung parenchyma, and (2) diseases of large and small airways.