Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The only international clinical textbook for COPD - one of the top 5 causes of death and disability worldwide * The only COPD textbook to include the latest national and international guidelines and the newer therapeutic agents in COPD treatment * International team of contributors covers all aspects of COPD - from physiology and epidemiology to diagnosis and treatment * Everything the busy physician needs to understand, diagnose and treat the COPD patient: - Structure and physiology of the respiratory system - Clinical considerations and allied conditions - Therapy (including current and developing treatments) - Diagnostic tests used in daily practice