Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2. New Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-38826-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 1150 g

Since the publication of the first edition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as a public health issue, has increased in line with the predictions of the World Health Organization and by the year 2020, will become one of the main killers of human life.With several important large scaled trials becoming available and our knowledge of COPD's determinants rapidly growing, it was essential to update Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with a second edition that will enable physicians to stay informed, aid in the clinical diagnosis, and the proper treatment of COPDWithin this text expert analysis will examine:new treatments and combative strategies developed from recent and current clinical trailsthe pathological and physiological mechanisms of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasecurrent and up to date information from developing worlds faced with the COPD epidemicthe burden COPD has and will have in the future for patients, treatments and society

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rennard, Stephen I.

Rodriguez-Roisin, Roberto

Huchon, Gerard

Roche, Nicolas

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Pneumologie, Atmung, Asthma
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Intensivmedizin

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen I. Rennard, Roberto Rodríguez-Roisin, Gérard Huchon, Nicolas Roche