Clinical management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

"This second edition of Clinical Management of Chronic ObstructIve Pulmonary Disease will enable physicians to stay informed, aid in the clinical diagnosis, and the proper treatment of COPD. Within this text expert analysis will examine: new treatments and combative strategies developed from recent and current clinical trails; the pathological and physiological mechanisms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; current and up to date information from developing worlds faced with the COPD epidemic; and the burden COPD has and will have in the future for patients, treatments and society."--BOOK JACKET.