Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Hodder Arnold Publication) - Softcover

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Rejecting the view that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a "dull" chronic illness with undramatic physical signs which result from largely irreversible lung damage that is often the patient's own fault for having smoked, this volume provides insight into the scientific basis of this illness and guidance on the practical care of these patients. Among the topics in 23 chapters are defining COPD; lung structure-function relationships; biochemical and cellular mechanisms; pulmonary gas exchange; smoking cessation and prevention; corticosteroid treatment; pulmonary rehabilitation; and lung transplantation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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