Long-Term Intervention in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

by Romain A. Pauwels, Dirkje S. Postma, Scott T. Weiss

Reviewing current strategies and methods to treat and manage patients suffering with ventilatory dysfunction, this reference provides a critical overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and outcomes of COPD-describing techniques to prevent and reduce the development of symptoms, improve patient quality of life, and slow the progression of disease.

552 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004