| Copd, an Issue of Medical Clinics: Volume 96-4 Contributor(s): Rennard, Stephen I. (Author), Celli, Bartolome R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1455738905 ISBN-13: 9781455738908 Publisher: Saunders OUR PRICE: $86.12 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Internal Medicine |
| Dewey: 616.24 |
| LCCN: 2012554398 |
| Series: Medical Clinics of North America |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This issue of Medical Clinics of North America provides the latest essential updates on COPD. The following topics are covered: pathobiological mechanisms; genes and the disease (alpha-l-antitrypsin); the environment, phenotype, and comorbidity; the role and potential of imaging; pulmonary function and its importance; exercise in testing and therapy; patients' perception and quality of life; exacerbations, causes, prevention, and treatment; an integrated approach to the medical treatment; meducal pneumoplasty, surgical resection, or lung transplant; and smoking cessation and environmental hygiene. |
