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020			_a 9781444333886
020			_a 1444333887
040			_cDLC
082			_a616.24 CUR
100			_aGraeme P. Currie. _943616
245			_aGraeme P. Currie.
250			_a2nd edition.
260			_aOxford _bWiley-Blackwell _c2011
300			_aviii-79 pages _b Includes bibliographical references and index
520			_aChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive, largely irreversible lung condition characterised by airflow obstruction. Although cigarette smoking is the single most important risk factor in its development, other associations and risk factors are thought to have increasing relevance throughout the world. COPD is usually managed in primary care, although it is commonly under-diagnosed, and is one of the most common medical conditions necessitating admission to hospital. The second edition of the ABC of COPD provides the entire multidisciplinary team with a reliable, up-to-date and accessible account of COPD. Extensively updated by experienced clinicians - including new chapters on spirometry, inhalers, oxygen, death, dying and end of life issues - this ABC is an authoritative and practical guide for general practitioners, practice nurses, specialist nurses, medical students, paramedical staff, junior doctors, non-specialist doctors and all other health professionals working in both primary and secondary care.
600			_x Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive _943617
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