This reference presents a comprehensive review of the most recent strategies used to assess, treat, and manage patients in each phase of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - offering the latest diagnostic modalities to identify and distinguish components of COPD in earlier, more reversible stages. It contains perspectives from the World Health Organization on the epidemiology and control of COPD in Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe!
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