Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The only international clinical textbook for COPD – one of the top 5 causes of death and disability worldwide

- The only COPD textbook to include the latest national and international guidelines and the newer therapeutic agents in COPD treatment

- International team of contributors covers all aspects of COPD – from physiology and epidemiology to diagnosis and treatment

Everything the busy physician needs to understand, diagnose and treat the COPD patient:

- Structure and physiology of the respiratory system

- Clinical considerations and allied conditions

- Therapy (including current and developing treatments)

- Diagnostic tests used in daily practice