Worldwide guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A comparison of diagnosis and treatment recommendations

Respirology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 233-239

  Iqbal, Ahmar ^a   Schloss, Stella ^a   George, Dorothy ^a   Isonaka, Sharon ^a  

^a Protocare Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Emphysema; Practice guideline

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CONSENSUS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0036738452     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2002.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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