Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Diagnosis and management

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 126-132

  Downs, Charles A ^a   Appel, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; COPD; Diagnosis; Emphysema; Management

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; EXPECTORANT AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES; VITAL CAPACITY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; COST OF ILLNESS; EXPECTORANTS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 33847339765     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00207.x     Document Type: Review

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