Long-term intervention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (©2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Romain A. Pauwels, Dirkje S. Postma, Scott T. Weiss.
• Other Names: Pauwels, Romain; Postma, D. S (Dirkje S.); Weiss, Scott T
• Contents: Definition of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD: Worldwide Prevalence. Worldwide Mortality from COPD. Risk Factors for the Development of COPD. Risk Factors for the Progression of COPD. Socioeconomic Burden of COPD. Pathology of COPD. Inflammatory Mechanisms. Defective Repair in COPD: The American Hypothesis. Proteases in COPD. Oxidative Stress and COPD. Pathogenesis of Infections in COPD Patients. Extrapulmonary Effects of COPD. Smoking Cessation. Anticholinergics. Long-Acting Beta-Adrenoreceptor Agonists for the Treatment of COPD. The Role of Glucocorticosteroids in the Management of COPD. Antibiotics in COPD. Long-Term Intervention Studies: a1-Antitrypsin Substitution. Surgery and Transplantation for COPD. New Therapies for COPD.
• Publisher Details: New York, N.Y [Great Britain] : Marcel Dekker
• Publication Date: 2005
• Copyright Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 519 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.24; Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive; Internal medicine; Internal medicine; Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive; Electronic books. -- local; Internal medicine; Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780203025871; 0203025873
• Related ISBNs: 0824754387; 9780824754389
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.