02871oam 2200673zu 450 991014320320332120210721054556.097866105560900-470-86867-81-280-55609-9(CKB)111087027104882(SSID)ssj0000122053(PQKBManifestationID)11134609(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122053(PQKBWorkID)10123675(PQKB)10926551(MiAaPQ)EBC4957430(Au-PeEL)EBL4957430(CaONFJC)MIL55609(OCoLC)1024267101(EXLCZ)9911108702710488220160829d2001 uy engurcnu||||||||txtccrChronic obstructive pulmonary disease : pathogenesis to treatment[Place of publication not identified]John Wiley & Sons20011 online resource (295 pages)Novartis Foundation Symposia ;v.292Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-471-49437-2 0-470-86866-X Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, characterized by progressive chronic airflow obstruction, is a common respiratory disorder and cause of death in adults, but has received little attention compared with other respiratory diseases such as asthma and lung cancer. Current treatment offers some symptomatic relief, but does not address the underlying process. As smoking cessation is the only intervention known to alter the rate of disease progression, there is a great need for the development of superior therapies for symptomatic relief and disease modification. This book reviews and discusses the most recent advances in the understanding of the disorder and draws together basic and clinical aspects relevant to the topic with much new and exciting work in the area. It identifies and stimulates promising new research directions.Novartis Foundation SymposiaLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesDiseasesLung Diseases, ObstructiveMedicineHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCRespiratory System DiseasesHILCCElectronic books.Lung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesDiseasesLung Diseases, ObstructiveMedicineHealth & Biological SciencesRespiratory System Diseases616.24Chadwick DerekGoode JamiePQKBBOOK9910143203203321Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : pathogenesis to treatment2083580UNINA