TY - JOUR
T1 - Early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
T2 - Definition, assessment, and prevention
AU - Rennard, Stephen I.
AU - Drummond, M. Bradley
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015/5/2
Y1 - 2015/5/2
N2 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide. COPD, however, is a heterogeneous collection of diseases with differing causes, pathogenic mechanisms, and physiological effects. Therefore a comprehensive approach to COPD prevention will need to address the complexity of COPD. Advances in the understanding of the natural history of COPD and the development of strategies to assess COPD in its early stages make prevention a reasonable, if ambitious, goal.
AB - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide. COPD, however, is a heterogeneous collection of diseases with differing causes, pathogenic mechanisms, and physiological effects. Therefore a comprehensive approach to COPD prevention will need to address the complexity of COPD. Advances in the understanding of the natural history of COPD and the development of strategies to assess COPD in its early stages make prevention a reasonable, if ambitious, goal.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60647-X
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60647-X
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25943942
AN - SCOPUS:84929657148
SN - 0140-6736
VL - 385
SP - 1778
EP - 1788
JO - The Lancet
JF - The Lancet
IS - 9979
ER -