TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 83. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A1  - Yende, Sachin
A1  - Newman, Anne B.
A1  - Sin, Don
A2  - Halter, Jeffrey B.
A2  - Ouslander, Joseph G.
A2  - Tinetti, Mary E.
A2  - Studenski, Stephanie
A2  - High, Kevin P.
A2  - Asthana, Sanjay
PY  - 2009
T2  - Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 6e
AB  - The  smoking  epidemic  of  the  twentieth  century  has  led  to  an  increase  in  the  incidence  of  chronic  obstructive  pulmonary  disease  (COPD),  a  largely  preventable  disease.  The  statistics  concerning  COPD  have  caused  considerable  alarm  around  the  world.  Globally,  COPD  is  the  fourth  leading  cause  of  mortality  and  the  twelfth  leading  cause  of  disability.  To  address  this  growing  problem,  the  World  Health  Organization  partnered  with  the  National  Heart,  Lung,  and  Blood  Institute  (NHLBI)  to  form  a  Global  Initiative  for  Chronic  Obstructive  Lung  Disease  (GOLD).  In  2001,  they  offered  a  global  strategy  to  increase  awareness  of  the  disease  and  offer  guidelines  for  disease  prevention  and  treatment,  referred  to  as  the  GOLD  Guidelines.  These  guidelines  and  those  created  by  leading  medical  societies  are  incorporated  in  this  chapter.  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2022/05/26
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=5126564
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