Long-Term Intervention in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseRomain Pauwels, Dirkje S. Postma, Scott T. Weiss Reviewing current strategies and methods to treat and manage patients suffering with ventilatory dysfunction, this reference provides a critical overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and outcomes of COPD-describing techniques to prevent and reduce the development of symptoms, improve patient quality of life, and slow the progression of disease. |