Nuggets of Knowledge: COPD – targeting the use of inhaled corticosteroids
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Inhaled corticosteroids in COPD
C hronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is arguably the most common chronic disease of the lungs at present and, by 2020, it will be the third leading cause of death worldwide. COPD is associated with a relentless decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and, in the later stages, the condition progresses to pulmonary hypertension and hypoxic respiratory failure. Few interven...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Primary Health Care
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1172-6156
DOI: 10.1071/hc15902