title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Task Force on Research and Education for the Prevention and Control of Respiratory Diseases.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Edelman
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Buist
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kleinhenz
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Snider
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Speizer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012106:Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology