title: COPD: Working towards a greater understanding. Introduction.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Voelkel
mesh_terms: D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology