title: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases (GOLD).
abstract: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality throughout the world. In an effort to increase awareness of COPD and to develop consensus on scientific evidence for management and prevention of this disease, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) program was formed. A summary of the GOLD program is presented along with information about GOLD documents.
authors.affiliation: GOLD, P.O. Box 83207, Gaithersberg, MD 20883-0027, USA. shurd@prodigy.net
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hurd
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pauwels
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000517:prevention & control; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009017:Morbidity; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation