The new NICE guidelines on COPD.
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, published in March this year, provide a new way of thinking about the management of the disease. This article highlights the key areas and recommendations made by the guidelines.
King Edward VII Hospital, Windor.
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D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D006113:United Kingdom
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents