[Guideline for COPD management and prevention].
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is recognized as very important disease in high prevalence and leading cause of death in the world. The new 2006 GOLD report suggests that COPD is a preventable and treatable, and should be treated, depending on the severity of the disease and the clinical status of the patients. The report also indicates that primary care practitioners treat the vast majority of COPD patients and may be actively involved in public health campaigns and in bringing messages about exposure to risk factors to both patients and public.
Nagai
Atsushi
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First Department of Medicine, Tokyo Women' s Medical University.
D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*