title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease- a growing cause of death and disability worldwide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hannover Medical School.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Welte
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D015996:Survival Rate