title: Early History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1808-1980.
abstract: COPD has become a more popular research area in the last 3 decades, yet the first clear descriptions of acute and chronic bronchitis were in 1808. This brief history, comprehensively referenced, leads us through the early developments in respiratory physiology and their applications. It emphasises the early history of chronic bronchitis and emphysema in the 19(th) and early 20(th) centuries, long before the dominant effects of cigarette smoking emerged. This remains relevant to developing countries today.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Respiratory Medicine, NHLI , Imperial College , London , United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R Ann
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: a Department of Respiratory Medicine, NHLI , Imperial College , London , United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Neil B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Pride
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000266:history*; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000266:history*
keywords: bronchitis; emphysema; functional pathology; morphometry; oxygen treatment; smoking; urban pollution