title: Managing copd Establishing aneffective link.
abstract: ACCORDING TO Egger et al ( 2000 ), chron-ic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is on the increase in the UK. Associated with this increase are increases in mortality rates, especially in women ( Egger et al 2000 ). The condition is also probably grossly underdiag-nosed, and Lydick et al ( 2000 ) suggested a prevalence of three million people with COPD in the UK.
authors.affiliation: Doncaster.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Monaghan