Acute Exacerbations in COPD [electronic resource].
Acute Exacerbations in COPD [electronic resource].
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Oxford : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2009.
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Date
2009.
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English
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1 online resource (235 p.)
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text
Media type
computer
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online resource
Contents
Contents; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: COPD exacerbations: definitions and classifications; Chapter 2: Infectious aetiologies in acute exacerbations of COPD; Chapter 3: Pathophysiology of COPD exacerbations; Chapter 4: Acute respiratory failure during exacerbation of COPD; Chapter 5: Effects of...
Chapter 9: Acute exacerbations of COPD: application of evidence-based guidelinesChapter 10: Economic evaluation of antibiotic treatment of exacerbations of COPD; Chapter 11: Managing acute exacerbations in COPD with bronchodilators and corticosteroids; Chapter 12: Non-invasive positive pressure vent...
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Publisher
Oxford : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2009.
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2009.
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Summary
The pronounced variability in the incidence and severity of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD, makes effective treatment more difficult, and the social and economic costs of these diseases all the greater. Acute exacerbations are multi-factorial in origin, and are known to be linked with a number of agents including allergens, at...
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Acute Exacerbations in COPD [electronic resource].
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Therapeutic Strategies
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English
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74VKapb5pNBO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKapb5pNBO
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ISBN
1-84692-581-9
1-282-25517-7
DDC
616.24
MMS ID
991024307767402626