Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and World Health Organization Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD): Executive Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality throughout the world. COPD is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the world, and further increases in the prevalence and mortality of the disease can be predicted in the coming decades. A unified int... View More