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- Title
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Veterans Affairs Hospitals: Haven't We Seen This Before?
- Authors
Guy W. Soo Hoo
- Abstract
The article presents the author's comments on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in veterans affairs hospitals in the U.S. According to the author, COPD has long been acknowledged as a major cause of respiratory disability, and is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. The author says that spirometry is essential for diagnosis and to categorize the severity of COPD.
- Subjects
UNITED States; OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases; DIAGNOSIS; SPIROMETRY; PULMONARY function tests; RESPIRATORY diseases
- Publication
Respiratory Care, 2010, Vol 55, Issue 5, p643
- ISSN
0020-1324
- Publication type
Article