Download or read book Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease written by Stephen I. Rennard and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-11-19 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the publication of the first edition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as a public health issue, has increased in line with the predictions of the World Health Organization and by the year 2020, will become one of the main killers of human life.With several important large scaled trials becoming available and our knowledge of COP