The only international clinical textbook for COPD - one of the top 5 causes of death and disability worldwide

• The only COPD textbook to include the latest national and international guidelines and the newer therapeutic agents in COPD treatment
• International team of contributors covers all aspects of COPD - from physiology and epidemiology to diagnosis and treatment

Everything the busy physician needs to understand, diagnose and treat the COPD patient:

• Structure and physiology of the respiratory system
• Clinical considerations and allied conditions
• Therapy (including current and developing treatments)
• Diagnostic tests used in daily practice