16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Free online access (without registration) to excerpts of published medical book chapters related to COPD are available from the following published medical books for more detailed information about COPD.
Here are chapters about COPD from the online medical books listed above:
... Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is chronic airway obstruction that results from emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, or any combination of these disorders. (See Types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pages 554 to 557. Also see Three types of... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »
... Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — also called chronic obstructive lung disease — results from emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, or any combination of these disorders. Usually, more than one of these underlying conditions coexist; most often,... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures ... READ EXCERPTS »
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