COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

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7. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) (2005). Executive summary (updated 2005). In Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Available online: http://www.goldcopd.com/GuidelinesResources.asp?I1=2&I2=0.

Other Works Consulted

• American Thoracic Society (2004). Standards for the diagnosis and management of patients with COPD. Available online: http://www.thoracic.org/COPD.

• Donohue FG, et al. (2002). A 6-month, placebo-controlled study comparing lung function and health status changes in COPD patients treated with tiotropium or salmeterol. Chest, 122(1): 47–55.

• Ferguson GT (2000). Recommendations for the management of COPD. Chest, 117: 23S–28S.