Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—A position statement of the South African Thoracic Society: 2019 update | Zendy

Mohamed Sabeer Abdool-Gaffar | Zendy; G Calligaro | Zendy; Michelle Wong | Zendy; Clifford A. Smith | Zendy; Umesh Lalloo | Zendy; Coenraad F.N. Koegelenberg | Zendy; Keertan Dheda | Zendy; Brian Allwood | Zendy; A. Goolam-Mahomed | Zendy; Richard N. van Zyl-Smit | Zendy

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Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—A position statement of the South African Thoracic Society: 2019 update

Author(s) -

Mohamed Sabeer Abdool-Gaffar,

G Calligaro,

Michelle Wong,

Clifford A. Smith,

Umesh Lalloo,

Coenraad F.N. Koegelenberg,

Keertan Dheda,

Brian Allwood,

A. Goolam-Mahomed,

Richard N. van Zyl-Smit

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of thoracic disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682

H-Index - 60

eISSN - 2077-6624

pISSN - 2072-1439

DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.10.65

Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary disease , position statement , statement (logic) , position (finance) , chronic disease , citation , disease , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , family medicine , library science , law , finance , political science , economics , computer science

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant cause of death and disability in both developed and developing countries. It is increasing in frequency and demands increasing utilisation of healthcare resources. Objective To revise the South African guideline for the management of COPD based on emerging research that has informed updated recommendations.

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