Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care

by Margaret Barnett and Matthew Barnett

Until recently COPD was largely neglected by health professionals and viewed as the Cinderella of respiratory conditions. Many patients were seen as heart-sink cases with a self-inflicted disease. But views are now changing and COPD, like other chronic conditions managed within primary care, has taken on a higher profile within the Government and NHS agenda. This book reflects that change. It looks at the treatment of COPD in primary care: in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470019840
• ISBN13: 9780470019849
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"