BookLinda Nici, Richard ZuWallack, editors.
Contents:
Mortality in COPD: The Role of Comorbidities / Don D. Sin
The Role of Systemic Inflammation in COPD / Kristina L. Bailey, Jadvinder Goraya, and Stephen L. Rennard
The Disablement Process in COPD / Michael D.L. Morgan
Cardiovascular Disease / Thierry Troosters
Osteoporosis / Luis F. Diez-Morales and Vincent Cunanan
Thoracic Malignancies / Matthew D. Jankowich
Anxiety and Depression / Vincent S. Fan and Nicholas D. Giardino
Cognitive Function / Paula Meek
Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction / Marc-André Caron, Marie-Eve Thériault, Richard Debigaré, and François Maltais
Inactivity / Judith Garcia-Aymerich
Body Composition Abnormalities / Bram van den Borst and Annemie M.W.J. Schols
COPD, Comorbidity, and Disease-Specific Clinical Practice Guidelines / Kristina Frogale, Kerry M. Schnell, and Cynthia M. Boyd
Pharmacologic Treatment Strategies / Rachael A. Evans, Robert G. Varadi, Kambiz Mirzaei, and Roger S. Goldstein
Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Targeting the Systemic Manifestations of COPD / Linda Nici and Richard ZuWallack
Disease Management and Integrated Care / Emiel F.M. Wouters and Ingrid M.L. Augustin