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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for a group of respiratory tract diseases that are characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. It is usually caused by tobacco smoking but can also be caused by coal dust. Conditions included in this umbrella term are: chronic bronchitis emphysema bronchiectasis Other names COPD is also known as CORD, COAD, COLD which respectively stand for chronic obstructive respiratory, airways, or lung disease. COPD has been ...
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- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/
- National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://www.njc.org/
- American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.aarc.org/
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
- Alpha 1 Association
- National Center for Environmental Health
- National Lung Health Education Program
- National Emphysema Foundation hhttp://www.emphysemafoundation.org/
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
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