Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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• Personal Author:
  Antonini JM
• Description:
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health issue. It is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in the world, and is increasing in prevalence. COPD is characterized by a slow, progressive airflow limitation that is mostly irreversible. Updated by: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.04920-5 [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chronic Disease Lung Lung Diseases Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smokers Tobacco Products

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• Keywords:
  Airway-obstruction Alveolar-cells Author Keywords: Bronchitis Breathing Chronic Chronic-degenerative-diseases Chronic-inflammation Cigarette-smoking Cigarette Smoking Emphysema Inflammation Irreversible Lung-disease Lung-disorders Lung-function Lung Function Obstructive Lung Disease Pharmacology Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Smoking Spirometry

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• ISBN:
  9780080552323
• Publisher:
  Elsevier Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045752
• Citation:
  xPharm the comprehensive pharmacology reference. Enna SJ, Bylund DB, eds. Boston, MA: Elsevier, 2008 Jan; :1-7
• Contact Point Address:
  JM Antonini, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
• Editor(s):
  Enna SJ; Bylund DB
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  xPharm the comprehensive pharmacology reference
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c00d69b9c5abcfee8578204857132b232d147232dbfe50252cd60136e12e389d481c2a4e21c57b02dcb50622f00337d14d5ceaf008008efe26e00a7eb68a1285
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201048/cdc_201048_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 72.40 KB ]