Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 3rd edition
Nagai, A.
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine 69(10): 1729-1734
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0047-1852 PMID: 22073564 Document Number: 648907
The third edition of COPD guidelines of the Japanese Respiratory Society can provide clinicians with practically applicable information covering all the main points such as definition, stage classification and severity, treatment and management, COPD with asthma, and clinical care system. The guidelines are clear and useful in the diagnosis and management for COPD as complex disease or syndrome.