What is it about?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) remains the fourth leading cause of chronic morbidity and mortality at the global level, and it represents a major problem for public health.
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Why is it important?
In order to increase awareness about chronic lung conditions, and in particular COPD throughout the world, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), in collaboration with thousands of health care professionals and patient groups, have organized the World COPD Day. The 2016 theme for the World COPD Day is Breathe in the Knowledge. This year, the World COPD Day will be held Wednesday, November 16th.
Perspectives
Clinicians caring for patient with COPD or at risk of developing it, need to continue to pursue diagnostic tools and therapeutic interventions aimed to improve the quality of life of these patients as well as to stop the exponential increase in the number of cases.
Professor Alexandru Corlateanu
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu"
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This page is a summary of: Editorial: "COPD: More than a Moving Target!", Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, December 2016, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/1573398x1203161201195207.
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