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(Chest. 2000;117:332S-335S.)
© 2000 American College of Chest Physicians

COPD*

The Scope of the Problem in Europe

Romain Pauwels, MD, FCCP

* From the Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

Correspondence to: Romain Pauwels, MD, FCCP, Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B9000 Ghent, Belgium; e-mail: email:romain.pauwels{at}rug.ac.be

In 1995, the European Respiratory Society published a European Consensus Statement on the optimal assessment and management of COPD. In the document, several important areas for future research are identified that may help to increase knowledge of the current situation of COPD within Europe; these include pathophysiology, epidemiology, and the clinical benefits of treatment. This article reviews a selection of important data that have become available since the consensus statement was published, with a specific focus on epidemiology and treatment.

Key Words: COPD • epidemiology • prevalence • treatment




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