RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 COPD: problems in diagnosis and measurement
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 4s
OP 12s
DO 10.1183/09031936.03.00077702
VO 21
IS 41 suppl
A1 S.T. Weiss
A1 D.L. DeMeo
A1 D.S. Postma
YR 2003
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/21/41_suppl/4s.abstract
AB Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most rapidly rising cause of death in individuals >65 yrs of age, the most rapidly growing segment of the USA population. Advancing the clinical research agenda for COPD entails careful consideration of several issues and problems: defining COPD, reliance on physiological testing, outcome measurements and comorbidities. In addition, issues pertaining to the recent dramatic increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality in females, smoking susceptibility and the relationship of respiratory symptoms with hyperresponsiveness, as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease heterogeneity, are discussed.