Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

N Engl J Med. 2000 Jul 27;343(4):269-80. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200007273430407.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bronchodilator Agents / therapeutic use
  • Endopeptidases / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Leukocyte Elastase / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Leukocyte Elastase / metabolism
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive* / epidemiology
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive* / genetics
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive* / physiopathology
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive* / therapy
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking Cessation / methods

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Bronchodilator Agents
  • Endopeptidases
  • Leukocyte Elastase