Description Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) represents an important public health challenge and is a major cause of Chronic morbidity and mortality throughout the world. org.. goldcopd.
Discussions of Copd and Copd management, evidence levels, and specific citations from the scientific literature are included in that source document, which is available from www. 2 This Pocket Guide has been developed from the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Copd (2018 Report), which aims to provide a non-biased review of the current evidence for the assessment, Diagnosis and treatment of patients with Copd that can aid the clinician.
Globally, the Copd burden is projected to increase in coming decades because of continued exposure to Copd risk factors and aging of the population.
More than 3 million people died of Copd in 2012 accounting for 6% of all deaths globally.
Copd is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the world1 but is projected to be the 3rd leading cause of death by 2020.
Description Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) represents an important public health challenge and is a major cause of Chronic morbidity and mortality throughout the world
