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<p>Contributors vii</p> <p>Foreword ix <br /><i>Peter J. Barnes</i></p> <p>1 Definition Epidemiology and Risk Factors 1<br /><i>Graham S. Devereux</i></p> <p>2 Pathology and Pathogenesis 6<br /><i>William MacNee and Roberto A. Rabinovich</i></p> <p>3 Diagnosis 13<br /><i>Graeme P. Currie David R. Miller and Mahendran Chetty</i></p> <p>4 Spirometry 20<br /><i>Claire Fotheringham</i></p> <p>5 Smoking Cessation 27<br /><i>Sanjay Agrawal and John R. Britton</i></p> <p>6 Non?]pharmacological Management 34<br /><i>Waleed Salih and Stuart Schembri</i></p> <p>7 Pharmacological Management I – Inhaled Treatment 41<br /><i>Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth</i></p> <p>8 Pharmacological Management II – Oral Treatment 50<br /><i>Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth</i></p> <p>9 Drug Delivery Devices 56<br /><i>Morag Reilly Graham Douglas and Graeme P. Currie</i></p> <p>10 Surgical and Interventional Strategies 69<br /><i>James L. Lordan</i></p> <p>11 Oxygen 75<br /><i>Graham Douglas Margaret Macleod and Graeme P. Currie</i></p> <p>12 Exacerbations 81<br /><i>Graeme P. Currie</i></p> <p>13 Ventilatory Support 88<br /><i>Paul K. Plant Stephen Stott and Graeme P. Currie</i></p> <p>14 Primary Care 95<br /><i>Cathy Jackson</i></p> <p>15 Death Dying and End?]of?]Life Issues 101<br /><i>Gordon Linklater</i></p> <p>16 Future Treatments 108<br /><i>Peter J. Barnes</i></p> <p>Index 113</p>

<p> <b>Graeme P. Currie,</b> Consultant Respiratory Physician at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.

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