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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and is expected to become the third leading cause of death by 2020. Cigarette smoking is the major risk factor, but as many as 20 percent of patients who have COPD or die from the disease are lifelong nonsmokers. Despite its importance as a public health problem, COPD is vastly underappreciated. It is underdiagnosed and, when diagnosed, commonly undertreated. The need to increase awareness about COPD is a worldwide problem and has led to a number of initiatives, including the Global Initiative for . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.

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