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COPD (chronic obstructive respiratory disease)

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a group of lung conditions that make it difficult to empty air out of the lungs because the airways have become narrowed; it and affects over 100,000 people in Scotland.

Sources of information about different aspects of COPD

  • What is COPD?
  • Causes and symptoms of COPD
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD
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