Management of the patient with chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD) in a primary health care context
dc.contributor.author | Govender, Indiran | |
dc.contributor.author | Okonta, H.I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rangiah, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nzaumvila, Doudou K. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-04-03T11:48:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-04-03T11:48:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper describes the incidence of chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD), the risk factors, staging, investigations and management of COPD. The differential diagnosis for COPD is also presented as COPD can be confused with other clinical conditions. This paper is presented in practical terms for the clinician working in a primary health care context. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Family Medicine | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | am2020 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ojfp20 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Govender, I., Okonta, H.I., Rangiah, S. et al. 2019, 'Management of the patient with chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD) in a primary health care context', South African Family Practice, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 10-14. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-6190 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2078-6204 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/safp.v61i5.4944 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73922 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd and Cogent, Taylor and Francis Group | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2019 The Author(s). Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0]. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Risk | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Management | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Clinician | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD) | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | Health sciences articles SDG-03 | |
dc.subject.other | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | |
dc.title | Management of the patient with chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD) in a primary health care context | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |