Publication details
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - diagnosis and management of stable disease; a personalized approach to care, using the treatable traits concept based on clinical phenotypes. Position paper of the Czech Pneumological and Phthisiological Society
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Biomedical Papers |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-202004-0001_chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-diagnosis-and-management-of-stable-disease-a-personalized-approach-to.php |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5507/bp.2020.056 |
| Keywords | COPD; position paper; clinical phenotypes; treatable traits; bronchodilators; individualized care; personalized medicine |
| Description | This position paper has been drafted by experts from the Czech national board of diseases with bronchial obstruction, of the Czech Pneumological and Phthisiological Society. The statements and recommendations are based on both the results of randomized controlled trials and data from cross-sectional and prospective real-life studies to ensure they are as close as possible to the context of daily clinical practice and the current health care system of the Czech Republic. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable heterogeneous syndrome with a number of pulmonary and extrapulmonary clinical features and concomitant chronic diseases. The disease is associated with significant mortality, morbidity and reduced quality of life. |