Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Philip Marcus, M.D., M.P.H. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]
Overview
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also known as chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD), is a group of diseases characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the airway that is not fully reversible <ref name="pmid12198919">{{cite journal |author=Mannino DM, Homa DM, Akinbami LJ, Ford ES, Redd SC |title=Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease surveillance--United States, 1971-2000 |journal=[[MMWR.