TY -的T1 -国际对抗慢性阻塞性肺病Survey: patients hardly know they have COPD JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 793 LP - 794 DO - 10.1183/09031936.02.00404402 VL - 20 IS - 4 AU - Dekhuijzen, P.N.R. Y1 - 2002/10/01 UR - //www.qdcxjkg.com/content/20/4/793.abstract N2 - An important part of the daily clinical practice of the pulmonologist is related to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Management of stable COPD includes recommendations regarding lifestyle and physical exercise, and optimal individually tailored pharmacotherapy will be considered satisfactory by the physician if lung function decline is limited and frequent and/or severe exacerbations are prevented. Many international and national guidelines have been developed, which include practical issues regarding management, monitoring etc. 1, 2. Research in COPD has expanded rapidly in recent years. Its main aims have been to unravel the pathobiology, to explore similarities and differences compared to asthma, to find noninvasive biomarkers that indicate the presence and severity of inflammation and oxidative stress, and to analyse the short- and long-term efficacy of therapeutic interventions. Relatively little is known about the patient's own perception of their health status with regard to COPD. Obviously, it is … ER -