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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening[250]

Published by:US Preventive Services Task Force

Last published:2022

Pharmacologic management of COPD exacerbations[249]

Published by:American Academy of Family Physicians

Last published:2022

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease[1]

Published by:Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Last published:2021

Chronic cough due to chronic bronchitis: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines[252]

Published by:American College of Chest Physicians

Last published:2020

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management[145]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2019

ACR appropriateness criteria: acute respiratory illness in immunocompetent patients[251]

Published by:American College of Radiology

Last published:2018

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (acute exacerbation): antimicrobial prescribing[147]

Published by:National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK)

Last published:2018

Management of COPD exacerbations: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline[257]

Published by:European Respiratory Society; American Thoracic Society

Last published:2017

Prevention of COPD exacerbations: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline[258]

Published by:European Respiratory Society; American Thoracic Society

Last published:2017

An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Policy Statement: enhancing implementation, use, and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation[259]

Published by:American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society

Last published:2015

Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense clinical practice guideline: the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease[144]

Published by:US Department of Veterans Affairs; US Department of Defense

Last published:2014

An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation

Published by:European Respiratory Society; American Thoracic Society

Last published:2013

Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections[37]

Published by:European Respiratory Society; European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Last published:2011

Optimizing pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - practical issues: a Canadian Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline[232]

Published by:Canadian Thoracic Society

Last published:2010

Canadian Thoracic Society recommendations for management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 2008 update - highlights for primary care[253]

Published by:Canadian Thoracic Society

Last published:2008

Pulmonary rehabilitation: joint ACCP/AACVPR evidence-based clinical practice guidelines[254]

Published by:American College of Chest Physicians; American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Last published:2007

Cough suppressant and pharmacologic protussive therapy: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines[256]

Published by:American College of Chest Physicians

Last published:2006

Nonpharmacologic airway clearance therapies: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines[255]

Published by:American College of Chest Physicians

Last published:2006

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