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Effect of Early Intervention Applied to Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at Different Stages

Issue:

Vol 1, Issue 2 (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2013.325

Synopsis:

Early intervention could slow the decline of FEV1 and FEV1/FVC in patients with chronic obstructive disease (COPD) at stages I and II, and thus delay the progression of early COPD and improve their quality of life.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Early intervention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes health education, smoking cessation, pulmonary rehabilitation and enhancing immunity (administration of influenza vaccine and polysaccharide nucleic acid fraction of bacillus Calmette-Guerin [BCG-PSN]). The effect of early intervention was investigated systematically in patients with COPD at different stages.

Received:

December 11, 2013

Revised:

March 12, 2014

Accepted:

March 17, 2014

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