South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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Practice Guideline Guideline
Guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Working Group of the South African Pulmonology Society.
This guideline has been developed in order to optimise the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at all levels of the health care system in South Africa. It contains an action plan for early recognition and appropriate treatment of this common condition. ⋯ The meeting of the Working Group was sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. This sponsorship did not influence the activities of the Group.