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President's Comment /
BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB,
March 2008
... practising BCMA members were invited to participate, and 2016 members completed the survey, giving it an impressive ... response rate. The full results are enclosed in this issue of the BCMJ, and I encourage you to read them. On the ... that affect practising members. These last two concerns may be addressed with the implementation of the proposed ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nabil Al Lawati, MD, MRCP,
April 2008
... also shows the number of deaths expected from 2000 to 2016. Precipitating factors Acute exacerbations of COPD are ... in 1 second) is protective.[ 15 ] COPD exacerbations may also be more common among patients with gastroesophageal ... all have important roles to play (see Part 1 of this theme issue). Conclusions Acute exacerbations of COPD are a ...