NZ Respiratory Research Review Issue 89:

1 July, 2013

COPD

NZ Respiratory Research Review Issue 83 :

13 March, 2013

This issue focuses on smoking and COPD

​Prognostic value of bronchiectasis in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:

Martinez-Garcia, M., Carrillo, D., Soler-Cataluna, J., Donat-Sanz, Y., Serra, P., Lerma, M., et al.

7 February, 2013

Objectives: To assess the prognostic value of bronchiectasis in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD.

The burden of COPD in New Zealand:

Town, I., Taylor, R., Garrett, J., & Patterson, J.

31 October, 2003

COPD is a serious condition and has a major impact on the health of people in this country. It contributes substantially to the enormous cost of tobacco smoking. The figures quoted in this report are of great concern.