COPD

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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• Most of the time, COPD is diagnosed in middle-aged or older people.
• COPD is a long-term lung disease usually caused by smoking.
• [7] In technical terms, COPD is a slowly progressive disease that is characterized by a decrease in the ability of the lungs to maintain the body's oxygen supply and remove carbon dioxide.
• WHAT CAUSES COPD? — In most cases, COPD is caused by smoking.
• focus(); } New Page 1 Print this page COPD is the fourth largest killer of Australians.

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