Smoking Cessation in COPD patients

Tobacco smoking is the main cause of COPD. Smoking cessation is the only therapeutic measure that can cure COPD and prevent this disorder from its chronic progression. Smoking cessation in COPD patients is difficult because most of these patients have specific characteristics that prevent them to qu...

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Main Author: Carlos A. Jimenez-Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/Smoking-Cessation-in-COPD-patients,62425,0,2.html
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spelling doaj-d5c96c57442c4228a3105de8d0ba3d2a2020-11-25T02:44:21ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Prevention and Cessation2459-30872016-03-012April Supplement10.18332/tpc/6242562425Smoking Cessation in COPD patientsCarlos A. Jimenez-Ruiz0Smoking Cessation Service of Community of MadridTobacco smoking is the main cause of COPD. Smoking cessation is the only therapeutic measure that can cure COPD and prevent this disorder from its chronic progression. Smoking cessation in COPD patients is difficult because most of these patients have specific characteristics that prevent them to quit. Recently, an ERS Task Force has developed a Consensus Document that contains recommendations for helping COPD smokers to quit.http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/Smoking-Cessation-in-COPD-patients,62425,0,2.htmlsmoking cessationCOPD patients
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author Carlos A. Jimenez-Ruiz
spellingShingle Carlos A. Jimenez-Ruiz
Smoking Cessation in COPD patients
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
smoking cessation
COPD patients
author_facet Carlos A. Jimenez-Ruiz
author_sort Carlos A. Jimenez-Ruiz
title Smoking Cessation in COPD patients
title_short Smoking Cessation in COPD patients
title_full Smoking Cessation in COPD patients
title_fullStr Smoking Cessation in COPD patients
title_full_unstemmed Smoking Cessation in COPD patients
title_sort smoking cessation in copd patients
publisher European Publishing
series Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
issn 2459-3087
publishDate 2016-03-01
description Tobacco smoking is the main cause of COPD. Smoking cessation is the only therapeutic measure that can cure COPD and prevent this disorder from its chronic progression. Smoking cessation in COPD patients is difficult because most of these patients have specific characteristics that prevent them to quit. Recently, an ERS Task Force has developed a Consensus Document that contains recommendations for helping COPD smokers to quit.
topic smoking cessation
COPD patients
url http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/Smoking-Cessation-in-COPD-patients,62425,0,2.html
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