Coping with COPD: Understanding, Treating, and Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Shimberg, Elaine Fantle

ISBN 10: 0312307772 / ISBN 13: 9780312307776

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Coping with COPD: Understanding, Treating, and Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312307772
• ISBN 13: 9780312307776
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A clear, up-to-date guide to coping with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, an insidious combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema with air-flow obstruction, explains how to quit smoking at any age, how to accomplish the everyday activities of life, the benefits of oxygen therapy, nutritional needs, and other valuable tips. Original. 15,000 first printing.

About the Authors

Elaine Fantle Shimberg is an award-winning medical writer and Coping with COPD is her nineteenth book. She is the first layperson to serve on the Florida Medical Association's Ethical and Judicial Affairs Committee and is past president of the American Medical Writers Association. She is also chairman of the board of St. Joseph's Baptist Hospitals in the Tampa Bay area. Shimberg divides her time between Scarborough, Maine and Tampa, Florida.

Elaine Fantle Shimberg is an award-winning medical writer and Coping with COPD is her nineteenth book. She is the first layperson to serve on the Florida Medical Association's Ethical and Judicial Affairs Committee and is past president of the American Medical Writers Association. She is also chairman of the board of St. Joseph's Baptist Hospitals in the Tampa Bay area. Shimberg divides her time between Scarborough, Maine and Tampa, Florida.