Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): best practice guide

This document is for healthcare professionals and patients to show how this condition could be best managed from the unscheduled care perspective.


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Contact

Email: Syed Kerbalai

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

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