NIHR Nottingham Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Thorax. 2012 Feb;67(2):171-6. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201231. Epub 2011 Dec 8.
Keeping up to date with scientific developments in any field of medicine is challenging, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is no exception. Thorax has played an important part in the communication of key developments to its readership. In this article we review original research published in the journal over the last 2-3 years. We consider scientific and clinical developments in the epidemiology, mechanisms and treatment of COPD, placing these articles in the context of other relevant literature in COPD.
跟上医学任何领域的科学发展都是具有挑战性的，慢性阻塞性肺疾病（COPD）也不例外。《胸腔》在向读者传播关键进展方面发挥了重要作用。在本文中，我们回顾了过去 2-3 年在该期刊上发表的原始研究。我们考虑了 COPD 的流行病学、发病机制和治疗方面的科学和临床进展，并将这些文章置于 COPD 相关文献的背景下。
