Chronic respiratory conditions:
COPD
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2023) COPD, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 22 September 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2023). COPD. Retrieved from https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/copd
MLA
COPD. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 30 June 2023, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/copd
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. COPD [Internet]. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2023 [cited 2023 Sep. 22]. Available from: https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/copd
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2023, COPD, viewed 22 September 2023, https://pp.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/copd
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable lung disease characterised by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible. The symptoms of COPD include cough, sputum production, and dyspnoea (difficult or labored breathing).