PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Lu, Umur Hatipoğ AU - Aboussouan, Loutfi S. TI - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An update for the primary physician AID - 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13061 DP - 2014 Jun 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 373--383 VI - 81 IP - 6 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/6/373.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/6/373.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2014 Jun 01; 81 AB - Our understanding of how to manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has advanced significantly over the past decade. Physicians should instill optimism for improved symptoms and quality of life in their patients with COPD, a previously stigmatized condition.