The Quiet Killer: Emphysema/Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

by Hannah L. Hedrick and Austin H. Kutscher

The Quiet Killer opens the door into the often unpublicized world of emphysema and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), offering new hope and insight for sufferers and their loved ones. COPD/emphysema, the fourth most common cause of death, is this nation's most rapidly growing health problem.

Chapters written by medical professionals, caregivers, and family members combine to provide an important resource for the medical practitioner...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810841738
• ISBN13: 9780810841734
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.