This title in Lucent Diseases and Disorders series focus on COPD and details how it is the third leading cause of death in the United States. It is often a disease of shame and blame since it more often than not caused by smoking. COPD is often under-diag; These books offer readers a means of understanding various ailments; clear, careful explanations offer insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how we cope with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.; All volumes in the series include primary and secondary quotations, annotated bibliographies, detailed indexes, and lists of organizations to contact for additional information.

 

This book is part of a book series called Diseases And Disorders .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Cengage Learning, Inc .

Melissa Abramovitz is the author of hundreds of magazine articles, more than 30 educational books for children and teenagers, numerous poems and short stories, and several children's picture books. She is a graduate of the University of California San Diego. Visit her website at www. melissaabramovitz. com