From the American College of Physicians (ACP), American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), American Thoracic Society (ATS), and European Respiratory Society (ERS) is this update of the 2007 ACP clinical practice guideline on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis and management. The guideline is intended for practitioners who manage COPD patients.

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American College of Physicians, Clinical Practice Guidelines [Internet]. 2011 Aug 2 [cited 2013 Jan 22]; Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA; Timothy J. Wilt, MD, MPH; Steven E. Weinberger, MD; Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS; Gerard Criner, MD; Thys van der Molen, PhD; Darcy D. Marciniuk, MD; Tom Denberg, MD, PhD; Holger Schünemann, MD, PhD, MSc; Wisia Wedzicha, PhD; Roderick MacDonald, MS; and Paul Shekelle, MD, PhD, for the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, and the European Respiratory Society. Diagnosis and management of stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society; Annals of Internal Medicine. Volume 155 Number 3. American College of Physicians. Available from http://www.thoracic.org/statements/resources/respiratory-disease-adults/copd-guideline-acp-ats-ers-accp%20-abstract.pdf