%0 Journal Article %T Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—A position statement of the South African Thoracic Society: 2019 update %A Abdool-Gaffar, Mohamed Sabeer %A Calligaro, Gregory %A Wong, Michelle Lianne %A Smith, Clifford %A Lalloo, Umesh Gangaram %A Koegelenberg, Coenraad Frederik Nicolaas %A Dheda, Keertan %A Allwood, Brian William %A Goolam-Mahomed, Akhter %A van Zyl-Smit, Richard Nellis %J Journal of Thoracic Disease %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—A position statement of the South African Thoracic Society: 2019 update %K %X Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant cause of death and disability in both developed and developing countries. It is increasing in frequency and demands increasing utilisation of healthcare resources. %U https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/33490 %V 11 %N 11 %P 4408-4427 %@ 2077-6624