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Resources

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (good patient education materials- especially for patients with limited literacy); http://www.goldcopd.org

American Thoracic Society (ATS). Standards for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with COPD. Available 2798 from: www.thoracic.org /copd/

American Thoracic Society. Ethical and Palliative Care Issues 2005

Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE): http://www.rand.org/health/projects/acove/

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