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Community-based recruitment of patients with COPD into clinical research
Correspondence to: Dr Simon E Brill, Centre for Respiratory Medicine, University College London Medical School, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK; simon.brill{at}nhs.net ...
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Lung function and mortality in the United States: data from the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey follow up study
1 Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, ...
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Thunderstorm outflows preceding epidemics of asthma during spring and summer
BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to assess the importance of thunderstorms as a cause of epidemics of asthma exacerbations and to investigate the underlying mechanism. METHODS A case control study ...
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Exhaled nitric oxide measurements: clinical application and interpretation
1 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, P O Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand 2 Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus MC - Sophia ...
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P204 Prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with severe asthma
Introduction Anxiety and depression correlate with poor asthma control. There is a cyclical relationship: poor asthma control increasing likelihood of emotional distress, which in turn reduces patient ...
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Pulmonary vascular resistance predicts early mortality in patients with diffuse fibrotic lung disease and suspected pulmonary hypertension
Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with a poor prognosis in diffuse lung disease (DLD). A study was undertaken to compare the prognostic significance of invasive and non-invasive ...
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Arterialised earlobe blood gas analysis: an underused technique.
BACKGROUND--Techniques for sampling arterialised capillary blood from the finger pulp and the earlobe were first described over two decades ago but, although close agreement between arterial values ...
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Altered matrix production in the distal airways of individuals with asthma
1 Department of Experimental Medical Science, Division of Vascular and Airway Research, LungBiology, Lund University, Sweden 2 Department of Clinical Medical Sciences, Lund, Division of Respiratory ...
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Symptoms and the early diagnosis of lung cancer
Thoracic Oncology Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK Correspondence to: Dr M D Peake Thoracic Oncology Unit and Institute for Lung Health, Department of ...
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Impact of nasal ventilation on survival in hypercapnic Duchenne muscular dystrophy
a Sleep and Ventilation Unit, Respiratory Support Service, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London SW3 6NP, UK, b Department of Paediatrics and Neonatal Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London ...
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Chemotherapy and management of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom: recommendations 1998
BACKGROUND The guidelines on chemotherapy and management of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom have been reviewed and updated. METHODS A subcommittee was appointed by the Joint Tuberculosis Committee ...
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Fluticasone propionate 750 μg/day versus beclomethasone dipropionate 1500 μg/day: comparison of efficacy and adrenal function in paediatric asthma
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, P O Box 3515, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2124 Dr D Fitzgerald, Department of Paediatrics, John Hunter Children’s Hospital, Locked Bag No. 1, ...