A Polysomnography Study of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Relation to Chronic Bronchitis [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2010 Background and Objective Reportedly, snoring is associated with chronic bronchitis. This association warrants further studies including polysomnographic evaluations because of few epidemiologic studies on the association.
Inkyung Baik +12 more
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Epidemiology and impact of chronic bronchitis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2017 Research on the association between chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations has led to discordant results. Furthermore, the impact of chronic bronchitis on mortality in COPD subjects is unclear.
Brusselle, G.G. (Guy) +5 more
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Prevalence of Chronic Bronchitis in the Northwest of Iran: Results of the Pilot Phase of the Azar Cohort Study [PDF]
International Journal of Epidemiologic Research, 2018 Background and aims: Although chronic bronchitis is markedly under-diagnosed in the general population, it has a significant impact on the health status and the well-being of patients as well as healthcare resource consumption.
Delara Laghousi +4 more
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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2021 Background: In India, it was reported previously about varying prevalence of asthma and chronic bronchitis among leather tannery workers with moderate to high exposures at the workplace to be significantly associated with asthma.
Gyan Chandra Kashyap +2 more
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Cross-sectional associations between air pollution and chronic bronchitis: an ESCAPE meta-analysis across five cohorts [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess associations of outdoor air pollution on prevalence of chronic bronchitis symptoms in adults in five cohort studies (Asthma-E3N, ECRHS, NSHD, SALIA, SAPALDIA) participating in the European Study of Cohorts for Air ...
Adam, M +42 more
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Chronic bronchitis in West Sweden – a matter of smoking and social class
European Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2016 Background: Although chronic bronchitis is associated with impaired quality of life, hospitalisations and increased mortality, it has been less in focus after the introduction of the term chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Malin Axelsson +6 more
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Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of uncomplicated acute bronchitis: background. [PDF]
, 2001 The following principles of appropriate antibiotic use for adults with acute bronchitis apply to immunocompetent adults without complicating comorbid conditions, such as chronic lung or heart disease.
Bartlett, JG +7 more
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Psychological distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Renfrew and Paisley (MIDSPAN) study [PDF]
, 2006 Background: This study examined whether psychological distress might be a predictor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Method: The relation between psychological distress at baseline, measured by the general health questionnaire (GHQ ...
Davey Smith, G. +4 more
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npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2021 This study aims to investigate the characteristics of the phenotype and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in the general population in China.
Heling Bao +11 more
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The chronic bronchitis phenotype in subjects with and without COPD: the PLATINO study [PDF]
, 2012 Little information exists regarding the epidemiology of the chronic bronchitis phenotype in unselected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) populations.
Halbert, Ronald J. +10 more
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