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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is no longer a respiratory disease that predominantly affects men, to the point where the prevalence among women has equaled that of men since 2008, partly due to their increasing exposure to tobacco and to biomass fuels. Indeed, COPD has become the leading cause of death in women in the USA.
Maéva Zysman +3 more
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Australian family physician, 2011 The BEACH data confirmed that patients managed for COPD were significantly more likely than average to be male. Male patients were managed for COPD at a rate of 10 per 1000 encounters, significantly higher than the rate for females (7 per 1000). They were also more likely to be older than the average general practice patient; three-quarters of COPD ...
Janice, Charles +2 more
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Seminars in Immunopathology, 2016 The immunopathology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is based on the innate and adaptive inflammatory immune responses to the chronic inhalation of cigarette smoking. In the last quarter of the century, the analysis of specimens obtained from the lower airways of COPD patients compared with those from a control group of age-matched ...
CARAMORI, Gaetano +5 more
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TvPOAbstract The perioperative management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are currently still smoking is a challenging task for the perioperative physician. The risks for postoperative complications, increased morbidity, and mortality are high in these patients.
Wesley Rajaleelan, Jean Wong
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COPD is a Risk Factor for COVID-19, But Does Not Confer Increased Severity of the Disease [PDF]
, 2021 Jae Seok Jeong +4 more
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Investigating the rationale for COPD maintenance therapy prescription across Europe, findings from a multi-country study [PDF]
, 2022 Janwillem Kocks +9 more
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COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2009 Smoking Cessation. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals has received a NIDA grant of $4+ million in partial support of the next and, one hopes, final phases of a possible nicotine conjugate vaccine.
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Correction to text, figure, and table in: “Ventilatory inefficiency during graded exercise in COPD: A pragmatic Approach” [PDF]
, 2022 Paulo de Tarso Müller +1 more
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Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 2021 COPD is the third most common chronic disease in the Netherlands and the number of patients is still rising. This article reviews causes of COPD, assesses the role of spirometry in diagnosing COPD, and considers ways to differentiate between COPD and heart failure, which can be difficult due to overlapping symptoms.
van Dijk, Marlies +2 more
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Interval training induces clinically meaningful effects in daily activity levels in COPD [PDF]
, 2016 Zafeiris Louvaris +7 more
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