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Risk factors for acute exacerbations of COPD in a primary care population: A retrospective observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 Objectives: To evaluate risk factors associated with exacerbation frequency in primary care. Information on exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has mainly been generated by secondary care-based clinical cohorts.
Hawkins, A +3 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.A retrospective cohort of newly diagnosed treatment‐naive patients with ABPA in Japan who were followed up for up to 3 years after the primary diagnosis was analyzed to explore the clinical remission rate and clinical characteristics of ABPA resistant to standard treatment or prone to exacerbation during/after treatment.
Jun Tanaka +19 more
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Automatic Emphysema Detection using Weakly Labeled HRCT Lung Images [PDF]
, 2018 A method for automatically quantifying emphysema regions using High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) scans of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that does not require manually annotated scans for training is presented.
Carl, Jesper +7 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.We profiled PBMCs in severe asthma patients at baseline and after initiating treatment with mepolizumab or dupilumab. Mepolizumab treatment increases ILC2, Th2, and Tc2 cell frequencies, skewing ILC2 towards CD117low and Th2/Tc2 cells towards a central memory phenotype.
Lorenz Wirth +22 more
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Relationship between FEV1 change and patient-reported outcomes in randomised trials of inhaled bronchodilators for stable COPD: a systematic review. [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Interactions between spirometry and patient-reported outcomes in COPD are not well understood. This systematic review and study-level analysis investigated the relationship between changes in FEV1 and changes in health status with ...
Bourbeau, J +5 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Work‐related exposures contribute to one in six new‐onset adult asthma cases and exacerbation of one in five existing cases, which together are termed ‘work‐related asthma’ (WRA). A valid and standardized WRA questionnaire is needed for workplace surveillance and epidemiological studies.
Mohamed F. Jeebhay +11 more
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Effect of inspiratory pressure support on exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2006 Title: Effect of inspiratory pressure support on exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Purpose: This study examined the effects of a non-invasive ventilator on submaximal and maximal exercise performance in ...
Doggett, Anita
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The efficacy of psychologically based interventions to improve anxiety, depression and quality of life in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2012 This article comprises a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at the efficacy of psychological intervention in improving anxiety, depression and quality of life in respiratory disease.Objective: To systematically evaluate the efficacy of ...
Adams +47 more
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Standardisation of spirometry.
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1991 The suggested technical specifications in this document apply to apparatus used by clipicians for the diagnosis of common respiratory diseases and are to be considered as the minimum acceptable standards. Specifications, features and practices which are desirable, but not obligatory, are also presented.
Stewart, R. I., Basson, E.
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