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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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Respiratory bronchiolitis associated interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD): a case of an acute presentation
Correspondence to: Dr D Mavridou Thoracic Department, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth BH7 7DW, UK; despinadoctors.net.uk Respiratory bronchiolitis associated interstitial ...
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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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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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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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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, ...
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Non-eosinophilic asthma: importance and possible mechanisms
There is increasing evidence that inflammatory mechanisms other than eosinophilic inflammation may be involved in producing the final common pathway of enhanced bronchial reactivity and reversible ...
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Mediterranean diet in pregnancy is protective for wheeze and atopy in childhood
Introduction: Dietary intake of specific nutrients or food groups during pregnancy could play a role in the risk of asthma and atopy in offspring, but specific dietary patterns have not been ...
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The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor AT7519 accelerates neutrophil apoptosis in sepsis-related acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a neutrophil-dominant disorder with no effective pharmacological therapies. While the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor AT7519 induces neutrophil ...
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Obesity and the lung: 5 · Obesity and COPD
Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Dr A M W J Schols, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and ...