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Combined effects of parental and active smoking on early lung function deficits: a prospective study from birth to age 26 years
3 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA Correspondence to Dr Stefano Guerra, Arizona Respiratory Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, ...
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S64 Impact of choice of salbutamol pMDI and use of spacer on drug delivery and emissions – best for patient and environment
Introduction and Objectives MDIs are an important device option for many respiratory patients. The addition of a spacer can improve lung deposition, overcome coordination issues and reduce side ...
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The five-repetition sit-to-stand test as a functional outcome measure in COPD
1 NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College, Harefield, UK 2 Harefield Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield ...
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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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Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
a Academic Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Chest Hospital, London, UK, b Division of Physiological Medicine, St George’s ...
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British Thoracic Society guidelines on diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy
Superseded By 2013 Guideline: British Thoracic Society Guidelines on Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy. Thorax 2001 Feb; 56(Suppl 1): 1–21.
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Asthma programme in Finland: a community problem needs community solutions
aDivision of Allergy, Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, 00029 HUS, Finland, bSocial Insurance Institution, Helsinki, cFinnish Lung Health Association, dDepartment of ...
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Epidemiology of chronic rhinosinusitis
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Relationship between peripheral airway dysfunction, airway obstruction, and neutrophilic inflammation in COPD
1 Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, Division of Infection, Inflammation and Repair, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK 2 Department of Molecular ...
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: clinical features, management and basic mechanisms
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Quality of Life Questionnaire-Bronchiectasis: final psychometric analyses and determination of minimal important difference scores
Background The Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis (QOL-B), a self-administered, patient-reported outcome measure assessing symptoms, functioning and health-related quality of life for patients with ...
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Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP): advances in management and future directions
Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) is a major global health challenge, with high morbidity and mortality, especially ...