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Assessing causal relationships between diabetes mellitus and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a Mendelian randomisation study
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of progressive lung scarring. There is a known association ...
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Atypical radiological manifestation of sarcoidosis presenting with an anterior mediastinal mass ...
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Integrated breathing and relaxation training (the Papworth method) for adults with asthma in primary care: a randomised controlled trial
Health Behaviour Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK Elizabeth Holloway, Research Physiotherapist, Department of Epidemiology and Public ...
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Standardisation of lung function testing: helpful guidance from the ATS/ERS Task Force
Correspondence to: Dr Gabriel Laszlo Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK; glaszlo11{at}aol.com This first chapter is essential reading for laboratory staff ...
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Postoperative pulmonary complications following thoracic surgery: are there any modifiable risk factors?
2 Department of Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Coventry University, School of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry, UK 3 Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick, ...
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Summary of effects of parental smoking on the respiratory health of children and implications for research
BACKGROUND Two recent reviews have assessed the effect of parental smoking on respiratory disease in children. METHODS The results of the systematic quantitative review published as a series inThorax ...
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Passive smoking and risk of adult asthma and COPD: an update
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, 900 Camino de Salud, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA Dr D B ...
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Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure
S Baudouin, S Blumenthal, B Cooper, C Davidson, A Davison, M Elliot, W Kinnear (Chairman), R Paton, E Sawicka, L Turner (Secretary) Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) refers to the provision of ...
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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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Severity prediction rules in community acquired pneumonia: a validation study
BACKGROUND The British Thoracic Society (BTS) developed a rule (BTSr) based on severity criteria to predict short term mortality in adults admitted to hospital with community acquired pneumonia (CAP).
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Screening for lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials
1 Clinical Epidemiology and Health Service Evaluation Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia and Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, ...
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Similarities and discrepancies between exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, and Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy Professor L Fabbri, Centro di Ricerca su ...