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Statins and the risk of interstitial lung disease: a cohort study
3 Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Correspondence to Dr Pierre Ernst, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, ...
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Variability of lung function predicts loss of asthma control following withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroid treatment
Background One aspect of a multidimensional approach to understanding asthma as a complex dynamic disease is to study how lung function varies with time. Variability measures of lung function have ...
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Diagnostic sensitivity of pleural fluid cytology in malignant pleural effusions: systematic review and meta-analysis
Correspondence to Michael A Mitchell, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; MichaelA.Mitchell{at}lhsc.on.ca Background Pleural ...
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Evolving concepts on the value of adenosine hyperresponsiveness in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Adenosine is a purine nucleoside which mediates a variety of cellular responses relevant to asthma and COPD through interaction with specific receptors. Administration of adenosine by inhalation to ...
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The role of facemask spirometry in motor neuron disease
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A structural and metabolic framework for classifying pre-clinical tuberculosis infection phenotypes using 18F-FDG PET-CT: a prospective cohort analysis following M. tuberculosis exposure ...
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Survey of non-invasive ventilation (NIPPV) in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the UK
Medical Chest Unit, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, East Yorkshire HU16 5JQ, UK Dr M J Doherty, Department of Respiratory Medicine, St James’s Hospital, Leeds LS91, UK. BACKGROUND Non-invasive ...
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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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Incidence and recognition of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a UK intensive care unit
Correspondence to Dr Charlotte Summers, Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, Box 93, Level 4, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CUHNHSFT, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 OQQ, UK; ...
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Family size, childhood infections and atopic diseases. The Aberdeen WHEASE Group.
BACKGROUND: This study addresses the causes of the increases in childhood asthma and allergic disease. On the basis of an observed inverse relationship between family size and allergic disease or ...
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Chronic pulmonary function impairment caused by initial and recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis following treatment
Dr E Hnizdo, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS PB 163, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to establish the chronic effect of ...
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Effects of inhaled fluticasone and oral prednisolone on clinical and inflammatory parameters in patients with asthma
BACKGROUND Guidelines state that oral and inhaled corticosteroids are the cornerstone of asthma treatment. The effect of both types of treatment can be assessed by measuring lung and systemic ...