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Home dampness, current allergic diseases, and respiratory infections among young adults
Dr M Kilpeläinen, Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Clinical Allergology, Turku University Central Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, FIN-20520 Turku, Finlandmaritta.kilpelainen{at}utu.fi BACKGROUND ...
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Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease: a randomised controlled equivalence trial
Rationale Pulmonary rehabilitation is an effective treatment for people with chronic respiratory disease but is delivered to <5% of eligible individuals. This study investigated whether home-based ...
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Effect of urbanisation on asthma, allergy and airways inflammation in a developing country setting
3 Department of International Health, Program in Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 4 CRONICAS Center of Excellence for ...
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Asthma exacerbations during pregnancy: incidence and association with adverse pregnancy outcomes
1 Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital and Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, NSW 2310, Australia 2 Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter ...
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Case-control study of severe life threatening asthma (SLTA) in adults: demographics, health care, and management of the acute attack
BACKGROUND Severe life threatening asthma (SLTA) is important in its own right and as a proxy for asthma death. In order to target hospital based intervention strategies to those most likely to ...
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Airflow obstruction in bronchiectasis: correlation between computed tomography features and pulmonary function tests
BACKGROUND An obstructive defect is usual in bronchiectasis, but the pathophysiological basis of airflow obstruction remains uncertain. High resolution computed tomographic (CT) scanning now allows ...
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The CURB65 pneumonia severity score outperforms generic sepsis and early warning scores in predicting mortality in community-acquired pneumonia
1 Castle Hill Hospital, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, UK 2 Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust, Dundee, UK ...
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Effect of salmeterol on respiratory muscle activity during exercise in poorly reversible COPD
3 Department of Statistics (Research & Development), King’s College Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr W D C Man Respiratory Muscle Laboratory, Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, ...
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Six early CPAP-usage behavioural patterns determine peak CPAP adherence and permit tailored intervention, in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
Background High rates of non-adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in obstructive sleep apnoea hamper good clinical outcomes. Current recommendations assumes two behaviours ...
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Effect of diet on asthma and allergic sensitisation in the International Study on Allergies and Asthma in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two
2 Pediatric Respiratory and Allergy Units, “Arrixaca” University Children's Hospital, University of Murcia and CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERSP), Murcia, Spain 3 Division of Community ...
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Acidosis, non-invasive ventilation and mortality in hospitalised COPD exacerbations
Background Reports of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) use in clinical practice reveal higher mortality rates than in corresponding randomised clinical trials. Aim To explore factors related to chronic ...
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Incidence and characteristics of viral community-acquired pneumonia in adults
Background: In adults, viral causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are poorly characterised. The aims of this study were to characterise the viral aetiology of CAP in adults by using an ...