Non-invasive biomarkers and pulmonary function in smokers
Author(s): Zoë L Borrill | Kay Roy | Rupert S Vessey | Ashley A Woodcock | Dave Singh

Bronchial Responsiveness and Lung Function Related to Cigarette Smoking and Smoking Cessation
Author(s): Shieh Ching Yang | Sze Piao Yang

Influencing the decline of lung function in COPD: use of pharmacotherapy
Author(s): Ekaterina S Gladysheva | Atul Malhotra | Robert L Owens

Cough and asthma diagnosis: physicians’ diagnosis and treatment of patients complaining of acute, subacute and chronic cough in rural areas of Japan
Author(s): Akira Yamasaki | Keichi Hanaki | Katsuyuki Tomita | et al

Innovative approach to laser acupuncture therapy of acute obstruction in asthmatic children
Author(s): Nedeljković Miroslav | Ljuština-Pribić Radmila | Savić Košta

The Physiologic Effects of Multiple Simultaneous Electronic Control Device Discharges
Author(s): Dawes, Donald M | Ho, Jeffrey D | Reardon, Robert F | Sweeney, James D | Miner, James R

Design and conduct of Caudwell Xtreme Everest: an observational cohort study of variation in human adaptation to progressive environmental hypoxia
Author(s): Levett Denny | Martin Daniel | Wilson Mark | Mitchell Kay | Dhillon Sundeep | Rigat Fabio | Montgomery Hugh | Mythen Monty | Grocott Michael

Smoking reduces surfactant protein D and phospholipids in patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s): Moré Jayaji | Voelker Dennis | Silveira Lori | Edwards Michael | Chan Edward | Bowler Russell

The value of stair climbing and 6-minute walking tests in predicting complications following lung resection
Author(s): Timuçin Alar | Kenan Can Ceylan | Şencan Akdağ | Güven Olgaç

Jordan B. Minov. Spirometry. Skopje: Pristop MK & Institute for Occupational Health of Republic of Macedonia; 2010. 342 pages; ISBN 978-9989-2713-3-5; price: MKD 600
Author(s): Jovanka Karadzinska-Bislimovska

Vitamin D and responses to inhaled fluticasone in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s): Ken M Kunisaki | Thomas S Rector

Changing patterns in long-acting bronchodilator trials in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s): James F Donohue | Paul W Jones

Infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae is not related to asthma control, asthma severity, and location of airway obstruction
Author(s): Khalil Ansarin,Siavoush Abedi,Reza Ghotaslou | et al

Lack of association of ischemic heart disease with COPD when taking into account classical cardiovascular risk factors
Author(s): José Luis Izquierdo | Arturo Martínez | Elizabet Guzmán | et al

COPD is frequent in conditions of comorbidity in patients treated with various diseases in a university hospital
Author(s): Akira Yamasaki | Kiyoshi Hashimoto | Yasuyuki Hasegawa | et al

Interleukin-6 and airflow limitation in chemical warfare patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s): Davood Attaran | Shahrzad M Lari | Mohammad Towhidi | et al

L-Arginine Supplementation and Metabolism in Asthma
Author(s): Nicholas J. Kenyon | Michael Last | Jennifer M. Bratt | Vivian W. Kwan | Erin O’Roark | Angela Linderholm

Inspiratory flows through dry powder inhaler in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: age and gender rather than severity matters
Author(s): L Pekka Malmberg | Paula Rytilä | Pertti Happonen | et al

Knowledge and attitudes of family physicians coming to COPD continuing medical education
Author(s): Barbara P Yawn | Peter C Wollan

Modeling the impact of COPD on the brain
Author(s): Soo Borson | James Scanlan | Seth Friedman | Elizabeth Zuhr | Julie Fields | et al

Effects of singing classes on pulmonary function and quality of life of COPD patients
Author(s): Amanda Gimenes Bonilha | Fernanda Onofre | Maria Lucia Vieira | Maria Yuka Almeida Prado | José Antônio Baddini Martinez

Usefulness of inspiratory capacity measurement in COPD patients in the primary care setting
Author(s): Antonio Madueño | Antonio Martín | Juan-Antonio Péculo | et al.

Predictive value and utility of oral steroid testing for treatment of COPD in primary care: the COOPT study
Author(s): Niels H Chavannes | Tjard RJ Schermer | Emiel FM Wouters | et al

Development of the Lung Function Questionnaire (LFQ) to identify airflow obstruction
Author(s): Barbara P Yawn | Douglas W Mapel | David M Mannino | et al

Prevalence and risk factors for unrecognized obstructive lung disease among urban drug users
Author(s): M Bradley Drummond | Gregory D Kirk | Jacquie Astemborski | et al

Components of physical capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relationship with phenotypic expression
Author(s): Eduardo Márquez-Martín | Pilar Cejudo Ramos | José Luis López-Campos | et al

Spirometry use: detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the primary care setting
Author(s): Thomas A Barnes | Len Fromer

Early detection of COPD in general practice
Author(s): Charlotte Suppli Ulrik | Anders Løkke | Ronald Dahl | et al

Spirometric testing on World COPD Day
Author(s): Tanja Grzetic-Romcevic | Boris Devcic | Silvana Sonc,

Heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Two for tea or tea for two?
Author(s): Stanislav Suskovic | Mitja Kosnik | Mitja Lainscak

Long-term (5 year) safety of bronchial thermoplasty: Asthma Intervention Research (AIR) trial
Author(s): Thomson Neil | Rubin Adalberto | Niven Robert | Corris Paul | Siersted Hans | Olivenstein Ronald | Pavord Ian | McCormack David | Laviolette Michel | Shargill Narinder | Cox Gerard

Epidemiology, radiology, and genetics of nicotine dependence in COPD
Author(s): Kim Deog Kyeom | Hersh Craig | Washko George | Hokanson John | Lynch David | Newell John | Murphy James | Crapo James | Silverman Edwin

Is it possible to diagnose the therapeutic adherence of patients with COPD in clinical practice? A cohort study
Author(s): Barnestein-Fonseca Pilar | Leiva-Fernández José | Vidal-España Francisca | García-Ruiz Antonio | Prados-Torres Daniel | Leiva-Fernández Francisca

Acute bronchodilator responsiveness and health outcomes in COPD patients in the UPLIFT trial
Author(s): Hanania Nicola | Sharafkhaneh Amir | Celli Bartolome | Decramer Marc | Lystig Ted | Kesten Steven | Tashkin Donald

The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), a novel infrastructure for population health research: rationale and methods
Author(s): Nieto F Javier | Peppard Paul | Engelman Corinne | McElroy Jane | Galvao Loren | Friedman Elliot | Bersch Andrew | Malecki Kristen

A methodology to establish a database to study gene environment interactions for childhood asthma
Author(s): Turner Stephen | Ayres Jon | Macfarlane Tatiana | Mehta Anil | Mehta Gita | Palmer Colin | Cunningham Steve | Adams Tim | Aniruddhan Krishnan | Bell Claire | Corrigan Donna | Cunningham Jason | Duncan Andrew | Hunt Gerard | Leece Richard | MacFadyen Una | McCormick Jonathan | McLeish Sally | Mitra Andrew | Miller Deborah | Waxman Elizabeth | Webb Alan | Wojcik Slawomir | Mukhopadhyay Somnath | Macgregor Donald

Serum adiponectin is positively associated with lung function in young adults, independent of obesity: The CARDIA study
Author(s): Thyagarajan Bharat | Jacobs David | Smith Lewis | Kalhan Ravi | Gross Myron | Sood Akshay

Cardiovascular and musculskeletal co-morbidities in patients with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
Author(s): Duckers James | Shale Dennis | Stockley Robert | Gale Nichola | Evans Bronwen | Cockcroft John | Bolton Charlotte

Impact of air pollution on pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in children. Longitudinal repeated-measures study
Author(s): Linares Benigno | Guizar Juan | Amador Norma | Garcia Alfonso | Miranda Victor | Perez Jose | Chapela Rocío

Long-term results of diaphragmatic plication in adults with unilateral diaphragm paralysis
Author(s): Celik Sezai | Celik Muharrem | Aydemir Bulent | Tunckaya Cemalettin | Okay Tamer | Dogusoy Ilgaz

Barriers to adherence to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease guidelines by primary care physicians
Author(s): Gregory D Salinas | James C Williamson | Ravi Kalhan | et al

A comparison of pulmonary function, peripheral and respiratory muscle strength and functional capacity in the heart failure patients with different functional classes
Author(s): Meral Boşnak Güçlü | Deniz İnal İnce | Hülya Arıkan | Sema Savcı | Erol Tülümen | Lale Tokgözoğlu

Control del asma en niños: validez del cuestionario CAN y su relación con la función pulmonar y el óxido nítrico exhalado Controlling asthma in children: validity of the Asthma Control Questionnaire and its relationship with pulmonary function and exhaled nitric oxide
Author(s): A. Cano Garcinuño | I. Carvajal Urueña | C.A. Díaz Vázquez | I. Mora Gandarillas | P. Mola Caballero de Rodas | Á. García Merino | B. Domínguez Aurrecoechea

A prediction equation for the estimation of vital capacity in Nepalese young females
Author(s): PINAKI CHATTERJEE | ALOK K. BANERJEE | PAULOMI DAS

Valores Espirométricos en Estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad Mayor de San Simón (Junio-Diciembre 2009)
Author(s): Jhonny Arispe Antezana | Maya Sanchez-Baya | Yamile Giovanna Serrano Pinto | Paola Nataly Teran Fernandez

Clinical Analysis of Bronchiectasis in Taiwanese Children.
Author(s): Shen-Hao Lai | Kin-Sun Wong | Sui-Ling Liao

Smoking cessation in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases
Author(s): Zeynep Pınar Önen | Elif Şen | Banu Eriş Gülbay | Ayperi Öztürk | Öznur Akkoca Yıldız | Turan Acıcan | Sevgi Saryal | Gülseren Karabıyıkoğlu

The Incidence of Sick Euthyroid Syndrome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Author(s): Dilek Kanmaz | Esin Yentürk | Barış Yılmaz | Neziha Alkan | Esin Tuncay

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among smokers attending primary healthcare clinics in Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Al Ghobain Mohammed | Al-Hajjaj Mohamed | Wali Siraj

Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products in COPD: relationship with emphysema and chronic cor pulmonale: a case-control study
Author(s): Miniati Massimo | Monti Simonetta | Basta Giuseppina | Cocci Franca | Fornai Edo | Bottai Matteo

The validity of using ICD-9 codes and pharmacy records to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s): Cooke Colin | Joo Min | Anderson Stephen | Lee Todd | Udris Edmunds | Johnson Eric | Au David

Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Utility of Pulmonary Function Tests in Predicting Emphysema in Ever-Smokers
Author(s): Sean E. Hesselbacher | Robert Ross | Matthew B. Schabath | E. O’Brian Smith | Sarah Perusich | Nadia Barrow | Pamela Smithwick | Manoj J. Mammen | Harvey Coxson | Natasha Krowchuk | David B. Corry | Farrah Kheradmand

Pulmonary Function Impairment in Pneumoconiotic Patients with Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Author(s): Chuan-Ing Yeoh | Shieh-Ching Yang

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in Tunisian elite athletes is underdiagnosed
Author(s): Sallaoui R | Zendah I | Ghedira H | Belhaouz M | Ghrairi M | Amri M

Assessment of smoking prevalence and status among students of senior courses of medico-prophylactic and therapeutic faculties of Samara State Medical University
Author(s): Mokina N.A. | Averina О.М.

Impairment of Pulmonary Function is an Independent Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation: The Takahata Study
Author(s): Yoko Shibata, Tetsu Watanabe, Daisuke Osaka, Shuichi Abe, Sumito Inoue, Yoshikane Tokairin, Akira Igarashi, Keiko Yamauchi, Tomomi Kimura, Hiroyuki Kishi, Yasuko Aida, Keiko Nunomiya, Takako Nemoto, Masamichi Sato, Tsuneo Konta, Sumio Kawata, Takeo Kato, Takamasa Kayama, Isao Kubota

Pulmonary Spirometry Parameters in Patients with Sickle Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease at Shafa Hospital in Khuzestan Province-Iran
Author(s): Keikhaei B | Idani E | Samadi B | Titidage A

The Effect of Industrial vs. Rural Environment in the Respiratory Status of Schoolchildren
Author(s): Eleni Papadimitriou | Elena Riza | Leonidas Pililitsis | Georgios Chrousos | Athina Linos

Role of community pharmacists in asthma – Australian research highlighting pathways for future primary care models
Author(s): Saini B | Krass I | Smith L | Bosnic-Anticevich S | Armour C

Exhaled Nitric Oxide, Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Spirometric Parameters in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis During Pollen Season
Author(s): Michael P. Makris | Christina Gratziou | Xenophon S. Aggelides | Sokratis P. Koulouris | Ioanna Koti

Vorschlag für ein Exportformat bei der Spiro-Ergometrie und Bodyplethysmographie / Example of exporting data from spirometry, ergometry and bodyplethysmography
Author(s): Müller-Mielitz, Stefan | Dubowy, Karl-Otto

Municipality screening of citizens with suspicion of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s): Riegels-Jakobsen T | Skouboe M | Dollerup J | Andersen CB | Staal LB | Jakobsen RBH | Poulsen PB

Efficacy and safety characteristics of mometasone furoate/formoterol fumarate fixed-dose combination in subjects with moderate to very severe COPD: findings from pooled analysis of two randomized, 52-week placebo-controlled trials
Author(s): Tashkin DP | Doherty DE | Kerwin E | Matiz-Bueno CE | Knorr B | Shekar T | Gates D | Staudinger H

Efficacy and safety of a fixed-dose combination of mometasone furoate and formoterol fumarate in subjects with moderate to very severe COPD: results from a 52-week Phase III trial
Author(s): Tashkin DP | Doherty DE | Kerwin E | Matiz-Bueno C | Knorr B | Shekar T | Banerjee S | Staudinger H

Effects of mometasone furoate/formoterol fumarate fixed-dose combination formulation on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): results from a 52-week Phase III trial in subjects with moderate-to-very severe COPD
Author(s): Doherty DE | Tashkin DP | Kerwin E | Knorr BA | Shekar T | Banerjee S | Staudinger H

Statistical Data Mining Approach for Spiro metric Data Classification: Review Paper
Author(s): Prachi D. Junwale | A. W. Bhade | Dr. P. N. Chatur

Effect of Massage Therapy on Children with Asthma
Author(s): Afsaneh Nekooee | Jamal Faghihinia | Ramin Ghasemy | Mahin Ghaibizadeh | Zohreh Ghazavi

Sensitivity and Specificity of Self-Reported Symptoms for Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm Diagnosis in Children
Author(s): Behroz Bavarian | Farhad Mehrkhani | Vahid Ziaee | Azizollah Yousefi | Ruhollah Nourian

Pulmonary Functions in Normal School Children in the Age Group of 6-15 Years in North India
Author(s): Sandeep Budhiraja | Daljit Singh | Puneet A. Pooni | Gurdeep S. Dhooria

A study on pulmonary manifestations in patients with malaria from northwestern India (Bikaner)
Author(s): K.C. Nayak, Mohini, S. Kumar, R.S. Tanwar, V. Kulkarni, A. Gupta, P. Sharma, P. Sirohi & P. Ratan

Guideline-based survey of outpatient COPD management by pulmonary specialists in Germany
Author(s): Glaab T | Vogelmeier C | Hellmann A | Buhl R

Relationship between spirometry results and respiratory complaints to flour dust in flour mill workers
Author(s): M. Neghab | A. Soltanzadeh | A. Alipour

Analyzing occupational lung disease among turquoise miners
Author(s): M. Majdi | E. Rafeemanesh | SM. Ehteshamfa | M.J. Fahool | S. Masoodi

Differences in subjective and objective respiratory parameters in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with and without pain
Author(s): Bentsen SB | Rustøen T | Miaskowski C

Barriers to Placement of Spirometers in Clinics Affiliated with an Academic Medical Center
Author(s): Victor O. Kolade

INFLUENCE OF OBESITY ON SPIROMETRIC PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Author(s): Miroljub Đorđević

Relationships between respiratory and airway resistances and activity-related dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s): Mahut B | Caumont-Prim A | Plantier L | Gillet-Juvin K | Callens E | Sanchez O | Chevalier-Bidaud B | Bokov P | Delclaux C

Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treated by Noninvasive Mechanic Ventilation
Author(s): Yusuf Karavelioğlu | Hekim Karapınar | Zuhal Karakurt | Alim Erdem | Zekeriya Kaya | Hasan Kaya | İbrahim Gül | Zekeriya Küçükdurmaz | Özlem Yazıcıoğlu Moçin | Cevat Kırma

Assessment of a pharmacist-driven point-of-care spirometry clinic within a primary care physicians office
Author(s): Cawley MJ | Pacitti R | Warning W

Valores de referencia para parámetros de espirometría en la población adulta residente en Bogotá, D. C., Colombia Reference values for respiratory parameters in the adult population of Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Author(s): María Ximena Rojas | Rodolfo José Dennis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence in Lebanon: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Author(s): Waked M | Khayat G | Salameh P

Use of spirometry and recording of smoking habits of COPD patients increased in primary health care during national COPD programme
Author(s): Vasankari Tuula | Pietinalho Anne | Lertola Kalle | Junnila Seppo | Liippo Kari

The clinical features of the overlap between COPD and asthma
Author(s): Hardin Megan | Silverman Edwin | Barr R Graham | Hansel Nadia | Schroeder Joyce | Make Barry | Crapo James | Hersh Craig

Dietary intake and nutritional status in a Scandinavian adult cystic fibrosis-population compared with recommendations
Author(s): Inger E. Moen | Kristina Nilsson | Anna Andersson | Morten W. Fagerland | Gjermund Fluge | Annika Hollsing | Marita Gilljam | Lena Mared | Tacjana Pressler | Henriette Santi | Olav-Trond Storrøsten | Lena Hjelte

Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or both? Diagnostic labeling and spirometry in primary care patients aged 40 years or more
Author(s): Melbye H | Drivenes E | Dalbak LG | Leinan T | Høegh-Henrichsen S | Østrem A

Severity of COPD at initial spirometry-confirmed diagnosis: data from medical charts and administrative claims
Author(s): Mapel DW | Dalal AA | Blanchette CM | Petersen H | Ferguson GT

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu: implications for refining disease burden assessments attributable to household biomass combustion
Author(s): Priscilla Johnson | Kalpana Balakrishnan | Padmavathi Ramaswamy | Santu Ghosh | Muthukumar Sadhasivam | Omprakash Abirami | Bernard W. C. Sathiasekaran | Kirk R. Smith | Vijayalakshmi Thanasekaraan | Arcot S. Subhashini

Prevalence Of Lung Involvement Due To Rheumatoid Arthritis Based On Clinical, Radiographic And Pulmonary Functions Test
Author(s): Jamshidi A | Safavi E | Naji A | Sedighi N | Gharib Doost F | Saber S | Gholshahi H

Comparison of Pulmonary function parameters changes at different altitudes (1150m and 4150m)in healthy athletes
Author(s): Alizadeh R | Ziaee V | Movafegh A | Yunesian M | Azadi MR | Mehraein A

Correlation between FEF25-75/FVC ratio and methacholin challenge test in diagnosis of bronchial hyperresponsiveness
Author(s): Paknezhad O | Amiri Kh | Pazooki M

The association between methacholine challenge test and respiratory symptoms: a study on 146 patients
Author(s): Paknejad O | Hojjati SA | Pazoki M

Assessment of Nutritional Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Author(s): L Yazdanpanah | F Shidfar | JA Moosavi | H Heidarnazhad | H Haghani

Assessment of occupational exposure of glaze workers to lead present in their breathing zone in a ceramic industry
Author(s): F Kargar | SJ Shahtaheri | F Golbabaie | A Barkhordari | A Rahimi Forushani

Marital Relationship and Its Associated Factors in Veterans Exposed to High Dose Chemical Warfare Agents
Author(s): Shervin Assari | Mohammad Reza Soroush | Hamid Reza Khoddami Vishteh | Batol Mousavi | Mostafa Ghanei | Sima Karbalaeiesmaeil

Diagnosing and treating COPD: understanding the challenges and finding solutions
Author(s): Fromer L

Correlation between Air Trapping Scoring and Spirometric Findings in Sulfur Mustard Exposed Patients
Author(s): A. Adibi | M. Ghanei | P. Niroomand

Comparison Between Peak Expiratory Flow Rate and Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second in the Evaluation of Children Suspected to Have Asthma
Author(s): Mohammad Gharagozlou | Farshid Kompani | Masoud Movahedi

Association Between Asthma and Body Mass Index in Children
Author(s): Babak Amra | Alireza Rahmani | Sohrab Salimi | Zahra Mohammadzadeh | Mohammad Golshan

E-Selectin S128R Polymorphism Leads to Severe Asthma
Author(s): Ebrahim Nadi | Mehrdad Hajilooi | Fatemeh Zeraati | Mostafa Ansari | Sasan Tavana | Sayed Hamid Hashemi | Alireza Rafiei

Association Between the Polymorphisms of IL-4 Gene Promoter (-590C>T), IL-13 Coding Region (R130Q) and IL-16 Gene Promoter (-295T>C) and Allergic Asthma
Author(s): Sara Hosseini-Farahabadi | Jalil Tavakkol-Afshari | Houshang Rafatpanah | Reza Farid-Hosseini | Mohammad Khaje Daluei

Assessment of Quality of Life in Iranian Asthmatic Children,Young Adults and Their Caregivers
Author(s): Fariborz Zieh | Mostafa Moin | Masoud Movahedi

A Single Center Study of Clinical and Paraclinical Aspects in Iranian Patients with Allergic Rhinitis
Author(s): Kourosh Mohammadi | Mohammad Gharagozlou | Masoud Movahedi

Pulmonary Function Parameters Changes at Different Altitudes in Healthy Athletes
Author(s): Vahid Ziaee | Reza Alizadeh | Ali Movafegh

A Survey of Pediatricians’ Knowledge on Asthma Management in Children
Author(s): Mohammad Gharagozlou | Hengameh Abdollahpour | Zahra Moinfar | Mohammad Hassan Bemanian | Mojtaba Sedaghat

Prevalence of Asthma and Rhinitis in Bakery Workers in the City of Sanandaj, Iran
Author(s): Naseh Sigari | Ezat Rahimi | Kambiz Yazdanpanah | Afsaneh Sharifian

Is Serum or Sputum Eosinophil Cationic Protein Level Adequate for Diagnosis of Mild Asthma?
Author(s): Mohammad Reza Khakzad | Majid Mirsadraee | Mojtaba Sankian | Abdolreza Varasteh | Mojtaba Meshkat

ASSOCIATION OF ASTHMA SEVERITY WITH BODY MASS INDEX AMONG ADULTS
Author(s): E.Nadi | F. Zeraati | M. Ansari | S. Tavana | H. Hashemi M. Fallah

Spirometric Indices after Bronchodilator Test in Obstructive Lung Disease
Author(s): Amir Houshang Mehrparvar | Seyed Jalil Mirmohammadi | Mohammad Mehdi Sohrabi

Energy and Protein Intake and Its Relationship with Pulmonary Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients
Author(s): Leila Yazdanpanah | Farzad Shidfar | Ali Javad Moosavi | Hassan Heidarnazhad | Hamid Haghani

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Risk Factors and Diagnostic Methods
Author(s): Keyvan Gohari Moghadam | Bahareh Marghoob | Kamran Alimoghaddam | Shapour Shirani | Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh

Low dose oral theophylline effects on HS-CRP in stable COPD patients
Author(s): Naseh Sigari | Vahid Yousefinejad | Jamal Seidi

Pulmonary Adverse Effects of Welding Fume in Automobile Assembly Welders
Author(s): Seyed Akbar Sharifian | Ziba Loukzadeh | Ahmad Shojaoddiny-Ardekani | Omid Aminian

Spirometry for patients in hospital and one month after admission with an acute exacerbation of COPD
Author(s): Rea H | Kenealy T | Adair J | Robinson E | Sheridan N

Chronic airflow limitation in a rural Indian population: etiology and relationship to body mass index
Author(s): Chakrabarti B | Purkait S | Gun P | Moore VC | Choudhuri S | Zaman MJ | Warburton CJ | Calverley PMA | Mukherjee R

High prevalence of spirometric abnormalities in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus Częste występowanie zmian w spirometrii u pacjentów z cukrzycą typu 1
Author(s): Vaikkakara Suresh | Amaresh P. Reddy | Alladi Mohan | Gadekal Rajgopal | Potham Satish | Chittari Venkata | Harinarayan Parameswari

Socioeconomic trajectory from birth to adolescence and lung function: prospective birth cohort study
Author(s): Menezes Ana | Dumith Samuel | Perez-Padilla Rogélio | Noal Ricardo | Wehrmeister Fernando | Martínez-Mesa Jeovany | Araújo Cora | Hallal Pedro

The Relationship between Serum Uric Acid and Spirometric Values in Participants in a Health Check: The Takahata Study
Author(s): Yasuko Aida, Yoko Shibata, Daisuke Osaka, Shuichi Abe, Sumito Inoue, Koji Fukuzaki, Yoshikane Tokairin, Akira Igarashi, Keiko Yamauchi, Takako Nemoto, Keiko Nunomiya, Hiroyuki Kishi, Masamichi Sato, Tetsu Watanabe, Tsuneo Konta, Sumio Kawata, Takeo Kato, Isao Kubota

Ventilatory function in female practitioners of Hatha Yoga. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n4p279
Author(s): Cristina Martins Coelho | Thaíza Tavares Lessa | Lúcia Aparecida Martins Campos Coelho | Rafael da Silva Scari | José Marques Novo Júnior | Rosa Maria de Carvalho

Prevalence of abnormalities in lung function of the population resident nearby two factories of particulate matter, La Sierra in Puerto Nare Municipality (Antioquia, Colombia), 2008
Author(s): Carlos M. Quiroz

Relationship between FEV1 change and patient-reported outcomes in randomised trials of inhaled bronchodilators for stable COPD: a systematic review
Author(s): Westwood Marie | Bourbeau Jean | Jones Paul | Cerulli Annamaria | Capkun-Niggli Gorana | Worthy Gill

Detection and follow-up of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and risk factors in the Southern Cone of Latin America. the pulmonary risk in South America (PRISA) study
Author(s): Rubinstein Adolfo | Irazola Vilma | Bazzano Lydia | Sobrino Edgardo | Calandrelli Matías | Lanas Fernando | Lee Alison | Manfredi Jose | Olivera Héctor | Ponzo Jacqueline | Seron Pamela | He Jiang

Study on Occupational Allergy Risks (SOLAR II) in Germany: Design and methods
Author(s): Heinrich Sabine | Peters Astrid | Kellberger Jessica | Ellenberg Diana | Genuneit Jon | Nowak Dennis | Vogelberg Christian | von Mutius Erika | Weinmayr Gudrun | Radon Katja

Estimation of lung vital capacity before and after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a comparison of incentive spirometer and ventilometry
Author(s): Pinheiro Areli | Novais Michelli | Neto Mansueto | Rodrigues Marcus | de Souza Rodrigues Erenaldo | Aras Roque | Carvalho Vitor

FUMEPOC: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers
Author(s): Gil-Guillén Vicente | Orozco-Beltrán Domingo | Carratala Munuera Concepcion | Plaza-Sirvent Carlos | Lorca-Amorrich Patricia | López-Pineda Adriana | Vela-Troncoso María | Soler Juan | Yarza-Cañellas Manuel | Fernández Antonio | Rosado-Bretón Luis | Olivares-Bautista Carmen | Muñoz-Fernández Alejandro

Why is spirometry underused in the diagnosis of the breathless patient: a qualitative study
Author(s): Roberts Nicola | Smith Susan | Partridge Martyn

Effectiveness of regular reporting of spirometric results combined with a smoking cessation advice by a primary care physician on smoking quit rate in adult smokers: a randomized controlled trial. ESPIROTAB study
Author(s): Rodriguez-Alvarez Mar | Torán-Monserrat Pere | Muñoz-Ortiz Laura | Negrete-Palma Antonio | Montero-Alia Juan | Jiménez-González Mercedes | Zurilla-Leonarte Elena | Marina-Ortega Victoria | Olle-Borque Montserrat | Valentin-Moya Esther | Cortada-Cabrera Anna | Tena-Domingo Alexis | Martínez-González Silvia | Vila-Palau Victoria | Ramos-Ordoñez Adriana | Rotllant-Estelrich Guida | Forcada-Vega Carme | Borrell-Thió Eulàlia

Airway resistance at maximum inhalation as a marker of asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness
Author(s): Mendonça Nancy | Kenyon Jennifer | LaPrad Adam | Syeda Sohera | O'Connor George | Lutchen Kenneth

In vivo imaging of the airway wall in asthma: fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy in relation to histology and lung function
Author(s): Yick Ching Yong | von der Thüsen Jan | Bel Elisabeth | Sterk Peter | Kunst Peter

Asthma control in patients receiving inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta2-agonist fixed combinations. A real-life study comparing dry powder inhalers and a pressurized metered dose inhaler extrafine formulation
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