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Global perspective on pulmonary fibrosis: epidemiology, regional variations, gaps in care and future directions

Background Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) caused by interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) affects up to 0.1% of the global population. There is growing global interest in PF, evident from a nearly threefold ...
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Hierarchical ventilator-free days with win method in acute respiratory distress syndrome treatment

Background Ventilator-free days (VFDs), a composite endpoint combining survival and mechanical ventilation duration, are increasingly used in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) trials to ...
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Large air embolus in the pulmonary artery

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Omics approaches to bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a first step in the right direction?

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Effects of inhaled salbutamol in exercising non-asthmatic athletes

BACKGROUND Beta-2 agonists such as salbutamol are used, not only by asthmatic athletes to prevent exercise induced asthma, but also by non-asthmatic athletes as a potentially ergogenic agent. We have ...
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Understanding risk of poor outcomes in adults hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus infection: evidence from a multicentre UK cohort ...
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Respiratory viruses in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring hospitalisation: a case-control study

1 University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pneumology, Allergology and Sleep Medicine, D-44789 Bochum, Germany 2 Ruhr-University Bochum, Experimental Pneumology, ...
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Design of the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcomes in COPD Study (SPIROMICS)

3 Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA 4 Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, New York, USA 5 Department of ...
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Survival after inpatient or outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a multicentre retrospective cohort study

9 Institute for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research, Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany Background The impact of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on survival in patients ...
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Prevalence, diagnosis and relation to tobacco dependence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a nationally representative population sample

1 Cancer Research Health Behaviour Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK 2 Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of ...
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Use of inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of hospitalisation for pneumonia in children with asthma: a nationwide cohort study

Correspondence to Mr Karl-Hermann Sielinou Kamgang, Karolinska Institute Department of Medicine Solna, solna, Sweden; karlhermann.sielinou.kamgang{at}ki.se Background The potential association between ...
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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 ...