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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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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 ...
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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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Exhaled nitric oxide measurements: clinical application and interpretation
1 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, P O Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand 2 Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus MC - Sophia ...
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Gene expression networks in COPD: microRNA and mRNA regulation
1 Department of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA Background The mechanisms underlying chronic obstructive ...
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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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Matrix metalloproteinases in destructive pulmonary pathology
Correspondence to: Dr P T G Elkington Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK; p.elkington{at}imperial.ac.uk Matrix ...
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The 6 minute walk in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: longitudinal changes and minimum important difference
1 Interstitial Lung Disease Program and Autoimmune Lung Center, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA 2 Division of Psychosocial Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA 3 ...
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Pulmonary hypertension: a contraindication to the use of β-adrenoceptor blocking agents
Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Level 1 Regional Heart and Lung Centre, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK Correspondence to A Peacock, Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Level 1 Regional ...
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Prospective study of the incidence, aetiology and outcome of adult lower respiratory tract illness in the community
BACKGROUND Acute lower respiratory tract illness in previously well adults is usually labelled as acute bronchitis and treated with antibiotics without establishing the aetiology. Viral infection is ...
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Association between vitamin D status at 3 years and eosinophilic asthma in 6-year-old children with a history of severe bronchiolitis
The association between early childhood serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and eosinophilic asthma remains unclear. We investigated this association using multicentre prospective data from 584 ...
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Exhaled leukotrienes and prostaglandins in COPD
1 Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy 2 Department of Thoracic Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine at the National Heart and ...