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Maternal BMI and smoking partly explain the association between maternal socio-economic position and offspring asthma

Background Numerous studies have found associations between parental socio-economic position (SEP) and offspring asthma.
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Survival benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitors for non-small cell lung cancer patients with interstitial lung diseases: a nationwide population-based study

Background Compared with cytotoxic chemotherapy, the efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for patients with interstitial lung disease and non-small cell lung cancer (ILD-NSCLC) ...
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Management of spontaneous pneumothorax using a Heimlich flutter valve

Intrapleural evacuation of air was achieved with a Heimlich flutter (non-return) valve in 16 patients with a total of 18 pneumothoraces, 17 of which were spontaneous. Complete lung expansion occurred ...
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The promise of translational and personalised approaches for paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea: an ‘Omics’ perspective

2 Sections of Pediatric Sleep Medicine and Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Comer Children's Hospital, Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA ...
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Cytisinicline for smoking cessation in individuals with self-reported COPD: a post hoc analysis of the ORCA-2 and ORCA-3 trials ...
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Relationship between exacerbation frequency and lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London EC1A 7BE, UK Correspondence to: Professor J A Wedzicha, Academic Unit of Respiratory ...
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Development of a self-reported Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ-SR)

BACKGROUND The Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) is an established measure of health status for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It has been found to be reproducible and sensitive ...
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Validity, responsiveness and minimum clinically important difference of the incremental shuttle walk in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a prospective study

The incremental shuttle walk (ISW) is well validated in COPD but limited psychometric data restrict its use in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Study 1: 50 patients performed the ISW and 6 min ...
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Effect of salbutamol on lung function and chest wall volumes at rest and during exercise in COPD

Background: Inhaled bronchodilators can increase exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by reducing dynamic hyperinflation, but treatment is not always effective. This may ...
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The acute respiratory distress syndrome: fibrosis in the fast lane

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Impact of smoking on the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: results from a nationwide population-based cohort study

Correspondence to Dr Sun Mi Choi, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of); ...
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The COPD assessment test (CAT): response to pulmonary rehabilitation. A multicentre, prospective study

2 Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation NHS Trust, London, UK 3 Greenwich Primary Care Trust, London, UK 4 Croydon Primary Care Trust, London, UK Background The COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) ...