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Attitudes of physicians
toward objective measures of airway function in asthma.
(O'Dowd LC; Fife D; Tenhave T; Panettieri RA)
Am J Med 2003 Apr 1;114(5):391-6
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Spirometry,
pulse oximetry, brochospasmolytic test. The pillars of COPD diagnosis
(Richter F; Gillissen A Robert-Koch-Klinik)
MMW Fortschr Med 2002 Apr 11;144(15):30-3)
Early Detection of COPD
in a High-Risk Population Using Spirometric Screening
(Jan Zieliñski et al.)
Chest. 2001;119:731-736
Definition, epidemiology,
course, and prognosis of COPD.
(Petty TL)
Clin Cornerstone. 2003;5(1):1-10.
Operating a sustainable
disease management program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Lippincotts Case Manag. 2003 Nov-Dec;8(6):252-62;
Pulmonary function in
first generation children of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
patients: assessment of related predicting factors
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Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2002 Aug 25;82(16):1136-9.
Respiratory symptoms
and airflow limitation in asphalt workers.
(Randem BG, Ulvestad B, Burstyn I, Kongerud J.)
Occup Environ Med. 2004 Apr;61(4):367-9.
Retrospective studies
on 713 cases chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Li ZP, Huang JQ, Tang KJ.)
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2003 Aug;24(8):722-4.
Severe chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease in young women who smoke
(de Fraiture DM, Roldaan AC.)
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2003 Nov 15;147(46):2261-5.
Not 15 but 50% of smokers
develop COPD?--Report from the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden
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Respir Med. 2003 Feb;97(2):115-22.
Correlation of pulmonary
functions of COPD patients to those of their first-degree children.
(Lu B, He Q.)
Chin Med J (Engl). 2003 Jul;116(7):991-5.
Costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease in Spain. Estimation from a population-based study
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Arch Bronconeumol. 2004 Feb;40(2):72-9
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Spirometry in 3- to
6-year-old children with cystic fibrosis
(Marostica PJ; Weist AD; Eigen H; Angelicchio C; Christoph K; Savage J; Grant
D; Tepper RS)
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002 Jul 1;166(1):67-71
Early detection of exacerbation
of lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis by means of daily spirometry
(Izbicki G, Trachsel D, Rutishauser M, Perruchoud AP, Tamm M.)
Schweiz Med Wochenschr 2000 Sep 30;130(39):1361-5
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Economic issues in
the use of office spirometry for lung health assessment
(Krahn M; Chapman KR)
Can Respir J 2003 Sep;10(6):320-6
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Effects of passive
smoking on lung function in children.
(Nuhoglu C et al.)
Pediatr Int 2003 Aug;45(4):426-8
Exercise-induced bronchospasm
in children: comparison of FEV1 and FEF25-75% responses
(Fonseca-Guedes CH; Cabral AL; Martins MA)
Pediatr Pulmonol 2003 Jul;36(1):49-54
What are the best pulmonary
function test parameters for early detection of post-lung transplant bronchiolitis
obliterans syndrome in children?
(Sritippayawan S et al.)
Pediatr Transplant 2003 Jun;7(3):200-3
Effects of early onset
asthma and in utero exposure to maternal smoking on childhood lung function
(Gilliland FD et al.)
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003 Mar 15;167(6):917-24
Sensitivity of spirometric
measurements to detect airway obstruction in infants.
(Jones MH et al.)
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003 May 1;167(9):1283-6
Lung Function, Bronchial
Responsiveness and Asthma in a Community Cohort of 6 year-old Children
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Respiratory status
in dairy farmers in France; cross sectional and longitudinal analyses.
(Chaudemanche H et al.)
Occup Environ Med 2003 Nov;60(11):858-63
Healthy worker effect
and changes in respiratory symptoms and lung function in hairdressing apprentices
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Occup Environ Med 2003 Nov;60(11):831-40
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Spirometry Is a Good
Method for Detecting and Monitoring Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
in High-Risk Smokers in Primary Health Care
(Clotet J, Gomez-Arbones X, Ciria C, Albalad J.)
Arch Bronconeumol. 2004 Apr;40(4):155-159
Prevalence of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease and risk factors in smokers and ex-smokers
(Jaen Diaz JI, et al.)
Arch Bronconeumol. 2003 Dec;39(12):554-8
Diagnosis of airflow
limitation combined with smoking cessation advice increases stop-smoking rate
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Chest. 2003 Jun;123(6):1916-23.
Underdiagnosis and undertreatment
of COPD in primary care settings
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Respirology. 2003 Dec;8(4):504-8.
The association between
diet and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in subjects selected from general
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Eur Respir J. 2002 Aug;20(2):313-8.
Early detection of COPD
in smokers from Warsaw using spirometric screening
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Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2002;70(3-4):139-47
Predictors of success
in smoking cessation among participants of spirometric screening for COPD
(Gorecka D, et al.)
Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2001;69(11-12):611-6
Effects of spirometric
screening in the community on smoking cessation
(Czajkowska-Malinowska M, et al.)
Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2001;69(9-10):524-9
Awareness of airflow
obstruction together with antismoking advice increases success in cessation
smoking
(Gorecka D, et al.)
Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2001;69(11-12):617-25
Early detection of
COPD in a high-risk population using spirometric screening
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Chest. 2001 Mar;119(3):731-6.
Early detection of
COPD by high risk population spirometric screening
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Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2000;68(5-6):217-25
A test for early detection
of COPD
(Czajkowska-Malinowska M, Zielinski J.)
Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2000;68(5-6):207-12
Effects of multiple
attempts to quit smoking and relapses to smoking on pulmonary function.
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A feasibility study
of remote monitoring of asthmatic patients
(S Steel et al.)
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Telematic system for
monitoring of asthma severity in patients' homes.
(Finkelstein J, Hripcsak G, Cabrera M).
Medinfo 1998;9 Pt 1:272-6
Telespirometry: novel
system for home monitoring of asthmatic patients
(Bruderman I, Abboud S.)
Telemed J 1997 Summer;3(2):127-33
Patients' acceptance
of Internet-based home asthma telemonitoring.
(Finkelstein J, Hripcsak G, Cabrera MR.)
Proc AMIA Symp 1998;:336-40
Best practices: Ethics
and professionalism in the provision of telemedicine
(Gunter, T.D.)
Telemedicine Journal and e-Health 9(Suppl 1): S1:33.
Hospitalization reduction
by an asthma tele-medicine system
(Kokubu F et al.)
Arerugi 2000 Jan;49(1):19-31
Improvement in asthma
symptoms and quality of life in pediatric patients through specialty care
delivered via telemedicine.
(Romano MJ et al.)
Telemed J E Health 2001 Winter;7(4):281-6
Development and implementation
of the home asthma telemonitoring (HAT) system to facilitate asthma self-care.
(Finkelstein J, O'Connor G, Friedmann RH)
Medinfo 2001;10(Pt 1):810-4
Telespirometry: novel
system for home monitoring of asthmatic patients.
(Bruderman I, Abboud S)
Telemed J 1997 Summer;3(2):127-33
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