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British Thoracic Society guidelines on diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy

Superseded By 2013 Guideline: British Thoracic Society Guidelines on Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy. Thorax 2001 Feb; 56(Suppl 1): 1–21.
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Written action plans for asthma: an evidence-based review of the key components

Hunter Medical Research Institute, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Correspondence to: Dr P G Gibson Hunter Medical Research Institute, ...
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Increased platelet activation in patients with stable and acute exacerbation of COPD

Rationale Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Interaction between inflammatory cells and activated platelets is important ...
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British Thoracic Society guideline on pulmonary rehabilitation in adults: accredited by NICE

Correspondence to British Thoracic Society, 17, Doughty Street, London WC1N 2PL, UK; bts{at}brit-thoracic.org.uk and Dr Charlotte E Bolton, Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit, University of ...
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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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A systematic review of the use of opioids in the management of dyspnoea

1 Department of Palliative Medicine, The North London Hospice and Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, London N12 8TF, UK 2 Department of Palliative Medicine, Bristol Haematology and Oncology ...
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Coronary artery calcification is increased in patients with COPD and associated with increased morbidity and mortality

12 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University & University of Southern Denmark, Denmark/University of Manchester, Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK 13 Department of Respiratory ...
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Pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: current theories of pathogenesis and their implications for treatment

1 Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2 Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Head, Respiratory Division, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, ...
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β-Actin and GAPDH housekeeping gene expression in asthmatic airways is variable and not suitable for normalising mRNA levels

1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital and Monash University Medical School, Melbourne 3181, Australia 2 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Alfred Hospital and Monash ...
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The need to redefine non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in childhood

1 Sir James Spence Institute of Child Health, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK 2 Department of Radiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK 3 Department of ...
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Microbial aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia and its relation to severity

4 Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Spain 5 Centro de Investigación Biomédica En Red-Enfermedades Respiratorias (CibeRes, CB06/06/0028), Instituto de Salud Carlos ...
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Incidence and recognition of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a UK intensive care unit

Correspondence to Dr Charlotte Summers, Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, Box 93, Level 4, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CUHNHSFT, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 OQQ, UK; ...