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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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Previous tuberculosis disease as a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional analysis of multicountry, population-based studies

Background Risk factors for COPD in high-income settings are well understood; however, less attention has been paid to contributors of COPD in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as ...
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Understanding lung disease following extremely preterm birth

Individuals born extremely preterm (EP-born) must complete lung development outside the uterus, affecting the maturation and growth of airways and alveoli. They often show signs of both obstructive ...
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Dyspnoea severity and pneumonia as predictors of in-hospital mortality and early readmission in acute exacerbations of COPD

Background Rates of mortality and readmission are high in patients hospitalised with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). In this population, the prognostic value of ...
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Managing passengers with respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations

Air Travel Working Party: Dr R K Coker (chair), Dr D A R Boldy, Dr R Buchdahl, Mr D Cramer, Professor D Denison, Wing Commander D P Gradwell, Professor J M B Hughes, Dr J A Innes, Dr A O C Johnson, Dr ...
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Quantification of dyspnoea using descriptors: development and initial testing of the Dyspnoea-12

Rationale: Dyspnoea is a debilitating and distressing symptom that is reflected in different verbal descriptors. Evidence suggests that dyspnoea, like pain perception, consists of sensory quality and ...
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Paternal prepubertal passive smoke exposure is related to impaired lung function trajectories from childhood to middle age in their offspring ...
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Carbon footprint impact of the choice of inhalers for asthma and COPD

In the 1990s, metered dose inhalers (MDIs) containing chlorofluorocarbons were replaced with dry-powder inhalers (DPIs) and MDIs containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). While HFCs are not ozone ...
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Pneumonia in low and middle income countries: progress and challenges

1 Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Childrens Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa 2 National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Division of ...
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Patient outcomes after hospitalisation with COVID-19 and implications for follow-up: results from a prospective UK cohort

The longer-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection are uncertain. Consecutive patients hospitalised with COVID-19 were prospectively recruited to this observational study (n=163). At 8–12 weeks ...
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The five-repetition sit-to-stand test as a functional outcome measure in COPD

1 NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College, Harefield, UK 2 Harefield Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield ...
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Paradoxical reactions during tuberculosis treatment in patients with and without HIV co-infection

1 Department of Thoracic and HIV Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK 2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK 3 Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, ...