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(Correcting) misdiagnoses of asthma: a cost effectiveness analysis

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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Psychological Needs of Adults Living with Cystic Fibrosis.

scientific article published on 23 June 2015

A Retrospective Longitudinal Within-Subject Risk Interval Analysis of Immunoglobulin Treatment for Recurrent Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

scientific article published on 11 November 2015

A comparison of obese and nonobese people with asthma: exploring an asthma-obesity interaction

scientific article published on 12 February 2010

A contemporary survival analysis of individuals with cystic fibrosis: a cohort study

scientific article published on 13 November 2014

A new spirometry-based algorithm to predict occupational pulmonary restrictive impairment.

scientific article published on 13 October 2015

A phase 3, multi-center, multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of levofloxacin inhalation solution (APT-1026) in stable cystic fibrosis patients

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A phase 3, open-label, randomized trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of levofloxacin inhalation solution (APT-1026) versus tobramycin inhalation solution in stable cystic fibrosis patients

scientific article published on 13 January 2015

A qualitative study of physicians’ perceptions of three decision aids

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A retrospective analysis of biofilm antibiotic susceptibility testing: A better predictor of clinical response in cystic fibrosis exacerbations

scientific article published on 07 December 2008

A risk scoring system to identify emergency department patients with heart failure at high risk for serious adverse events

scientific article published in January 2013

A spirometry-based algorithm to direct lung function testing in the pulmonary function laboratory

scientific article published in June 2003

A statistical model to predict one-year risk of death in patients with cystic fibrosis

scientific article published on 31 December 2014

A threshold regression model for recurrent exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on 30 August 2010

Acute effects of viral respiratory tract infections on sputum bacterial density during CF pulmonary exacerbations

scientific article published on 18 December 2014

Addressing the misdiagnosis of asthma in adults: where does it go wrong?

scientific article published on 28 September 2016

Antagonistic interactions peak at intermediate genetic distance in clinical and laboratory strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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Antibiotic susceptabilities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates derived from patients with cystic fibrosis under aerobic, anaerobic, and biofilm conditions.

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Antibiotic synergy testing should not be routine for patients with cystic fibrosis who are infected with multiresistant bacterial organisms.

scientific article published on 06 June 2007

Assessment of stigma in patients with cystic fibrosis.

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Association of Dysanapsis With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Older Adults

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Azithromycin and risk of COPD exacerbations in patients with and without Helicobacter pylori

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Blood Pressure Medications to Prevent Emphysema? Take These Pills with a Grain of Salt

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Blood eosinophil guided prednisolone therapy for exacerbations of COPD: a further analysis

scientific article published on 12 June 2014

Bronchodilator responsiveness and reported respiratory symptoms in an adult population

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Bronchodilators are central to the management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the elderly

scholarly article published February 2010 in Drugs and Therapy Perspectives

COPD Exacerbation Biomarkers Validated Using Multiple Reaction Monitoring Mass Spectrometry

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COPD Exacerbations

scientific article published on 01 March 2009

Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (CanCOLD): Fulfilling the need for longitudinal observational studies in COPD.

scientific article published on 20 March 2012

Cardiovascular Outcomes and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Overlap Syndrome)

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Characterization of clonal strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from cystic fibrosis patients in Ontario, Canada

scientific article published on July 2010

Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Chronically Infected Cystic Fibrosis Patients Fail To Activate the Inflammasome during Both Stable Infection and Pulmonary Exacerbation

scientific article published on 19 February 2016

Clinical and demographic factors associated with post-lung transplantation survival in individuals with cystic fibrosis.

scientific article published on 7 May 2015

Clinical characteristics associated with adverse events in patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective cohort study.

scientific article published on 18 February 2014

Clinical utilization of genomics data produced by the international Pseudomonas aeruginosa consortium

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Combination antibiotic susceptibility of biofilm-grown Burkholderia cepacia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients with pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis.

scientific article published on 3 July 2009

Combination antibiotic susceptibility testing in cystic fibrosis

scientific article published in The Lancet

Combination antibiotic susceptibility testing to treat exacerbations of cystic fibrosis associated with multiresistant bacteria: a randomised, double-blind, controlled clinical trial

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Comparative genomics of isolates of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa epidemic strain associated with chronic lung infections of cystic fibrosis patients

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Comparison of three typing methods for Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis

scientific article published on 29 July 2012

Confirmation of asthma in an era of overdiagnosis

scientific article published on 14 January 2010

Cost effectiveness of therapy with combinations of long acting bronchodilators and inhaled steroids for treatment of COPD.

scientific article published on 11 July 2008

Counting, analysing and reporting exacerbations of COPD in randomised controlled trials.

scientific article published on 16 August 2007

Current Controversies in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Report from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Scientific Committee

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Development and psychometric validation of a cystic fibrosis knowledge scale.

scientific article published on 10 September 2014

Diagnostic Instability and Reversals of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis in Individuals with Mild to Moderate Airflow Obstruction

scientific article published on 7 March 2017

Effect of infection with transmissible strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on lung transplantation outcomes in patients with cystic fibrosis

scientific article published on 2 October 2014

Effect of theophylline on exercise capacity in COPD patients treated with combination long-acting bronchodilator therapy: a pilot study.

scientific article published on 29 March 2012

Effect of weight reduction on respiratory function and airway reactivity in obese women.

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Effects of inhaled corticosteroids in monotherapy or combined with long-acting {beta}2-agonists on mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on 16 March 2010

Effects of weight loss on airway responsiveness in obese adults with asthma: does weight loss lead to reversibility of asthma?

scientific article published on June 2015

Epidemiological investigation and glycotyping of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis by mass spectrometry: association with multiple drug resistance

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Evaluating nocturnal oxygen desaturation in COPD--revised

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Evaluation of a decision aid for making choices about intubation and mechanical ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

scientific article published in April 2005

Exacerbation frequency and clinical outcomes in adult patients with cystic fibrosis.

scientific article published on 15 June 2011

Exacerbations in non-COPD patients: truth or myth--authors' response

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Exaggeration of treatment benefits using the "event-based" number needed to treat.

scientific article published on September 2008

Exploring below the Tip of the Iceberg: The Prognostic Impact of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Factors associated with undiagnosed and overdiagnosed COPD.

scientific article published on 23 June 2016

Feasibility of a structured 3-minute walk test as a clinical decision tool for patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dyspnoea

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

Findings on Thoracic Computed Tomography Scans and Respiratory Outcomes in Persons with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study

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History of Asthma in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Comparative Study of Economic Burden

scientific article published on 24 November 2015

Hospital Resource Utilization and Patient Outcomes Associated with Respiratory Viral Testing in Hospitalized Patients.

scientific article published in August 2015

How Accurate Is Spirometry at Predicting Restrictive Pulmonary Impairment?

scientific article published on 01 March 1999

Implementation of a cystic fibrosis lung transplant referral patient decision aid in routine clinical practice: an observational study.

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Incorporating external evidence in trial-based cost-effectiveness analyses: the use of resampling methods

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Infection With Burkholderia cepacia Complex Bacteria and Pulmonary Exacerbations of Cystic Fibrosis

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Infection With Transmissible Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Clinical Outcomes in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

scientific article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association

Influence of country-level differences on COPD prevalence

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

Inhibition of exhaled nitric oxide production during sepsis does not prevent lung inflammation

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It's about time: a comparison of Canadian and American time-activity patterns

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Journal Club

Lost in translation? How adults living with Cystic Fibrosis understand treatment recommendations from their healthcare providers, and the impact on adherence to therapy.

scientific article published on 23 March 2016

Management and prevention of exacerbations of COPD

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Management of steroid-dependent asthma with methotrexate: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

scientific article published on 01 August 1998

Measurement of short-term changes in dyspnea and disease-specific quality of life following an acute COPD exacerbation

scientific article published in March 2002

Measuring and quantifying acute exacerbations of COPD: pitfalls and practicalities

scientific article published on 01 March 2014

Methodological issues in therapeutic trials of COPD.

scientific article published on 23 January 2008

Multi analyte profiling and variability of inflammatory markers in blood and induced sputum in patients with stable COPD.

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Multiple combination antibiotic susceptibility testing of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae biofilms

scientific article published on 12 June 2006

Multiple combination bactericidal testing of staphylococcal biofilms from implant-associated infections

scientific article published on January 2006

Outpatient oral prednisone after emergency treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Overdiagnosis of asthma in obese and nonobese adults

scientific article published on November 2008

Patient and Physician Factors Associated With Pulmonary Function Testing for COPD

scientific article published on 01 February 2014

Persistency of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum cultures and clinical outcomes in adult patients with cystic fibrosis

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Pharmacologic Management of COPD: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline

scientific article published on 13 April 2020

Physicians' intentions and use of three patient decision aids

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Physiological changes during symptom recovery from moderate exacerbations of COPD.

scientific article published in September 2005

Placebo Effects in Clinical Trials Evaluating Patients with Uncontrolled Persistent Asthma

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Predictors of pulmonary exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis infected with multi-resistant bacteria.

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Prednisone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published in September 2003

Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Cystic Fibrosis – A Nasty Bug Gets Nastier

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Pulmonary function testing in the diagnosis of asthma: a population study

scientific article published on 26 October 2011

Pyrosequencing of a recA gene variable region for Burkholderia cepacia complex genomovar identification

scientific article published on 16 May 2007

Quality assurance of spirometry in a population-based study -predictors of good outcome in spirometry testing

scientific article published in April 2014

Randomized Trial of a Decision Aid for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Considering Lung Transplantation

scientific article published on 09 July 2009

Rates and correlates of relapse following ED discharge for acute asthma: a Canadian 20-site prospective cohort study

scientific article published in January 2015

Recurrent first hitting times in Wiener diffusion under several observation schemes.

scientific article published on 18 February 2012

Referral to lung transplantation- too little, too late

scientific article published on 01 March 2016

Relationship of Absolute Telomere Length With Quality of Life, Exacerbations, and Mortality in COPD

scientific article published on 12 July 2018

Reply to: The Diagnostic Failures in Asthma

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Reply to: Vazquez Guillamet et al. and Magnussen et al.

scientific article published on 6 November 2017

Serum IgG Levels and Risk of COPD Hospitalization: A Pooled Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Serum IgG and risk of exacerbations and hospitalizations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Serum IgG subclass levels and risk of exacerbations and hospitalizations in patients with COPD.

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Sex differences in the clinical presentation and management of airflow obstruction

scientific article published on 01 August 2006

Simvastatin for the prevention of exacerbations in moderate-to-severe COPD

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Single and combination antibiotic susceptibilities of planktonic, adherent, and biofilm-grown Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates cultured from sputa of adults with cystic fibrosis.

scientific article published on November 2002

Sleep Quality and Nocturnal Symptoms in a Community-Based COPD Cohort

scientific article published on 10 January 2020

Spirometry in the primary care setting: influence on clinical diagnosis and management of airflow obstruction.

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Sputum versus bronchoscopy for diagnosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in cystic fibrosis.

scientific article published in October 2004

TNFα antagonists for acute exacerbations of COPD: a randomised double-blind controlled trial

scientific article published on 17 November 2012

Taima (stop) TB: the impact of a multifaceted TB awareness and door-to-door campaign in residential areas of high risk for TB in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

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Ten-year trends in direct costs of asthma: a population-based study.

scientific article published on 25 July 2016

The Feasibility, Accuracy, and Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF Testing in a Remote Aboriginal Community in Canada.

scientific article published on 19 March 2015

The effect of chronic infection with Aspergillus fumigatus on lung function and hospitalization in patients with cystic fibrosis

scientific article published on 30 June 2009

The feasibility of the interferon gamma release assay and predictors of discordance with the tuberculin skin test for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in a remote Aboriginal community

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The impact of a history of asthma on long-term outcomes of people with newly diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A population study

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The implementation of rifapentine and isoniazid (3HP) in two remote Arctic communities with a predominantly Inuit population, the Taima TB 3HP study

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

The prevalence of airflow obstruction in rural primary care

scientific article published on 24 August 2005

The role of ipratropium bromide in the emergency management of acute asthma exacerbation: a metaanalysis of randomized clinical trials.

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The use of ipratropium bromide for the management of acute asthma exacerbation in adults and children: a systematic review.

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Time course and pattern of COPD exacerbation onset.

scientific article published on 18 October 2011

Topical tetracaine prior to arterial puncture: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

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Treatment of Aspergillus fumigatus in patients with cystic fibrosis: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study.

scientific article published on 30 April 2012

Underdiagnosis and Overdiagnosis of Asthma

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Underdiagnosis and Overdiagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

scientific article published in November 2018

Undiagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Contributes to the Burden of Health Care Use. Data from the CanCOLD Study

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Voluntary and automatic recruitment of superficial and deep abdominal muscles in adults with and without cystic fibrosis

scientific article published on 31 March 2011

What is a COPD exacerbation? Current definitions, pitfalls, challenges and opportunities for improvement

scientific article published on 15 November 2018