Objective.—To determine whether a program incorporating smoking intervention and use of
an inhaled bronchodilator can slow the rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 …

We examined the effects of smoking onset and cessation on FEV1 in participants in the
Tucson Epidemiological Study of Airways Obstructive Disease 18 yr of age or older who …

The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Early Intervention Trial, or Lung Health Study,
is a multicenter randomized clinical trial sponsored by the Division of Lung Diseases of the …

Previous findings from the Lung Health Study have shown that smoking cessation and
sustained abstinence substantially reduce the rate of decline in forced expiratory volume …

SUMMARY The Lung Health StUdy is a randomized clinical trial designed to determine
whether a smoking intervention program and prescription of an Inhaled bronchodilator can …

Effects of cigarette smoking and smoking cessation on rate of FEV1 decline over 6 yr were
examined in 4,451 Japanese-American men from the Honolulu Heart Program who were 45 …

We have performed a 4-yr prospective survey of the association of allergen skin test
positivity, total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE), and bronchial responsiveness to …

Abstract The Lung Health Study is a multicenter randomized clinical trial. Participants are
smokers aged 35–60 with spirometric evidence of moderate lung function impairment. The …

Asthma in adults may be associated with chronic airflow obstruction, possibly resulting from
airway disease in early life and/or a greater rate of decline in lung function in adult life …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of randomly assigning smokers who have early chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to a smoking-cessation intervention on the …