Epidemiology of COPD

C Raherison, PO Girodet - European respiratory review, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is responsible for early mortality, high death
rates and significant cost to health systems. The projection for 2020 indicates that COPD will …

Definition, epidemiology and natural history of COPD

G Viegi, F Pistelli, DL Sherrill, S Maio… - European …, 2007 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fifth cause of morbidity and mortality in
the developed world and represents a substantial economic and social burden. Patients …

Mild and moderate-to-severe COPD in nonsmokers: distinct demographic profiles

CE Behrendt - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Study objective To investigate the risk of COPD among nonsmokers. Design Case-control
study, logistic regression analysis. Setting Third National Health and Nutrition Examination …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and occupational exposures

P Boschetto, S Quintavalle, D Miotto… - Journal of Occupational …, 2006 - Springer
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity
and mortality in both industrialized and developing countries. Cigarette smoking is the major …

Pharmacological actions of statins: potential utility in COPD

RP Young, R Hopkins, TE Eaton - European Respiratory …, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by minimally reversible
airflow limitation and features of systemic inflammation. Current therapies for COPD have …

[图书][B] Гиперреактивность дыхательных путей

АГ Приходько, ЮМ Перельман, ВП Колосов - 2011 - elibrary.ru
Монография посвящена важной проблеме пульмонологии–роли измененной
реактивности дыхательных путей в формировании, прогрессировании …

Phenotypes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

AL Friedlander, D Lynch, LA Dyar… - COPD: Journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The current clinical classification of smoking-related lung disease fails to take into account
the heterogeneity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With an increased …

Prevalence of asthma, COPD, and chronic bronchitis in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Varmaghani, F Farzadfar, F Sharifi… - Iranian Journal of …, 2016 - ijaai.tums.ac.ir
In this study, we aimed to conduct a meta-analysis on the results of eligible studies to
estimate the prevalence of asthma, COPD, and Chronic bronchitis in Iran. International and …

Chromosome 4q31 locus in COPD is also associated with lung cancer

RP Young, CF Whittington, RJ Hopkins… - European …, 2010 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the single greatest risk factor for lung
cancer in smokers and is found in 50–90% of lung cancer cases. The link between COPD …

Pomegranate juice supplementation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a 5-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

B Cerdá, C Soto, MD Albaladejo, P Martinez… - European journal of …, 2006 - nature.com
Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of antioxidant polyphenol-
rich pomegranate juice (PJ) supplementation for 5 weeks on patients with stable chronic …