Most patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have at least one
additional, clinically relevant chronic disease. Those with the most severe airflow obstruction …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the mainstay of treatment for asthma, but their role in
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is debated. Recent randomised controlled …

Hayes' Principles and Methods of Toxicology has long been established as a reliable and
informative reference for the concepts, methodologies, and assessments integral to …

Background and objective Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most
prevalent chronic respiratory disease. This study investigated the global, regional and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death
worldwide. Current COPD diagnosis (ie, spirometry) could be unreliable because the test …

Introduction Tobacco smoking generates airway inflammation in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), and its involvement in the development of lung cancer is still …

Background It is true that Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will increase
social burden, especially in developing countries. Urban-rural differences in the lagged …

Rationale Predicting increased risk of future healthcare utilization in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is an important goal for improving patient management …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is already the third leading cause of death
worldwide and simultaneously a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Global initiative for …

The extracellular matrix (ECM), composed of interlinked proteins outside of cells, is an
important component of the human body that helps maintain tissue architecture and cellular …