Li. mg volumes are subdivided into static and dynamic lung volumes. Static lung volumes
are measured by methods which are based on the completeness of respiratory manoeuvres …

* Institute of Child Health, London, UK.** Physiology Department, Leiden University, Leiden,
The Netherlands. Correspondence: J. Stocks, Portex Anaesthesia, Intensive Therapy and …

Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often present with
severe acute exacerbations requiring hospital treatment. However, little is known about the …

Abstract Background: To validate the 'Test of Adherence to Inhalers'(TAI), a 12-item
questionnaire designed to assess the adherence to inhalers in patients with COPD or …

Objectives: To ascertain the prevalence, diagnostic level, and treatment of COPD in Spain
through a multicenterstudy comprising seven different geographic are as. Designand …

We describe the adaptation into Spanish of the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire
(SGRQ), a self-administered questionnaire developed by Jones et al.(1991) covering three …

Background Bronchiectasis remains a major public health problem, but factors influencing
its natural history are not well characterized. The objective of our study was to explore …

The present study was aimed at evaluating the effects of a specific inspiratory muscle
training protocol on the structure of inspiratory muscles in patients with chronic obstructive …

OBJECTIVES: 1) To determine whether severe exacerbation of COPD is a BODE index
independent risk factor for death; 2) whether the combined application of exacerbations and …

Background Elevated circulating levels of several inflammatory biomarkers have been
described in selected patient populations with COPD, although less is known about their …