BACKGROUND: COPD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States as
well as throughout the rest of the world. An exacerbation of COPD (periodic escalations of …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a recommended intervention in the
management of individuals with chronic lung disease. It is important to study the …

Background: Despite exercise capacity and quality-of-life benefits, pulmonary rehabilitation
(PR) and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes are not easily accessed because of …

Background: Home-based rehabilitation is a promising approach to improve access to
pulmonary rehabilitation. Objective: To assess whether self-monitored, home-based …

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation improves outcomes in patients with interstitial lung
disease (ILD), however it is unclear whether these effects are long lasting and which …

We hypothesised that biomass smoke exposure is associated with an airway-predominant
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotype, while tobacco-related COPD is …

Background: There is controversy about whether therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs)
modifies the natural history of COPD, characterized by an accelerated decline in FEV 1 …

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: This study investigated what factors radiologists take into
account when estimating emphysema severity and assessed quantitative computed …

The prevalence of measured airflow obstruction was two to six times higher than estimates
based on self-reports of having been diagnosed with COPD by a health professional. There …

Background: Despite the known benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for patients with
chronic respiratory disease, this treatment is underused. Evidence-based guidelines should …