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How does the EQ-5D-5L perform in asthma patients compared with an asthma-specific quality of life questionnaire?

Research article – Open Access Boglárka L. Szentes, Konrad Schultz, Dennis Nowak, Michael Schuler & Larissa Schwarzkopf  BMC Pulmonary Medicine volume 20, Article number: 168 (2020)  Abstract Background Asthma patients experience impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQL). Interventions are…

A phase IIb, randomised, parallel-group study: the efficacy, safety and tolerability of once-daily umeclidinium in patients with asthma receiving inhaled corticosteroids

Research – Open Access Abstract Edward Kerwin, Steven Pascoe, Zelie Bailes, Robert Nathan, David Bernstein, Ronald Dahl, Robyn von Maltzahn, Kevin Robbins, Andrew Fowler & Laurie Lee  Respiratory Research volume 21, Article number: 148 (2020)  Background Patients with asthma uncontrolled on inhaled corticosteroids may benefit…

Metabolomic fingerprinting and systemic inflammatory profiling of asthma COPD overlap (ACO)

Research- Open Access Nilanjana Ghosh, Priyanka Choudhury, Sandeep Rai Kaushik, Rakesh Arya, Ranjan Nanda, Parthasarathi Bhattacharyya, Sushmita Roychowdhury, Rintu Banerjee & Koel Chaudhury  Respiratory Research volume 21, Article number: 126 (2020)  Abstract Background Asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) refers to a group of poorly studied and…