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The Effectiveness of Web-Based Asthma Self-Management System, My Asthma Portal (MAP): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Original Paper Sara Ahmed1,2,3,4, BPhysio, MSc (Rehab), PhD ; Pierre Ernst5, FRCPC, MD ; Susan J Bartlett1,3, PhD ; Marie-France Valois3, MSc ; Tasneem Zaihra1,2,4,6, PhD ; Guy Paré7, PhD ; Roland Grad8, MSc, FCFP, MDCM ; Owis Eilayyan1,2,4, MSc ; Robert Perreault9, FRCPC, MD ; Robyn Tamblyn3,10,…

What are the pros and cons of electronically monitoring inhaler use in asthma? A multistakeholder perspective

    BMJ Open Resp Res 2016;3:e000159 doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2016-000159 Sam Howard1, Alexandra Lang1, Sarah Sharples1 and  Dominick Shaw2 +Author Affiliations 1Human Factors Research Group, Innovation and Technology Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK 2Division of Respiratory Medicine, School of…

Propofol and Remifentanil Sedation for Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Prospective Cohort Trial

Respiration (DOI:10.1159/000452478)   d’Hooghe J.N.S.a · Eberl S.b · Annema J.T.a · Bonta P.I.a  Departments of a Pulmonology and b Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands   Abstract Background: Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a rapidly emerging bronchoscopic treatment…