Occup Med (Lond) (2016) 66 (2): 95–105 doi:10.1093/occmed/kqv158 J. Borak1,2 and R. Y. Lefkowitz2 Abstract Background Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is often regarded as a ‘hallmark’ of asthma and bronchoprovocation testing is frequently performed to support a diagnosis of…
William W. Busse, Ronald Dahl, Christine Jenkins, Alvaro A. Cruz Abstract Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that is a major global burden on both individuals and healthcare systems. Despite guideline-directed treatment, a…
Allergy and Asthma Proceedings ISSN: 1088-5412, Online ISSN: 1539-6304 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2500/aap.2016.37.3907 Volume 37, Issue 1, pages 50–56 Copyright © 2016, OceanSide Publications, Inc., U.S.A. Désirée E. Larenas-Linnemann, M.D.; Ralph Mösges, M.D., Ph.D. From the Department of…
Volume 3, No. 12, p973–984, December 2015 Prof Henriette A Smit, PhD†, Mariona Pinart, PhD†, Prof Josep M Antó, MD, Prof Thomas Keil, MD, Prof Jean Bousquet, MD, Prof Kai H Carlsen, MD, Prof Karel G M Moons, PhD, Lotty Hooft, PhD, Prof Karin…
Article in Press Ozge Soyer,Cinar Ozen, Ozlem Cavkaytar, Cagri Senyücel, Yildiz Dallar Open Access DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.alit.2015.12.002 Abstract Background Although right middle lobe (RML)-atelectasis of the lungs is a common complication of…
Research I. H. Heijink123*, M. R. Jonker1, M. de Vries13, A. J. M. van Oosterhout13, E. Telenga23, N. H. T. ten Hacken23, D. S. Postma23 and M. van den Berge23 Respiratory Research 2016, 17:2 doi:10.1186/s12931-015-0318-z Abstract Background COPD patients have a…
November/December 2015, Volume 22 Issue 6: 341-347 C de Olim | D Bégin | L-P Boulet | A Cartier | M Gérin | C Lemière BACKGROUND: Specific inhalation challenges (SIC) enable the identification of the agent…
Letter to the Editors Open Access Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2016 Jan;8(1):84-85. English. http://dx.doi.org/10.4168/aair.2016.8.1.84 Maria Angela Tosca,1 Michela Silvestri,1 Nicoletta Solari,1 Giovanni Arturo Rossi,1 and Giorgio Ciprandi2 Jang and colleagues investigated the relationship between exhaled nitric…
Occup Med (Lond) (2015) 65 (9):713-718. S. J. Stocks1, K. Jones2, M. Piney3 and R. M. Agius41 NIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester…
BMJ Open Resp Res 2015;2:e000097 doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2015-000097 Janine Pilcher1,2, Philippa Shirtcliffe1,2, Mitesh Patel2,3, Steve McKinstry2, Terrianne Cripps1,2, Mark Weatherall1,4 and Richard Beasley1,2 Abstract Background Electronic monitoring of inhaled asthma therapy is suggested as the ‘gold standard’ for measuring patterns of…