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Three-month validation of a turbuhaler electronic monitoring device: implications for asthma clinical trial use

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…

Lung function and respiratory symptoms among female hairdressers in Palestine: a 5-year prospective study

BMJ Open 2015;5:e007857 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007857 Maysaa Nemer1,2,3, Petter Kristensen1,2, Khaldoun Nijem3, Espen Bjertness2,Øivind Skare1, Marit Skogstad1 +Author Affiliations1Department of Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology, National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway 2Section for Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Institute of Health and Society,…