A key outcome from lung cancer screening studies is the concept of ‘stage-shift’ seen in screen-detected cancers compared ...
Background Asthma is an umbrella diagnosis encompassing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms. While a global problem, our ...
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Childrens' Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia 2 The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of ...
Correspondence to Dr Insa Korten, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital and University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 31, Bern 3010, Switzerland; Insa.Korten{at}insel.ch ...
Correspondence to Dr Larissa Otero, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru; larissa.otero{at}upch.pe Background A recurrent tuberculosis (TB) episode results from ...
a Academic Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Chest Hospital, London, UK, b Division of Physiological Medicine, St George’s ...
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Dr M Thomas, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill Health Centre, ...
1 Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, London, UK 2 Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, London, ...
Background: Non-invasive ventilation is first-line treatment for patients with acutely decompensated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but endotracheal intubation, involving admission to ...
Objective To assess mortality related to exposure to tuberculosis (TB) at home among children in urban areas of Guinea-Bissau. Methods In four suburban areas included in the demographic surveillance ...
Superseded By 2013 Guideline: British Thoracic Society Guidelines on Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy. Thorax 2001 Feb; 56(Suppl 1): 1–21.
2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, UK 3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK 4 Department of ...