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Cilomilast, a selective phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor for treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised, dose-ranging study by Compton, Christopher H, Gubb, Jason, Nieman, Richard, Edelson, Jeffrey, Amit, Ohad, Bakst, Alan, Ayres, Jon G, Creemers, Jacques PHM, Schultze-Werninghaus, Gerhard, Brambilla, Christian, Barnes, Neil C

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, progressive respiratory disease that causes great morbidity and mortality despite treatment. There is…”
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Oesophageal reflux and asthma by Ayres, JG, Miles, JF

“…Asthma and gastro-oesophageal reflux commonly occur together but the association in any individual may or may not be causal. Aspiration of gastric acid into…”
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Respiratory effects of sulphur dioxide: a hierarchical multicity analysis in the APHEA 2 study by Sunyer, J, Atkinson, R, Ballester, F, Le Tertre, A, Ayres, J G, Forastiere, F, Forsberg, B, Vonk, J M, Bisanti, L, Anderson, R H, Schwartz, J, Katsouyanni, K

“…Background: Sulphur dioxide (SO2) was associated with hospital admissions for asthma in children in the original APHEA study, but not with other respiratory…”
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Projections of the effects of climate change on allergic asthma: the contribution of aerobiology by Cecchi, L, D'Amato, G, Ayres, J.G, Galan, C, Forastiere, F, Forsberg, B, Gerritsen, J, Nunes, C, Behrendt, H, Akdis, C, Dahl, R, Annesi-Maesano, I

“…To cite this article: Cecchi L, D'Amato G, Ayres JG, Galan C, Forastiere F, Forsberg B, Gerritsen J, Nunes C, Behrendt H, Akdis C, Dahl R, Annesi-Maesano I…”
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Climate change and respiratory disease: European Respiratory Society position statement by Ayres, J. G, Forsberg, B, Annesi-Maesano, I, Dey, R, Ebi, K. L, Helms, P. J, Medina-Ramon, M, Windt, M, Forastiere, F, on behalf of Environment and Health Committee of European Respiratory Society

“…Climate change will affect individuals with pre-existing respiratory disease, but the extent of the effect remains unclear. The present position statement was…”
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Occupational COPD and job exposure matrices: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sadhra, Steven, Kurmi, Om P, Sadhra, Sandeep S, Lam, Kin Bong Hubert, Ayres, Jon G

“…The association between occupational exposure and COPD reported previously has mostly been derived from studies relying on self-reported exposure to vapors,…”
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Efficacy and tolerability of anti‐immunoglobulin E therapy with omalizumab in patients with poorly controlled (moderate‐to‐severe) allergic asthma by Ayres, J. G., Higgins, B., Chilvers, E. R., Ayre, G., Blogg, M., Fox, H.

“…Background:  Patients with poorly controlled asthma have greater morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of omalizumab in…”
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Effects of antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on lung function in mid-childhood: follow-up of a double-blind randomised controlled trial in Nepal by Devakumar, Delan, Stocks, Janet, Ayres, Jon G, Kirkby, Jane, Yadav, Sushil K, Saville, Naomi M, Devereux, Graham, Wells, Jonathan C K, Manandhar, Dharma S, Costello, Anthony, Osrin, David

“…A randomised trial of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation in Nepalese women increased birthweight and weight at 2 years of age in offspring,…”
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Ten principles for clean air by Brunekreef, B, Annesi-Maesano, I, Ayres, J G, Forastiere, F, Forsberg, B, Künzli, N, Pekkanen, J, Sigsgaard, T

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Contribution of solid fuel, gas combustion, or tobacco smoke to indoor air pollutant concentrations in Irish and Scottish homes by Semple, S., Garden, C., Coggins, M., Galea, K. S., Whelan, P., Cowie, H., Sánchez-Jiménez, A., Thorne, P. S., Hurley, J. F., Ayres, J. G.

“…There are limited data describing pollutant levels inside homes that burn solid fuel within developed country settings with most studies describing test…”
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Particulate air pollution and panel studies in children: a systematic review by Ward, D J, Ayres, J G

“…Background: Panel studies have been used to investigate the short term effects of outdoor particulate air pollution across a wide range of environmental…”
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Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on cardiovascular diseases in eight European cities by Le Tertre, A, Medina, S, Samoli, E, Forsberg, B, Michelozzi, P, Boumghar, A, Vonk, J M, Bellini, A, Atkinson, R, Ayres, J G, Sunyer, J, Schwartz, J, Katsouyanni, K

“…Study objective: As part of the APHEA project this study examined the association between airborne particles and hospital admissions for cardiac causes (ICD9…”
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The effect of sulphurous air pollutant exposures on symptoms, lung function, exhaled nitric oxide, and nasal epithelial lining fluid antioxidant concentrations in normal and asthmatic adults by Tunnicliffe, W S, Harrison, R M, Kelly, F J, Dunster, C, Ayres, J G

“…Aims: To explore the effects in normal and asthmatic adults of exposure to 200 ppb sulphur dioxide (SO2) and 200 μg/m3 and 2000 μg/m3 aerosols of ammonium…”
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Effect of inhaled sulphur dioxide and carbon particles on heart rate variability and markers of inflammation and coagulation in human subjects by Routledge, H C, Manney, S, Harrison, R M, Ayres, J G, Townend, J N

“…Objective: To measure the inflammatory and autonomic responses of healthy humans and patients with coronary artery disease to controlled concentrations of two…”
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Epidemiology of pneumothorax in England by Gupta, Dheeraj, Hansell, Anna, Nichols, Tom, Duong, Trinh, Ayres, Jon G, Strachan, David

“…BACKGROUND Little is known of the epidemiology of pneumothorax. Routinely available data on pneumothorax in England are described. METHODS Patients consulting…”
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The phenotypic effects of antenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation in Nepalese children by Devakumar, D, Wells, JCK, Chaube, SS, Saville, NM, Manandhar, DS, Costello, A, Ayres, JG, Stocks, J, Osrin, D

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The association of daily sulfur dioxide air pollution levels with hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Europe (The Aphea-II study) by Sunyer, Jordi, Ballester, Ferran, Tertre, Alain Le, Atkinson, Richard, Ayres, Jon G, Forastiere, Francesco, Forsberg, Bertil, Vonk, Judith M, Bisanti, Luigi, Tenías, José M, Medina, Sylvia, Schwartz, Joel, Katsouyanni, Klea

“…The objective of this study is to assess the short-term effect of sulfur dioxide (SO2) air pollution levels on hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases…”
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G153 Determinants of Quality of Life in Children with Asthma Who Live in Scotland by Turner, SW, Mehta, A, Ayres, JG, Palmer, CN, Mukhopadhyay, S

“…Background Childhood asthma is a common chronic condition which may be associated with reduced quality of life (QoL). Factors which determine QoL are important…”
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Birmingham COPD Cohort: a cross-sectional analysis of the factors associated with the likelihood of being in paid employment among people with COPD by Rai, Kiran K, Jordan, Rachel E, Siebert, W Stanley, Sadhra, Steven S, Fitzmaurice, David A, Sitch, Alice J, Ayres, Jon G, Adab, Peymané

“…Employment rates among those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are lower than those without COPD, but little is known about the factors that…”
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Bronchodilator treatment and deaths from asthma: case-control study by Anderson, H Ross, Ayres, Jon G, Sturdy, Patricia M, Bland, J Martin, Butland, Barbara K, Peckitt, Clare, Taylor, Jennifer C, Victor, Christina R

“…Abstract Objective To investigate the association between bronchodilator treatment and death from asthma. Design Case-control study. Setting 33 health…”
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