Search Results - "DALES, R. E."
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Sex differences in the clinical presentation and management of airflow obstruction
Published in The European respiratory journal (01-08-2006)“…The aim of the present study was to explore differences in the clinical expression, clinical diagnoses and management of airway diseases in a primary-care…”
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A comparison of airborne ergosterol, glucan and Air-O-Cell data in relation to physical assessments of mold damage and some other parameters
Published in Indoor air (01-08-2005)“…We report here a comparison of long duration air samples in 110 homes where the material collected on open faced filter cassettes was analyzed for beta 1,3-d…”
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The Role of Ipratropium Bromide in the Emergency Management of Acute Asthma Exacerbation: A Metaanalysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
Published in Annals of emergency medicine (01-07-1999)“…Study objective: This study was conducted to determine whether the addition of inhaled ipratropium to inhaled β-agonist therapy is effective in the treatment…”
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Air pollution and hospitalization for venous thromboembolic disease in Chile
Published in Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis (01-04-2010)“…See also Mannucci PM. Fine particulate: it matters. This issue, pp 659–61; Bonzini M, Tripodi A, Artoni A, Tarantini L, Marinelli B, Bertazzi PA, Apostoli P,…”
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How accurate is spirometry at predicting restrictive pulmonary impairment?
Published in Chest (01-03-1999)“…To determine the accuracy with which spirometric measurements of FVC and expiratory flow rates can diagnose the presence of a restrictive impairment. The…”
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Indoor air quality and health: validity and determinants of reported home dampness and moulds
Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-02-1997)“…BACKGROUND: Questionnaire-based surveys from several countries have consistently detected adverse health associated with home dampness and mould growth…”
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Influence of family income on hospital visits for asthma among Canadian school children
Published in Thorax (01-06-2002)“…Background: A study was undertaken to investigate the mechanisms by which socioeconomic status may influence asthma morbidity in Canada. Methods: A total of…”
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Respiratory infections and the autumn increase in asthma morbidity
Published in The European respiratory journal (01-01-1996)“…Unexplained autumn increases in hospital admissions for asthma have been reported in many countries, including the United States, Canada, England and Wales. To…”
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Framing effects on expectations, decisions, and side effects experienced: The case of influenza immunization
Published in Journal of clinical epidemiology (01-11-1996)“…Objective: To examine the effects of using positive or negative frames to describe influenza vaccine benefits and side effects on patients' expectations,…”
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Air Pollution and Hospitalization for Headache in Chile
Published in American journal of epidemiology (15-10-2009)“…The authors performed a time-series analysis to test the association between air pollution and daily numbers of hospitalizations for headache in 7 Chilean…”
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Association between Ambient Carbon Monoxide Levels and Hospitalizations for Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly in 10 Canadian Cities
Published in Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-03-1997)“…We examined the role that ambient air pollution plays in exacerbating cardiac disease by relating daily fluctuations in admissions to 134 hospitals for…”
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Intubation and mechanical ventilation for COPD: development of an instrument to elicit patient preferences
Published in Chest (01-09-1999)“…Whether to simply provide palliative care or to intubate and use mechanical ventilation (MV) in a patient with severe COPD in acute respiratory failure is a…”
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Preoperative prediction of pulmonary complications following thoracic surgery
Published in Chest (01-07-1993)“…The ability of preoperative quality-of-life and physiologic variables to predict postoperative complications was tested in 117 consecutive patients undergoing…”
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Management of steroid-dependent asthma with methotrexate: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Published in Respiratory medicine (01-08-1998)“…Our objective was to determine whether methotrexate is an effective steroid-sparing agent for patients with severe asthma. Published reports of controlled…”
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Association between Ozone and Hospitalization for Respiratory Diseases in 16 Canadian Cities
Published in Environmental research (01-01-1997)“…The effects of tropospheric ozone on lung function and respiratory symptoms have been well documented at relatively high concentrations. However, previous…”
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Risk factors for recurrent emergency department visits for asthma
Published in Thorax (01-05-1995)“…BACKGROUND--Patients presenting with asthma to emergency departments have lost control of their disease, have significant airways obstruction, and frequently…”
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Respiratory health effects of home dampness and molds among Canadian children
Published in American journal of epidemiology (15-07-1991)“…In 1988, the authors conducted a questionnaire-based study on the health effects of the indoor environment in 30 Canadian communities. This paper focuses on…”
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Quality-of-life following thoracotomy for lung cancer
Published in Journal of clinical epidemiology (01-12-1994)“…Contrary to the issues of perioperative morbidity and survival following surgery for lung cancer, little attention has been given to quality-of-life. To…”
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Parental Reporting of Childrens' Coughing Is Biased
Published in European journal of epidemiology (01-07-1997)“…Assessment of cough in the clinical setting as well as in community-based studies of respiratory epidemiology has relied on self-reports. To examine the…”
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Effects of low ambient levels of ozone and sulfates on the frequency of respiratory admissions to Ontario hospitals
Published in Environmental research (01-05-1994)“…To investigate the acute respiratory health effects of ambient air pollution, the number of emergency of urgent daily respiratory admissions to 168 acute care…”
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