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The natural history of community-acquired pneumonia in COPD patients: A population database analysis by Müllerova, Hana, Chigbo, Chuba, Hagan, Gerry W, Woodhead, Mark A, Miravitlles, Marc, Davis, Kourtney J, Wedzicha, Jadwiga A

“…Summary Background Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are at higher risk of developing Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) than patients…”
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Methods for external control groups for single arm trials or long‐term uncontrolled extensions to randomized clinical trials by Seeger, John D., Davis, Kourtney J., Iannacone, Michelle R., Zhou, Wei, Dreyer, Nancy, Winterstein, Almut G., Santanello, Nancy, Gertz, Barry, Berlin, Jesse A.

“…Purpose Clinical trials compare outcomes among patients receiving study treatment with comparators drawn from the same source. These internal controls are…”
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Data linkage in pharmacoepidemiology: A call for rigorous evaluation and reporting by Pratt, Nicole L., Mack, Christina D., Meyer, Anne Marie, Davis, Kourtney J., Hammill, Bradley G., Hampp, Christian, Setoguchi, Soko, Raman, Sudha R., Chun, Danielle S., Stürmer, Til, Lund, Jennifer L.

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance on the evaluation of data linkage quality through the development of a checklist for reporting key…”
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Understanding willingness and barriers to participate in clinical trials during pregnancy and lactation: findings from a US study by Jacobson, Melanie H, Yost, Emily, Sylvester, Shirley V, Renz, Cheryl, Wyszynski, Diego F, Davis, Kourtney J

“…Due to the exclusion of pregnant and lactating people from most clinical trials, there is an incomplete understanding of the risks and benefits of medication…”
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Physician perspectives on the burden and management of asthma in six countries: The Global Asthma Physician Survey (GAPS) by Chapman, Kenneth R, Hinds, David, Piazza, Peter, Raherison, Chantal, Gibbs, Michael, Greulich, Timm, Gaalswyk, Kenneth, Lin, Jiangtao, Adachi, Mitsuru, Davis, Kourtney J

“…Despite recognition of asthma as a growing global issue and development of global guidelines, asthma treatment practices vary between countries. Several…”
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Asthma management in pregnancy by Charlton, Rachel A, Hutchison, Annie, Davis, Kourtney J, de Vries, Corinne S

“…Asthma is common during pregnancy, however research is limited regarding the extent and timing of changes in asthma management associated with pregnancy. To…”
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Challenges of evaluating and modelling vaccination in emerging infectious diseases by Madewell, Zachary J., Dean, Natalie E., Berlin, Jesse A., Coplan, Paul M., Davis, Kourtney J., Struchiner, Claudio J., Halloran, M. Elizabeth

“…Outbreaks of emerging pathogens pose unique methodological and practical challenges for the design, implementation, and evaluation of vaccine efficacy trials…”
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Risk of pneumonia with inhaled corticosteroid versus long-acting bronchodilator regimens in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a new-user cohort study by DiSantostefano, Rachael L, Sampson, Tim, Le, Hoa Van, Hinds, David, Davis, Kourtney J, Bakerly, Nawar Diar

“…Observational studies using case-control designs have showed an increased risk of pneumonia associated with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)-containing medications…”
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Lung Function Decline and Outcomes in an Adult Population by Mannino, David M, Reichert, Matthew M, Davis, Kourtney J

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. To determine risk factors for and outcomes of rapid lung…”
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A cross-sectional study of household biomass fuel use among a periurban population in Malawi by Piddock, Katy C, Gordon, Stephen B, Ngwira, Andrew, Msukwa, Malango, Nadeau, Gilbert, Davis, Kourtney J, Nyirenda, Moffat J, Mortimer, Kevin

“…The Global Burden of Disease Study suggests almost 3.5 million people die as a consequence of household air pollution every year. Respiratory diseases…”
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Using an electronic medical record (EMR) to conduct clinical trials: Salford Lung Study feasibility by Elkhenini, Hanaa F, Davis, Kourtney J, Stein, Norman D, New, John P, Delderfield, Mark R, Gibson, Martin, Vestbo, Jorgen, Woodcock, Ashley, Bakerly, Nawar Diar

“…Real-world data on the benefit/risk profile of medicines is needed, particularly in patients who are ineligible for randomised controlled trials conducted for…”
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Safety of Fluticasone Propionate Prescribed for Asthma During Pregnancy: A UK Population-Based Cohort Study by Charlton, Rachel A., PhD, Snowball, Julia M., BSc, Nightingale, Alison L., PhD, Davis, Kourtney J., PhD

“…Background Asthma is commonly treated during pregnancy, yet data on the safety of asthma medicines used during pregnancy are sparse. Objective The objective of…”
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Noncommunicable Lung Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa. A Community-based Cross-Sectional Study of Adults in Urban Malawi by Meghji, Jamilah, Nadeau, Gilbert, Davis, Kourtney J, Wang, Duolao, Nyirenda, Moffat J, Gordon, Stephen B, Mortimer, Kevin

“…Noncommunicable diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA). Valid burden of disease estimates are lacking for…”
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Asthma drug use and the development of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) by Harrold, Leslie R., Patterson, M. Kay, Andrade, Susan E., Dube, Timothy, Go, Alan S., Buist, A. Sonia, Chan, K. Arnold, Weller, Peter F., Wechsler, Michael E., Yood, Robert A., Davis, Kourtney J., Platt, Richard, Walker, Alexander M.

“…Purpose Case reports suggest that leukotriene modifier use may be associated with the onset of Churg–Strauss syndrome (CSS). Using pooled data from two nested…”
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Comment on: Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients initiating biologics/apremilast for psoriatic arthritis: a nationwide cohort study by Fengchen, Ouyang

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Ecologic analysis of asthma-related events and dispensing of inhaled corticosteroid- and salmeterol-containing products by DiSantostefano, Rachael L., MS, PhD, Davis, Kourtney J., PhD, Yancey, Steve, MS, Crim, Courtney, MD

“…Background An association between salmeterol use and serious asthma episodes or asthma-related mortality has been noted in 2 clinical trials; however, a causal…”
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Incidence of Churg-Strauss syndrome in asthma drug users: a population-based perspective by HARROLD, Leslie R, ANDRADE, Susan E, YOOD, Robert A, DAVIS, Kourtney J, PLATT, Richard, GO, Alan S, BUIST, A. Sonia, EISNER, Mark, VOLLMER, William M, CHAN, K. Arnold, FRAZIER, E. Ann, WELLER, Peter F, WECHSLER, Michael E

“…OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) among a large population of asthma drug users. METHODS: A retrospective study was…”
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Lung function impairment, COPD hospitalisations and subsequent mortality by Garcia-Aymerich, Judith, Serra Pons, Ignasi, Mannino, David M, Maas, Andrea K, Miller, David P, Davis, Kourtney J

“…Hospitalisations and their sequelae comprise key morbidities in the natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A study was undertaken to…”
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Disease Burden of Patients with Asthma/COPD Overlap in a US Claims Database: Impact of ICD-9 Coding-based Definitions by Wurst, Keele E, St Laurent, Samantha, Hinds, David, Davis, Kourtney J

“…The inclusion of an asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap syndrome (ACOS) population in the 2015 Global Initiative for Chronic…”
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Continuing to Confront COPD International Patient Survey: methods, COPD prevalence, and disease burden in 2012-2013 by Landis, Sarah H, Muellerova, Hana, Mannino, David M, Menezes, Ana M, Han, MeiLan K, van der Molen, Thys, Ichinose, Masakazu, Aisanov, Zaurbek, Oh, Yeon-Mok, Davis, Kourtney J

“…The Continuing to Confront COPD International Patient Survey aimed to estimate the prevalence and burden of COPD globally and to update findings from the…”
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