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The role of protease activation of inflammation in allergic respiratory diseases by Reed, Charles E., Kita, Hirohito

“…Extracellular endogenous proteases, as well as exogenous proteases from mites and molds, react with cell-surface receptors in the airways to generate leukocyte…”
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The natural history of asthma by Reed, Charles E.

“…Asthma begins most often in infants as wheezing with respiratory infections. If these episodes are mild and infrequent, asthma does not usually persist into…”
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Prognostic factors for the survival of patients with esophageal carcinoma in the U.S. The importance of tumor length and lymph node status by ELOUBEIDI, Mohamad A, DESMOND, Renee, ARGUEDAS, Miguel R, REED, Carolyn E, WILCOX, C. Mel

“…The current TNM classification system does not consider tumor length or the number of lymph nodes in the staging and classification scheme for patients with…”
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Results of the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0050 trial: the utility of positron emission tomography in staging potentially operable non–small cell lung cancer by Reed, Carolyn E, Harpole, David H, Posther, Katherine E, Woolson, Sandra L, Downey, Robert J, Meyers, Bryan F, Heelan, Robert T, MacApinlac, Homer A, Jung, Sin-Ho, Silvestri, Gerard A, Siegel, Barry A, Rusch, Valerie W

“…The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group undertook a trial to ascertain whether positron emission tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose could detect…”
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Basic mechanisms of asthma. Role of inflammation by Reed, C E

“…It is now recognized that the basic reason for airway obstruction in asthma is chronic airway inflammation. The hyperresponsiveness and "bronchospasm" are, in…”
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Pulmonary complications after esophagectomy by Avendano, Christopher E, Flume, Patrick A, Silvestri, Gerard A, King, Lydia B, Reed, Carolyn E

“…Background. Pulmonary complications are common in patients who have undergone esophagectomy. There are no good predictive variables for these complications. In…”
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What happens to patients undergoing lung cancer surgery? Outcomes and quality of life before and after surgery by Handy, Jr, John R, Asaph, James W, Skokan, Laurie, Reed, Carolyn E, Koh, Sydney, Brooks, Gladney, Douville, E Charles, Tsen, Andrew C, Ott, Gary Y, Silvestri, Gerard A

“…To compare baseline preoperative and 6-month postoperative functional health status and quality of life in patients undergoing lung cancer resection. Lung…”
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An analysis of multiple staging management strategies for carcinoma of the esophagus: computed tomography, endoscopic ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and thoracoscopy/laparoscopy by Wallace, Michael B, Nietert, Paul J, Earle, Craig, Krasna, Mark J, Hawes, Robert H, Hoffman, Brenda J, Reed, Carolyn E

“…Background. This study compares the health care costs and effectiveness of multiple staging options for patients with esophageal cancer. Techniques studied…”
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Endotoxin-stimulated innate immunity: A contributing factor for asthma by Reed, Charles E., Milton, Donald K.

“…Exposure to airborne endotoxin in infancy may protect against asthma by promoting enhanced TH1 response and tolerance to allergens. On the other hand, later in…”
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Endoscopic ultrasound in lung cancer patients with a normal mediastinum on computed tomography by Wallace, Michael B, Ravenel, James, Block, Mark I, Fraig, Mostafa, Silvestri, Gerard, Wildi, Stephan, Schmulewitz, Nathan, Varadarajulu, Shyam, Roberts, Stacey, Hoffman, Brenda J, Hawes, Robert H, Reed, Carolyn E

“…Computed tomography (CT) is the most common method of staging lung cancer. We have previously shown endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration…”
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The natural history of asthma in adults: The problem of irreversibility by Reed, Charles E.

“…Asthma is common, affecting 5% to 10% of adults; asthma is progressive, leading to irreversible obstruction in 80% of elderly patients; and asthma is complex,…”
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for staging patients with carcinoma of the lung by Wallace, Michael B, Silvestri, Gerard A, Sahai, Anand V, Hawes, Robert H, Hoffman, Brenda J, Durkalski, Valerie, Hennesey, Winnie S, Reed, Carolyn E

“…Background. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration is a safe, cost-effective procedure that can confirm the presence of mediastinal lymph…”
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The utility of EUS and EUS-guided fine needle aspiration in detecting celiac lymph node metastasis in patients with esophageal cancer: A single-center experience by Eloubeidi, Mohamad A., Wallace, Michael B., Reed, Carolyn E., Hadzijahic, Neven, Lewin, David N., Van Velse, Annette, Leveen, Margaret B., Etemad, Babak, Matsuda, Koji, Patel, Rig S., Hawes, Robert H., Hoffman, Brenda J.

“…Background: The aims of this study were to determine the utility of EUS and EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in the detection and confirmation of…”
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Accurate molecular detection of non-small cell lung cancer metastases in mediastinal lymph nodes sampled by endoscopic ultrasound-guided needle aspiration by Wallace, Michael B, Block, Mark I, Gillanders, William, Ravenel, James, Hoffman, Brenda J, Reed, Carolyn E, Fraig, Mostafa, Cole, David, Mitas, Michael

“…The recurrence of disease after the complete resection of early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) indicates that undetected metastases were present at…”
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Specialists achieve better outcomes than generalists for lung cancer surgery by Silvestri, G A, Handy, J, Lackland, D, Corley, E, Reed, C E

“…A push toward care provided by generalists as opposed to specialists has occurred in the health-care marketplace despite a lack of provider specific outcome…”
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: Current concepts and future questions by Patel, Ashok M., Ryu, Jay H., Reed, Charles E.

“…Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (extrinsic allergic alveolitis) caused by inhaled allergens can progress to disabling or even fatal end-stage lung disease. The…”
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Inhaled corticosteroids: why do physicians and patients fail to comply with guidelines for managing asthma? by Reed, Charles E

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Helical CT versus EUS with fine needle aspiration for celiac nodal assessment in patients with esophageal cancer by Romagnuolo, Joseph, Scott, John, Hawes, Robert H., Hoffman, Brenda J., Reed, Carolyn E., Aithal, Guruprasad P., Breslin, Niall P., Chen, Robert Y.M., Gumustop, Bora, Hennessey, Winnie, Van Velse, Annette, Wallace, Michael B.

“…Background: Conventional CT is insensitive for detection of metastatic involvement of celiac lymph nodes in esophageal cancer. Helical CT has theoretical…”
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Accuracy of EUS in staging of T4 lung cancer by Varadarajulu, Shyam, Schmulewitz, Nathan, Wildi, Stephan F, Roberts, Stacey, Ravenel, James, Reed, Carolyn E, Block, Mark, Hoffman, Brenda J, Hawes, Robert H, Wallace, Michael B

“…Increasingly, EUS is being used to stage lung cancer. Direct mediastinal invasion (T4) by lung cancer is stage IIIb disease. Patients in this stage have a…”
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Management of occupational allergy to natural rubber latex in a medical center:The importance of quantitative latex allergen measurement and objective follow-up by Hunt, Loren W., Kelkar, Pramod, Reed, Charles E., Yunginger, John W.

“…When our employees began coming to the Occupational Health Service, Dermatology, and Allergy Clinics with symptoms of allergy to rubber gloves 12 years ago,…”
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