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The Natural History of Chronic Airflow Obstruction Revisited: An Analysis of the Framingham Offspring Cohort by Kohansal, Robab, Martinez-Camblor, Pablo, Agusti, Alvar, Buist, A. Sonia, Mannino, David M, Soriano, Joan B

“…Understanding normal lung development and aging in health and disease, both in men and in women, is essential to interpreting any therapeutic intervention. We…”
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Global burden of COPD: risk factors, prevalence, and future trends by Mannino, David M, Dr, Buist, A Sonia, MD

“…Summary Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to be an important cause of morbidity, mortality, and health-care costs worldwide. It is a…”
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Shared Treatment Decision Making Improves Adherence and Outcomes in Poorly Controlled Asthma by WILSON, Sandra R, STRUB, Peg, BUIST, A. Sonia, KNOWLES, Sarah B, LAVORI, Philip W, LAPIDUS, Jodi, VOLLMER, William M

“…Poor adherence to asthma controller medications results in poor treatment outcomes. To compare controller medication adherence and clinical outcomes in 612…”
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International variation in the prevalence of COPD (The BOLD Study): a population-based prevalence study by Buist, A Sonia, Prof, McBurnie, Mary Ann, PhD, Vollmer, William M, PhD, Gillespie, Suzanne, MS, Burney, Peter, Prof, Mannino, David M, MD, Menezes, Ana MB, Prof, Sullivan, Sean D, Prof, Lee, Todd A, PhD, Weiss, Kevin B, Prof, Jensen, Robert L, Prof, Marks, Guy B, PhD, Gulsvik, Amund, Prof, Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Ewa, Prof

“…Summary Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a growing cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and accurate estimates of the…”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the older adult: what defines abnormal lung function? by Mannino, David M, Sonia Buist, A, Vollmer, William M

“…Background: The Global Initiative on Obstructive Lung Disease stages for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) uses a fixed ratio of the…”
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Predictors of dyspnoea prevalence: results from the BOLD study by GRØNSETH, Rune, VOLLMER, William M, HARDIE, Jon A, OLAFSDOTTIR, Inga Sif, LAMPRECHT, Bernd, SONIA BUIST, A, GNATIUC, Louisa, GULSVIK, Amund, JOHANNESSEN, Ane, ENRIGHT, Paul

“…Dyspnoea is a cardinal symptom for cardiorespiratory diseases. No study has assessed worldwide variation in dyspnoea prevalence or predictors of dyspnoea. We…”
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Bronchodilator reversibility in asthma and COPD: findings from three large population studies by Janson, Christer, Malinovschi, Andrei, Amaral, Andre F S, Accordini, Simone, Bousquet, Jean, Buist, A Sonia, Canonica, Giorgio Walter, Dahlén, Barbro, Garcia-Aymerich, Judith, Gnatiuc, Louisa, Kowalski, Marek L, Patel, Jaymini, Tan, Wan, Torén, Kjell, Zuberbier, Torsten, Burney, Peter, Jarvis, Deborah

“…Bronchodilator response (BDR) testing is used as a diagnostic method in obstructive airway diseases. The aim of this investigation was to compare different…”
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COPD uncovered: an international survey on the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] on a working age population by Fletcher, Monica J, Upton, Jane, Taylor-Fishwick, Judith, Buist, Sonia A, Jenkins, Christine, Hutton, John, Barnes, Neil, Van Der Molen, Thys, Walsh, John W, Jones, Paul, Walker, Samantha

“…Approximately 210 million people are estimated to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] worldwide. The burden of disease is known to be high,…”
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Global Initiative on Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification of lung disease and mortality: findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study by Mannino, David M., Doherty, Dennis E., Sonia Buist, A.

“…To determine whether a modified Global Initiative on Obstructive Lung Diseases (GOLD) classification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) predicts…”
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Risk factors for COPD spirometrically defined from the lower limit of normal in the BOLD project by HOOPER, Richard, BURNEY, Peter, VOLLMER, William M, ANN MCBURNIE, Mary, GISLASON, Thorarinn, TAN, Wan C, JITHOO, Anamika, KOCABAS, Ali, WELTE, Tobias, SONIA BUIST, A

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is predicted to become the third most common cause of death and disability worldwide by 2020. The prevalence of…”
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Unemployment in chronic airflow obstruction around the world: results from the BOLD study by Grønseth, Rune, Erdal, Marta, Tan, Wan C, Obaseki, Daniel O, Amaral, Andre F S, Gislason, Thorarinn, Juvekar, Sanjay K, Koul, Parvaiz A, Studnicka, Michael, Salvi, Sundeep, Burney, Peter, Buist, A Sonia, Vollmer, William M, Johannessen, Ane

“…We aimed to examine associations between chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) and unemployment across the world.Cross-sectional data from 26 sites in the Burden…”
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The association of spirometric small airways obstruction with respiratory symptoms, cardiometabolic diseases, and quality of life: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study by Knox-Brown, Ben, Patel, Jaymini, Potts, James, Ahmed, Rana, Aquart-Stewart, Althea, Barbara, Cristina, Buist, A Sonia, Cherkaski, Hamid Hacene, Denguezli, Meriam, Elbiaze, Mohammed, Erhabor, Gregory E, Franssen, Frits M E, Al Ghobain, Mohammed, Gislason, Thorarinn, Janson, Christer, Kocabaş, Ali, Mannino, David, Marks, Guy, Mortimer, Kevin, Nafees, Asaad Ahmed, Obaseki, Daniel, Paraguas, Stefanni Nonna M, Loh, Li Cher, Rashid, Abdul, Salvi, Sundeep, Seemungal, Terence, Studnicka, Michael, Tan, Wan C, Wouters, Emiel F M, Abozid, Hazim, Mueller, Alexander, Burney, Peter, Amaral, Andre F S

“…Spirometric small airways obstruction (SAO) is common in the general population. Whether spirometric SAO is associated with respiratory symptoms,…”
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Fetal Programming: Lung Health and Disease by Yilmaz, Ozge, Yuksel, Hasan, Buist, A Sonia

“…Fetal programming is a mechanism whereby stimuli acting on the developing fetus influence the development of the fetus in a way that may set the stage for…”
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Worldwide patterns of bronchodilator responsiveness: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study by Tan, Wan C, Vollmer, William M, Lamprecht, Bernd, Mannino, David M, Jithoo, Anamika, Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Ewa, Mejza, Filip, Gislason, Thorarinn, Burney, Peter G J, Buist, A Sonia

“…Criteria for a clinically significant bronchodilator response (BDR) are mainly based on studies in patients with obstructive lung diseases. Little is known…”
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Burden of obstructive lung disease study in Iran: First report of the prevalence and risk factors of copd in five provinces by Sharifi, Hooman, Ghanei, Mostafa, Jamaati, Hamidreza, Masjedi, Mohammad, Aarabi, Mohsen, Sharifpour, Ali, Radmand, Golnar, Buist, A

“…Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global health burden that affects 300 million people worldwide. Globally, COPD was reported as…”
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How Do We "Help the World Breathe"? by Gordon, Stephen B, Buist, A Sonia, Hopewell, Philip, Pinkerton, Kent, Sly, Peter, West, T Eoin, Moschovis, Peter, Accinelli, Roberto A, Cruz, Álvaro A, Adhikari, Neill K J

“…Global Health Policy The ATS has involvement with the World Health Organization (WHO) in a number of areas, including being a founder member of both the Stop…”
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Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease in Iran: Prevalence and Risk Factors for COPD in North of Iran by Sharifi, Hooman, Ghanei, Mostafa, Jamaati, Hamidreza, Masjedi, Mohammad Reza, Aarabi, Mohsen, Sharifpour, Ali, Radmand, Golnar, Najafimehr, Hadis, Buist, A Sonia

“…Globally chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was reported as the fourth leading cause of death (5.1%) in 2004 and is projected to occupy the third…”
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Validation of a standardized version of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire by Juniper, E F, Buist, A S, Cox, F M, Ferrie, P J, King, D R

“…In the original 32-item Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ), five activity questions are selected by patients themselves. However, for long-term…”
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A pooled analysis of FEV1 decline in COPD patients randomized to inhaled corticosteroids or placebo by Soriano, Joan B, Sin, Don D, Zhang, Xuekui, Camp, Pat G, Anderson, Julie A, Anthonisen, Nick R, Buist, A Sonia, Burge, P Sherwood, Calverley, Peter M, Connett, John E, Petersson, Stefan, Postma, Dirkje S, Szafranski, Wojciech, Vestbo, Jørgen

“…There is controversy about whether therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) modifies the natural history of COPD, characterized by an accelerated decline in…”
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COPD (confusion over proper diagnosis) in the zone of maximum uncertainty by Quanjer, Philip H, Ruppel, Gregg, Brusasco, Vito, Pérez-Padilla, Rogelio, Fragoso, Carlos A Vaz, Culver, Bruce H, Swanney, Maureen P, Miller, Martin R, Thompson, Bruce, Morgan, Mike, Hughes, Mike, Graham, Brian L, Pellegrino, Riccardo, Enright, Paul, Buist, A Sonia, Burney, Peter

“…In an excellent statement on chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) that focuses on questions that are relevant for the patient's well-being and quality of…”
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