Background: A study was undertaken to explore the pathway to diagnosis among a group of patients recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Methods: A directed interview study triangulating patients’ ...

Correspondence to: Dr Gabriel Laszlo Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK; glaszlo11{at}aol.com This first chapter is essential reading for laboratory staff ...

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We present an analysis of 400 intralobar and 133 extralobar sequestrations, six cases presenting intra- and extralobar sequestration simultaneously, five sequestrations of one whole lung, and two ...

BACKGROUND A beneficial effect of fresh fruit consumption on lung function has been observed in several studies. The epidemiological evidence of the effect on respiratory symptoms and asthma is ...

Background: Written asthma action plans based on personal best peak expiratory flow (PEF) consistently improve health outcomes, whereas those based on predicted PEF do not. Guidelines state that ...

Department of Medicine, University of Birmingham, Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. BACKGROUND: The variability of peak expiratory flow (PEF) is now commonly used in the diagnosis ...

Background: In adults, viral causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are poorly characterised. The aims of this study were to characterise the viral aetiology of CAP in adults by using an ...

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Institute for Lung Health, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK Correspondence to: Dr S S Birring Institute for Lung Health, Department of Respiratory Medicine, ...

Otago and Canterbury Respiratory Research Groups, Dunedin and Christchurch Schools of Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, New Zealand Dr D R Taylor, Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of ...

Background: There are few data in asthma relating airway physiology, inflammation and remodelling and the relative effects of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment on these parameters. A study of the ...