Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.


Material from 2008:
  • 3952 Abstracts
  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
  • 316 Multimedia files
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COPD and miscellaneous

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: J. Garcia Aymerich (Barcelona, Spain), C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark)
Tuberculosis prophylaxis in HIV patients in Tomsk penitentiary system, Russia
Y. G. Andreev, A. B. Yakovlev, A. M. Isakov, A. A. Pushkarev, N. F. Galimuk, A. S. Chernov (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Pneumonia incidence trends in a UK general practice population cohort 1991-2003
P. Myles, T. McKeever, Z. Hoare, C. Smith, R. Hubbard (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Diurnal variations of an oxidative stress urine biomarker for epidemiological surveys on respiratory diseases
M. E. Zanolin, P. Girardi, M. Braggion, M. Rava, P. Degan, R. de Marco (Verona, Genova, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Carbohydrate deficient transferrine and associations with sex, age, pack years and lung function in relation to smoking status
S. Frantz, U. Nihlén, G. Engström, C. G. Löfdahl, P. Wollmer (Malmö, Lund, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Etiologic and histological pulmonary analysis in autopsies of patients with HIV/AIDS and acute respiratory failure
A. Soeiro, A. Hovnanian, E. Parra, M. Canzian, V. Capelozzi (São Paulo/São Paulo, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Genentic epidemiology of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia in Akita, Japan
T. Shioya, M. Satake, K. Sato, M. Sano, A. Koizumi (Akita, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Drug-resistant tuberculosis trend in Centre-North Sardinia in the last 11 years
P. Pirina, P. Molicotti, S. Ortu, A. Bua, A. G. Fois, V. Spada, A. Deledda, F. Becciu, S. Zanetti (Sassari, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Glucocorticoid use is not associated with neutrophilia among hospitalised patients
K. Velthove, M. Bracke, P. Souverein, R. Schweizer, B. Leufkens, W. van Solinge (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Quality of life and health status in interstitial lung diseases
L. N. Novikova, O. A. Sukhovskaya, M. N. Gogoleva, O. P. Baranova (St-Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Pulmonological morbidity of the population of the Mogilev region of Belarus associated with inhalation of transuranium elements of the Chernobyl origin
P. Oksana, K. Vladimir, N. Natallia, P. Anastasia (Mogilev, Gomel, Minsk, Belarus)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) in relation to influencing factors in a random population sample
S. Karrasch, J. Behr, K. Ernst, J. Heinrich, R. A. Jörres, D. Nowak, R. M. Huber, H. E. Wichmann, H. Schulz (Munich, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
COPD is a frequent comorbid condition in patients with chronic heart failure
B. Jany, K. Froehlich, G. Gueder, S. Stoerk, G. Gelbrich, R. Jahns, C. Angermann, G. Ertl (Wuerzburg, Leipzig, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Underdiagnosis of COPD and associated cardiovascular comorbidity in the population- results from the Vancouver and Kentucky population BOLD study
W. Tan, H. Muellerova, S. Buist, W. Vollmer, D. Mannino (Vancouver, BC, Canada; London, United Kingdom; Oregon, Portland, OR, Kentucky, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in smokers with and without COPD
D. Bagmane, R. Djukanovic, C. Byrne, S. Barton, C. Grocott, G. Angco, M. North (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Respiratory questionnaire responses and COPD in a South African population
A. Jithoo, E. Bateman, N. Beyers, C. Lombard, P. Burney, W. Vollmer, A. S. Buist (Cape Town, South Africa; London, United Kingdom; Portland, OR, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Diagnostic accuracy of spirometry for detection of lung restriction in the elderly
M. E. Conte, S. Scarlata, C. Pedone, R. Antonelli Incalzi (Roma, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Early detection of lung cancer via chest X-ray examination
A. Barsai, E. Bauknecht, A. Ungár, G. Kovács (Budapest, Hungary; Budapest, Indonesia)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Validation and clinical interpretation of St. George‘s respiratory questionnaire in COPD in China
W. Xu, J. P. Collet, S. Shapiro, Y. Lin, T. Yang, C. Wang, J. Bourbeau (Montreal, QC, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Beijing, China)
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Congress or journal article abstract