M. Miravitlles (Barcelona, Spain), A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Airway resistance assessed by using an impulse oscillometry in COPD S. Kanda, K. Fujimoto, M. Tsunoda, M. Yasuo, K. Urushihata, K. Kubo (Matsumoto, Japan)
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Application of an outcome prediction model for hospitalized patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) E. N. Kosmas, M. Agrafiotis, S. Efstathiou, S. Katsimboula, Z. Athanassa, N. Doulgerakis (Athens, Greece)
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Intrinsic PEEP phenomenon in patients with stable COPD C. Puy, L. Vigil, J. Giner, T. Freixas, M. Gonzalez, A. Anton, P. Casan (Barcelona, Spain)
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Comparing the discriminative properties of different staging systems with regard to functional characterization of patients with COPD S. J. Mol, E. C. Creutzberg, A. Kyoong, P. A. Guy, P. Bardin, E. F. Wouters (Veldhoven, Maastricht, Netherlands; Clayton, Australia)
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Quality of spirometries to assess possible COPD in current smokers. Results from an ongoing study in general practice in Switzerland J. D. Leuppi, D. Miedinger, C. Buess, D. Stolz, H. C. Bucher, M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
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Volumetric capnography and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease staging P. V. Romero, B. Rodriguez, D. de Oliveira, F. Manresa (L‘Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain)
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The effect of training on the quality of outpatient spirometry in a tertiary care hospital in the United Kingdom A. Boland, R. Teoh, P. K. Plant (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Are deceiving smokers revealed by use of CO monitors as a validation tool? L. Christenhusz, F. de Jongh, P. van der Valk, M. Pieterse, E. Seydel, J. van der Palen (Enschede, Netherlands)
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Renal function reserve in patients with mild and moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease C. Y. Chen, K. Y. Yang, P. P. Perng, C. H. Lee (Taipei, Taiwan, Province Of China)
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Relationship between BODE-index and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease M. M. Faganello, F. F. Sanchez, V. Z. Dourado, S. E. Tanni, S. A. Vale, N. R. Pelegrino, C. R. Padovani, I. Godoy (Botucatu, Brazil)
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Health status burden of COPD - comparison across different countries and treatment settings Y. Punekar, R. Rodriguez-Roisin, M. Sculpher, P. Jones, M. Spencer (London, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain)
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BODE-index of patients with COPD: correlation to quality of life B. Werner, A. Neumann, R. Schandry, M. Pfeifer (Donaustauf, Regensburg, Munich, Germany)
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Characteristic of outpatients with COPD in daily practice: E4 Spanish Project J. L. Viejo, A. Pueyo, A. Fueyo (Burgos, Tres Cantos, Spain)
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Airway obstruction reversibility test in the assessment of COPD severity M. Pankowska, M. Maskey-Warzechowska, R. Chazan (Warsaw, Poland)
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Functional illiteracy amongst those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) M. R. Partridge, M. K. Sridhar, S. C. Dawson, R. J. G. Taylor (London, United Kingdom)
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The body-mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity (BODE) index in Filipino patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) J. C. E. Aranas, P. A. Punzal, T. S. de Guia, C. A. Empleo (Quezon City, Philippines)
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The COPD frequency in patients with venous thrombosis M. Akgun, Y. Velioglu, M. Meral, A. Mirici, H. Kocak, M. Gorguner (Erzurum, Turkey)
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High frequency of anemia in severe acute COPD admitted in a tertiary hospital K. Portillo, J. Belda, A. Remacha, A. Anton, J. Sanchis (Barcelona, Spain)
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Relationships between pulmonary function tests and body mass index and body composition in COPD patients Y. Turgut, Z. Atam, M. Uygun, T. Demir, N. Yildirim (Istanbul, Turkey)
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High prevalence of air-flow limitation among pedestrians in metropolitan Tokyo K. Yoshimi, J. Ueki, K. Seyama, H. Aizawa, M. Ichinose, T. Kuriyama, N. Kono, A. Nagai, T. Nagase, M. Nishimura, M. Mishima, H. Sasaki, T. Horie, Y. Fukuchi (Tokyo, Urayasu, Japan)
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