T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium), D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
Body composition in patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (CHRF) and home mechanical ventilation (HMV) J. P. Janssens, U. G. Kyle, C. A. Raguso, T. Rochat, C. Pichard (Geneva, Switzerland)
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How to measure nutritional status before physical training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) R. Hallin, R. O. Olsson, H. Arnardottir, S. Brandt, G. Boman, C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden)
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Gastric emptying after different solid meals in patients with COPD M. A. Vermeeren, M. A. van Nieuwenhoven, R. J. Brummer, P. P. Menheere, A. M. Schols, E. F. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
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Anabolic effects and safety assessments of TH9507, a growth hormone releasing factor (GRF) analog, in patients with COPD-associated wasting A. M. W. J. Schols, F. Maltais, D. E. O‘Donnell, P. Hernandez, J. M. Tellier, B. Lussier, S. Allas, A. Chapdelaine, T. Abribat, L. Vachon (Maastricht, The Netherlands; Québec, Kingston, Halifax, Montreal, Canada)
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OdyseiBG - systematic approach for assessment and staging of COPD. Long-term follow up S. Kostianev, V. Hodgev, I. Yanev, D. Iluchev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
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Depression in patients with COPD T. Bongers, N. Sinnott, J. Greenwood, M. Al-Aloul (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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Anxiety and depression in COPD patients: prevalence and risk factors J. N. De Voogd, J. B. Wempe, G. H. Koëter, K. Postema, A. V. Ranchor, R. Sanderman (Groningen, The Netherlands)
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Are the proxies adequate raters of the health-related quality of life in COPD? C. Santiveri, A. Coll, C. Munoz, R. Calvet, J. L. Marin (Barcelona, Spain)
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Relationships between health status, social support and clinical impact in patients with COPD A. Naito, S. Chris, G. Afolabi, M. Shamssain, N. Keaney (Sunderland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Shields, United Kingdom)
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Inspiratory but not quadriceps muscle strength correlates with 6 minutes walking distance in the elderly C. Jones, W. Boongwang, R. Kongsui, K. Saenplerm, P. Pongsuwan, S. Toomtiang, F. Promsigeaw, S. Sankeaw, G. Promdee (Muang, Thailand)
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Assessment of exercise capacity in patients with COPD N. Guler, E. Sengul, B. Musellim, E. S. Duman, B. Tutluoglu, M. Erk (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Exercise dependent hypoxemia: testing and treatment in a population P. A. Easton, C. Brooks, M. F. Sutherland, M. Chan (Calgary, Edmonton, Canada)
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Exercise desaturation: does the type of walk test influence the measurement? M. Z. Noor, M. J. Ward, S. M. Revill (Sutton-in-Ashfield, United Kingdom)
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Daily life oxygen test (DLOT): an evaluation of oxygen saturation during daily activities A. Novarese, G. Fiorenzano, B. Casilli, C. Catino, F. Melchiorre, C. Santoriello, M. Polverino (Cava De‘ Tirreni, Italy)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation is more effective in subjects with chronic bronchitis than in those with emphysema M. Taccola, S. Brogi, B. Vagaggini, C. De Simone, S. Antonelli, A. Giardina, S. Santerini, R. Vargiu, P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)
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Could nocturnal pulse oximetry be employed as rehabilitation outcome in COPD patients? A. Fumagalli, D. Colombo, C. Misuraca, P. Gilardi, B. Bodini, E. E. Guffanti (Casatenovo, Milan, Italy)
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Could a domiciliary chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care programme improve patients quality of life? P. J. Cordero-Rodriguez, C. Trescoli-Serrano, J. V. Greses-Giner, M. J. Mengual-Alarte, A. Alvarez-Martin, M. Peris-Godoy, J. L. Gonzalvez-Perales (Alzira, Spain)
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Quality of life of the patients with COPD on domiciliary long-term oxygen therapy M. Tancula, J. Kozielski, J. Szewieczek, J. Kaminski (Zabrze, Poland)
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Do marker states improve measurement properties of utility instruments: a randomized multi-center trial in patients with chronic respiratory disease H. J. Schunemann, R. Goldstein, M. J. Mador, D. McKim, E. Stahl, L. Griffith, P. Austin, B. J. Grant, G. Guyatt (Buffalo, United States Of America; Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Canada; Lund, Sweden)
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Oxygen desaturation and cardiac dysrhythmias during exercise training for patients with severe COPD A. Y. M. Jones, W. C. Yu, N. S. Mok, O. Y. Y. Yeung, C. W. Cheng (Kowloon, Hong Kong)
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