D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
Does chronic assumption of inhaled/per os corticosteroids (Cs) allow osteoporosis/osteopenia (OP) and/or bone fracture (BF) in COLD patients? An epidemiological, observational and transversal survey of an over 50 yrs out-patient cohort
F. F. S. Savatteri, E. E. C. Carotenuto, E. E. G. Maria Giovanna, B. B. L. Marialuisa, C. C. G. Giuseppina, S. I. S. Ivana, B. P. B. Pasqualino (Milan, Italy)
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Anxiety and depression assessment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A. Tselebis, D. Bratis, G. Moussas, I. Pantou, M. Harikiopoulou, H. Vey, A. Kokolios, G. I. Dragatsi, R. Vintzilaiou, E. Tsarouha, I. Arapis, T. Gregoratou, P. Michalopoulou, N. Anagnostopoulou, E. Kosmas (Athens, Greece)
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Resting energy expenditure in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A. I. Katsoni, H. D. Tsitsaras, A. Pouli, M. Alchanatis, K. B. Spiropoulos (Rio, Athens, Greece)
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Cerebral cortical dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: role of transcranial magnetic stimulation
A. A. R. Mohamed-Hussein, S. A. Hamed, N. Abdel Hakim (Assiut, Egypt)
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A comparison about effects of different broncodilators on pulmonary function and exercise tolerance tests for patients with COPD
F. Gokoglu, G. Bilgin, M. Okumus, A. Vural, R. Yorgancioglu, O. Saracbasi (Ankara, Turkey)
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Relationship between respiratory muscle strength and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a descriptive study
H. Jamaati, M. Malekmohammad, P. Pajouh, M. Nayebi (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Dysfunction of respiratory muscles contribute to 6-minute walk distance limitation in patients with COPD
T. O. Pertseva, O. V. Myronenko (Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
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Correlation between body mass index, gender, smoking habits and severity of COPD
I. Filipovic, L. Isakovic, J. Isakovic (Sokobanja, Nis, Serbia And Montenegro)
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Nebulized bronchodilator therapy in stable COPD – effect on quality of life and spirometry
S. Santana, E. Norman, P. Watson, S. Gundry, W. Diane, C. Linda, B. Stephen, D. Liam, R. Robert, A. Gbenga (North Shields, United Kingdom)
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Vitamin D status by season in patients with advanced pulmonary disease
L. Forli, E. Haug, O. Bjortuft, J. Boe (Oslo, Norway)
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Resting energy expenditure in young adults with asthma
A. I. Katsoni, H. D. Tsitsaras, A. Pouli, M. Alchanatis, K. B. Spiropoulos (Rio, Athens, Greece)
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Dyspnea is better than a multidimensional grading system (BODE index) as predictor of health-related quality of life in COPD
F. F. Sanchez, M. M. Faganello, S. E. Tanni, N. G. Pelegrino, C. R. Padovani, P. A. Lucheta, V. Z. Dourado, I. Godoy (Araçatuba, Botucatu, Lins, Diamantina, Brazil)
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Correlation between tomographic quadriceps mass, quality of life, 6-minute-walk-test and shuttle test in COPD patients
M. L. Gallegos, R. Sandoval, V. Falcon, M. E. Dominguez (Mexico City, Mexico)
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Comparison of metabolic work during the six minute walk and step test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C. Malaguti, R. A. Almeida, T. Tupinamba, A. M. Battagin, A. Nogueira, S. Dal Corso (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Vitamin D status, bone health and hypoxia in patients with advanced pulmonary disease
L. Forli, E. Haug, O. Bjortuft, J. Boe (Oslo, Norway)
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Factors effecting quality of life in elderly COPD patients
S. Sarfaraz, A. K. Kavidasan, F. Paciello, R. L. Cannings-John, N. A. Jarad, A. B. Millar, S. A. Husain (Bristol, Cardiff, United Kingdom)
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Investigation of validity, reliability Persian version of the St George respiratory questionnaire
S. Fallah Tafti, S. M. Marashian, A. Cheraghvandi, H. Emami, D. Faridian Eragh (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Increased arterial stiffness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
R. Sabit, C. E. Bolton, B. McDonnell, M. Munnery, I. B. Wilkinson, C. M. McEniery, J. R. Cockcroft, D. J. Shale (Cardiff, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Psychological problems of COPD patients and their spouses in a pulmonary outpatient clinic in Germany
K. Kuehl, W. Schuermann, W. Rief (Marburg, Germany)
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Reliability and validity of the spanish version of the airways questionnaire 20 (AQ20) in COPD patients
B. A. Marina, V. Isabel, R. Eva, S. Esther, S. Gloria, V. Iria, O. Isabel, V. Hector (A Coruña, Santiago, Spain)
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Physiological responses to cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
M. Satake, T. Shioya, H. Takahashi, K. Sugawara, C. Kasai, N. Kiyokawa, T. Watanabe, S. Fujii, H. Kagaya, M. Honma (Akita, Japan)
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Low body mass index in hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): is related to low lung function and increased mortality
R. Hallin, G. Gudmundsson, C. Suppli Ulrik, M. M. Nieminen, T. Gislason, E. Lindberg, E. Brondum, T. Aine, P. Bakke, C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden; Reykjavik, Iceland; Copenhagen, Denmark; Tampere, Finland; Bergen, Norway)
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Predictors of health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
M. M. Knorst, R. D. C. R. Nunes, M. M. Segatto, S. S. Menna Barreto (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
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A simple integrated assessment tool for functional autonomy and dyspnea during activities of daily living in patients with severe COPD
A. Couillard, Y. Vidal, G. Ninot, G. Vallet, J. Desplan, C. Prefaut (Lodeve, Montpellier, France)
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Ambulatory O2 assessment for COPD: can assessment at discharge predict exertional hypoxaemia at 8 weeks?
S. M. Jones, P. M. A. Calverley, L. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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The Endurance Shuttle Walking Test; how much better is better? A report of the CoHoRT study of pulmonary rehabilitation
J. C. Waterhouse, S. Walters, M. Clarke, R. A. Lawson (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
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Repeatability of the endurance shuttle walk test (ESWT) in severe COPD patients
A. Vrieze, M. L. Duiverman, P. J. Wijkstra, M. H. G. de Greef, J. B. Wempe (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Accuracy of patient reported distances
B. Lynch, P. Branagan, S. H. Chotirmall, A. Freyne, T. B. Low, E. McGuire, I. Sulaiman, C. Woods, R. W. Costello (Dublin, Ireland)
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Bone mineral status in patients with COPD: a cross-sectional study
B. Salhi, H. G. Zmierczack, M. Behaegel, E. Derom, S. Goemare, J. M. Kaufman, G. F. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)
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Nutritional status in COPD patients: role of bioelectrical impedance analysis
A. Fumagalli, D. A. Colombo, C. Misuraca, D. Bonardi, E. E. Guffanti (Casatenovo, Italy)
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Predictors of health-related quality of life in COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure
M. L. Duiverman, A. Vrieze, G. Bladder, J. B. Wempe, P. J. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Respiratory system impedance during pursed-lip breathing in patients with COPD and healthy subjects
Y. Sano, H. Kurosawa, K. Matsumoto, N. Mori, M. Kohzuki (Sendai, Japan)
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Comparison of different activity measures in patients with severe COPD
P. Flavahan, A. Burnett, P. M. Calverley, P. P. Walker (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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Prognostic value of hematocrit in chronic respiratory insufficiency – a 20-year analysis of the ANTADIR observatory
A. Chambellan, E. Chailleux, T. Similowski, D. Veale (Nantes, Paris, France)
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Airways questionnaire 20/30 as an outcome measure for pulmonary rehabilitation
T. L. Griffiths, L. Ciobanu, P. J. Turner-Lawlor, K. Shiels (Penarth, United Kingdom)
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Myopathy and polyneuropathy in patients with COPD: evaluation of frequency and effects on outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation
R. Carrai, A. Grippo, I. Romagnoli, B. Lanini, R. Bianchi, B. Binazzi, G. Scano, F. Gigliotti (Pozzolatico - Impruneta, Florence, Italy)
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In patients with chronic respiratory failure, the Maugeri respiratory failure questionnaire (MRF28) is more specific and sensitive to changes than the St George‘s respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ)
M. Carone, N. Ambrosino, B. Balbi, G. Balzano, C. Fracchia, S. Nava, M. Neri, A. Patessio, P. Baiardi, E. Pozzi, A. Spanevello (Veruno, Lumezzane-Gussago, Telese, Montescano, Pavia, Tradate, Cassano Murge, Pisa, Italy)
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Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on shortness of breath
E. D. Ingólfsdóttir, M. Guðjónsdóttir, G. Pétursdóttir (Mosfellsbaer, Iceland)
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Use of Bode index (BI) in patients with COPD undergoing inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (IPR) after lung resection (LR) for non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
A. Cesario, A. Zarzana, G. L. Biscione, V. Cardaci, S. Di Toro, F. Pasqua, S. Bonassi, R. M. D‘Angelillo, L. Ferri (Rome, Genoa, Italy)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation effects on BODE index in COPD
P. A. Postolache, O. P. Petrescu, M. G. Rotariu (Iasi, Romania)
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