Annual Congress Vienna 2003

Saturday, 27.09.2003
Sunday, 28.09.2003
Monday, 29.09.2003
Tuesday, 30.09.2003
Wednesday, 01.10.2003

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, abstract number.


Material from 2003:
  • 3196 Abstracts
  • 374 Slide presentations
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COPD in primary care

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: T. van der Molen (Groningen, The Netherlands), N. Chavannes (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Assessment of cardiac events via 24-hour electrocardiographic (Holter) monitoring with cilomilast in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
C. Reisner, J. Zhu, A. Morris, J. Lim, K. Knobil (Raleigh, United States Of America)
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Epidemiologic basis for differential diagnosis of obstructive lung disease in adults
C. P. van Schayck, J. C. Chen, S. Isonaka (Maastricht, The Netherlands; Santa Monica, United States Of America)
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Multi-centre research: The experience of a UK, Danish and Dutch qualitative study exploring the meaning of COPD and its exacerbations to patients
R. Parayil, K. Jones, N. Chavannes, A. Hendriks, D. Nonikov, D. Price, M. Østergaard, T. Van der Molen, L. Van Espen, M. Zennaro (Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
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Patterns in patient experience of COPD exacerbations in the UK, Denmark and Netherlands - a qualitative study
R. Parayil, K. Jones, N. Chavannes, A. Hendriks, D. Nonikov, D. Price, M. Østergaard, T. Van der Molen, L. Van Espen, M. Zennaro (Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
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Severity distribution of physician-diagnosed COPD in the Netherlands
E. J. I. Lips, T. L. Feenstra, T. R. J. Schermer, M. P. Rutten-van Molken (Rotterdam, Bilthoven, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
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COPD: Still a Cinderella?
S. Ansari, A. McCubbin (Southend, Ashington, United Kingdom)
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Use of the acute bronchitis symptom severity (ABSS) scale across language versions in the MOSAIC trial
L. Frank, M. K. Margolis, N. Amiot, I. Duprat-Lomon, P. P. Sagnier (Bethesda, United States Of America; Puteaux, France; Stoke Poges, United Kingdom)
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Pharmacologic effects of acute administration of Ipratropium on top of maintenance treatment with tiotropium
M. Koenen-Bergmann, T. J. Witek, D. Tuerck, F. Gerken, B. Disse (Ingelheim, Germany)
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Cilomilast is efficacious in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
C. Reisner, A. Morris, J. Zhu, T. Fischer, K. Knobil (Raleigh, United States Of America)
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Severe COPD exacerbations hospitalised in the pulmonology department without intermediate care unit
C. Katsanos, G. C. Maglaras, C. Koubaniou, O. Karabali, N. Pappas, M. Psiloutsikou, M. Matthaiou, M. P. Vassiliou, S. H. Constantopoulos (Ioannina, Greece)
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A pilot survey of international delivery of care for COPD
J. M. Foster, D. Freeman, A. Ostrem, G. Hoskins, C. McCowan (Leicester, United Kingdom)
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Salmeterol 50μg bid significantly reduces moderate-severe exacerbations in patients with all severities of COPD
R. A. Stockley, M. K. Williams, P. J. Whitehead (Birmingham, London, United Kingdom)
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One of the ways to improve the situation with COPD diagnosis and treatment at the primary care level in Uzbekistan
E. S. Tsoyi, N. I. Zoirova (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
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The relationship between social factors and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in COPD patients
A. Naito, C. Stenton, N. Keaney, G. Afolabi, M. Farrow, M. Shamssain, F. Rowell (Sunderland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, United Kingdom)
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The impact of a definition when assessing the cumulative incidence of exacerbation for a primary care cohort of COPD patient
J. F. O'Reilly, A. E. Williams, S. Mackay, L. Rice, D. A. Leather (Blackpool, Uxbridge, Poulton, United Kingdom)
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Patterns of inflammation and the use of reversibility testing in smokers with airway complaints: The COOPT sputum induction study
N. H. Chavannes, J. H. Vernooy, T. R. J. Schermer, J. A. Jacobs, C. Weel van, O. P. Schayck van, E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
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Understanding patients' needs: the impact of COPD
I. Murdoch, E. Ståhl, L. Ahlström, C. G. Löfdahl (Macclesfield, United Kingdom; Lund, Sweden)
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Changes in spirometry (FVC and FEV1) in a closed population of COPD patients using new standarized values for Mexican people
A. H. Huerta, J. Contreras, G. R. Gartz, M. Gonzalez, A. Rodríguez (Monterrey, Mexico)
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General practictioner awareness in asthma and COPD management in accordance with gina and gold guidelines
M. M. Leva, E. E. Compalati, F. F. Braido, G. W. G. W. Canonica (Genoa, Italy)
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