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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Supportive care in chronic respiratory failure

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: D. Gross (Tel Aviv, Israel), G. Scano (Florence, Italy)
Randomised control trial of alendronate in airways disease patients with low bone density
B. J. Smith, K. D. Pile, P. J. Phillips, L. L. Smith, S. M. Evans, A. J. Esterman (Adelaide, Australia)
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A double blind randomised placebo controlled pilot study of oral cortrimoxazole in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
V. A. Varney, H. M. Parnell, D. T. Salisbury, S. Ratnatheepan, R. B. Tayer (Wrythe Lane, United Kingdom)
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Effects of inspiratory muscle training program in generalized myasthenia gravis
G. A. F. Fregonezi, R. Guell, J. Pradas, P. Casan (Barcelona, Spain)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and major thoracic surgery (MTS): is there space for effective cooperation?
V. Cardaci, A. Cesario, L. Ferri, S. Margaritora, M. Taurchini, S. Di Toro, P. Granone, A. Zarzana, G. Cardaci (Rome, Italy)
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The treatment of cough with interferon in adult patients with stable chronic bronchitis
E. M. Rekalova, I. F. Iliinskaya, A. S. Firsova, J. B. Begouleva, T. B. Raguzina (Kiev, Ukraine)
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Benefits of an optimal humidification strategy for patients at home with a chronic tracheostomy: a case series
S. Ryan, J. Chaplin, K. Baker, B. Dorman (Auckland, Wanganui, New Zealand)
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Does aging affect the outcome of comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD?
K. Yoshimi, J. Ueki, S. Kasagi, S. Togo, Y. Fukuchi (Tokyo, Japan)
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Effect of an assisted device with wheels during ambulation in patients with COPD
S. Abdel Kafi, G. Riu, R. Sergysels, V. Ninane (Brussels, Belgium)
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Weaning the difficult-to-wean patient outside the ICU
D. Gross, J. Tsehori, A. Hassner (Tel Aviv, Israel)
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Evaluation of pulmonary functions, respiratory muscles and phrenic nerve conduction in C3-C4 discopathies
O. B. Cimen, C. Tataroglu, B. Ulubas, C. Erdogan (Mersin, Turkey)
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The determined to shoulder problems at chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
S. ozalevli, A. H. Cimrin, D. Ilgin, E. akalin (Izmir, Turkey)
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Respiratory sinus arrhythmia biofeedback therapy for asthma
A. Appaeva, A. Tcherniak, A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia)
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Influence of bronchodilators on pulmonary hypertension in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
M. Khmelkova, Z. Grineva, J. Kunitzina, E. Shmelev (Moscow, Russia)
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Acceptance of impulse oscillometry compared with body plethysmography in patients with chronic airway disease
S. M. Lang, W. Tamerl, W. Petro (Bad Reichenhall, Germany)
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Cumulative probability of survival in stable COPD. Comparative analysis between pneumologists and primary health care physicians in Mexico City
F. G. Rico-Mendez, S. Barquera, J. J. Mugica, J. L. Espinoza-Perez, S. Ortega (Cuernavaca, Mexico)
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Exercise effort in kyphoscoliosis
P. Cejudo, I. Lopez, R. Villagomez, F. Ortega, E. Barrot, H. Sanchez, T. Montemayor (Seville, Spain)
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The effect of long term treatment with erdosteine on COPD: the Equalife study
M. Moretti, A. Potena, G. Garuti, P. Bottrighi, C. Mancini, G. Formoso (Modena, Ferrara, Piacenza, Italy)
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Effects of endurance and resistance training as maintenance program after 4 weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD
S. Skumlien, E. A. Skogedal, O. Bjørtuft, M. S. Ryg (Hakadal, Oslo, Norway)
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A qualitative study of self-reported compliance with medication and lifestyle in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
M. E. Hyland, R. C. G. Jones, K. E. Hanney (Plymouth, United Kingdom)
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