Environmental and clinical aspects of COPD

Electronic Poster Discussion
Chairs: J. Vestbo (Hvidovre, Denmark), E. Ronmark (Lulea, Sweden)

International web-based study on stable COPD patients: the EPOCA project M. Miravitlles, G. Tirado-Conde, A. Anzueto, C. Murio, H. Muellerova, M. Bergna, G. Levy, A. Ramirez-Venegas, F. W. S. Ko (Barcelona, Granada, Spain; San Antonio, TX, United States Of America; Londres, United Kingdom; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Caracas, Ven
Burden of COPD in some eastern Mediterranean regions V. Kiri, M. Kotresh, P. Paul, H. Muellerova, K. Davis (Greenford, Middlesex, United Kingdom; Bangalore, India; Research Triangle Park, NC, United States Of America)
Burden of COPD in some African and Asian countries V. Kiri, M. Kotresh, P. Paul, M. Sharaf El Dine, N. Salim, Y. S. Shim, H. Muellerova, K. Davis (Greenford, Middlesex, United Kingdom; Bangalore, India; Cairo, Egypt; Algiers, Algeria; Seoul, Republic Of Korea; Research Triangle Park, NC, United States Of
Changes in COPD-related morbidity and mortality after smoking cessation: a review N. S. Godtfredsen, T. Hansel, T. H. Lam, E. Prescott, P. Lange, J. Vestbo (Hellerup, Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark; London, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China)
Prevalence of COPD: updated meta-analysis results R. Halbert, J. Natoli, A. Gano, D. Mannino, S. Buist (Los Angeles, CA, Beverly Hills, CA, Lexington, KY, Portland, OR, United States Of America)
Ventilatory function among workers in a manually operated coal mine in a developing country S. Mamuya, M. Bråtveit, Y. Mashalla, B. Moen (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic Of; Bergen, Norway)
COPD and nutritional status in five Latin American cities: the PLATINO study M. MontesdeOca, C. Talamo, D. Moreno, R. Perez-Padilla, M. Lopez, A. Muiño, J. Jardim, G. Valdivia, J. Pertuze, R. Halbert, A. Menezes (Caracas, DC, Venezuela; Mexico, DF, Mexico; Montevideo, DF, Uruguay; Sao Paulo, DF, Pelota, DF, Brazil; Santiago
Prevalence of respiratory symptoms in subjects with and without COPD in 5 Latin American cities: the PLATINO study C. Talamo, M. Montes de Oca, D. Moreno, R. Perez-Padilla, M. Lopez, A. Muiño, J. Jardim, G. Valdivia, J. Pertuze, R. Halbert, A. Menezes (Caracas, DC, Venezuela; Mexico, DF, Mexico; Montevideo, DF, Uruguay; Sao Paulo, DF, Pelotas, DF, Brazil; Santi
Risk factors for COPD in South Africa: results from the BOLD study A. Jithoo, E. Bateman, N. White, C. Lombard, N. Beyers, P. Burney, W. Vollmer, S. Buist (Cape Town, South Africa; London, United Kingdom; Portland, OR, United States Of America)
Prevalence of COPD by severity level: systematic review and meta-analysis R. Halbert, J. Natoli, D. Mannino, S. Buist (Los Angeles, CA, Beverly Hills, CA, Lexington, KY, Portland, OR, United States Of America)
Association between single breath nitrogen test indexes and lung function decline in a 8-year epidemiological study F. Pistelli, D. Sherrill, F. Di Pede, S. Baldacci, M. Simoni, S. Maio, L. Carrozzi, G. Viegi (Pisa, Italy; Tucson, United States Of America)
Lung function impairment in young AAT-deficient smokers E. Bernspång, T. Sveger, P. Wollmer, E. Piitulainen (Malmö, Sweden)
A prospective study of systemic inflammation and FEV1 decline M. Ekberg-Aronsson, G. Engstrom, F. Lindgarde (Lund, Malmö, Sweden)
Christmas as a risk factor for exacerbations of COPD, adult asthma and respiratory infections N. Johnston, A. Hansell, A. Childs, S. Leanne (Hamilton, Canada; London, United Kingdom)
Association between polysomnographic measurements of snoring and chronic bronchitis D. Yoon, I. Baik, J. Kim, K. Jung, S. Lee, S. Lee, J. Kim, J. Shim, K. In, K. Kang, S. Yoo, C. Shin (Ansan, Guro, Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
Spirometry for the risk stratification of cardiovascular disease among the elderly R. G. Barr, G. S. Lovasi, P. L. Enright, J. A. Hardie, R. A. Kronmal, P. Lange, A. B. Newman, J. Vestbo (New York, NY, Tucson, AZ, Seattle, WA, Pittsburgh, PA, United States Of America; Bergen, Norway; Hvidovre, Denmark)
The association of social support with physical functioning in COPD P. Katz, G. Earnest, L. Trupin, M. Eisner, P. Blanc (San Francisco, CA, United States Of America)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and mental and physical function in southeastern Kentucky J. Methvin, D. Mannino, B. Casey (Lexington, KY, United States Of America)
Marginal structural models for the study of physical activity effects in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) J. Garcia-Aymerich, P. Lange, I. Serra, P. Schnohr, M. A. Hernán, J. M. Antó (Barcelona, Spain; Copenhagen, Denmark; Boston, United States Of America)
Early detection of COPD: evidence from a population cohort study D. Wilson, S. Appleton, R. Adams, R. Ruffin (Adelaide, Australia)