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General Interest Articles

1. Factors influencing short-term re-admission and one-year mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Author
Liu SF; Lin KC; Chin CH; Chen YC; Chang HW; Wang CC; Lin MC; Liu SF; Lin KC; Chin CH; Chen YC; Chang HW; Wang CC; Lin MC; Liu SF; Lin KC; Chin CH; Chen YC; Chang HW; Wang CC; Lin MC;
Institution
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Respiratory Therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Journal
Respirology. 2007 Jul;12(4):560-5.
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2. Palliative care provision for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Author
Yohannes AM;
Institution
Department of Physiotherapy, Manchester Metropolitan University, Elizabeth Gaskell Campus, Manchester, UK. A.Yohannes@mmu.ac.uk
Journal
Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2007 Apr 3;5:17.
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3. Predictors of independent lung ventilation: an analysis of 170 single-lung transplantations.

Author
Pilcher DV; Auzinger GM; Mitra B; Tuxen DV; Salamonsen RF; Davies AR; Williams TJ; Snell GI;
Institution
Department of Intensive Care, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. d.pilcher@alfred.org.au
Journal
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Apr;133(4):1071-7.
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4. Arterial stiffness and osteoporosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Author
Sabit R; Bolton CE; Edwards PH; Pettit RJ; Evans WD; McEniery CM; Wilkinson IB; Cockcroft JR; Shale DJ;
Institution
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Cardiff University, Academic Centre, Llandough Hospital, Penlan Road, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan CF64 2XX, UK. shaledj@cardiff.ac.uk.
Journal
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Jun 15;175(12):1259-65. Epub 2007 Mar 15.
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5. Copeptin, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin as prognostic biomarkers in acute exacerbation of COPD.

Author
Stolz D; Christ-Crain M; Morgenthaler NG; Leuppi J; Miedinger D; Bingisser R; Muller C; Struck J; Muller B; Tamm M;
Institution
Clinic of Pneumology and Pulmonary Cell Research, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland. dstolz@uhbs.ch
Journal
Chest. 2007 Apr;131(4):1058-67.
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6. Update in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2006.

Author
Rabe KF; Beghe B; Luppi F; Fabbri LM;
Institution
Section of Respiratory Diseases, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy. fabbri.leonardo@unimo.it.
Journal
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Jun 15;175(12):1222-32.

7. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and premature aging.

Author
Vogelmeier C; Bals R;
Institution
Journal
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Jun 15;175(12):1217-8.

8. Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Joint ACCP/AACVPR Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Author
Ries AL; Bauldoff GS; Carlin BW; Casaburi R; Emery CF; Mahler DA; Make B; Rochester CL; Zuwallack R; Herrerias C;
Institution
University of California, San Diego, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UCSD Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103-8377, USA. aries@ucsd.edu
Journal
Chest. 2007 May;131(5 Suppl):4S-42S.
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9. Refusal of medical and surgical interventions by older persons with advanced chronic disease.

Author
Rothman MD; Van Ness PH; O'Leary JR; Fried TR; Rothman MD; Van Ness PH; O'Leary JR; Fried TR; Rothman MD; Van Ness PH; O'Leary JR; Fried TR;
Institution
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 20 York Street, TMP-15, New Haven, CT 06504, USA. marc.rothman@yale.edu
Journal
J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Jul;22(7):982-7. Epub 2007 May 5.
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10. A pooled analysis of FEV1 decline in COPD patients randomized to inhaled corticosteroids or placebo.

Author
Soriano JB; Sin DD; Zhang X; Camp PG; Anderson JA; Anthonisen NR; Buist AS; Burge PS; Calverley PM; Connett JE; Petersson S; Postma DS; Szafranski W; Vestbo J;
Institution
Head, Program of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Fundacio Caubet-CIMERA Illes Balears, International Centre for Advanced Respiratory Medicine, Recinte Hospital Joan March, Bunyola, Mallorca, Spain.
Journal
Chest. 2007 Mar;131(3):682-9.
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