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4 July 2024
Comparing performance of primary care clinicians in the interpretation of SPIROmetry with or without Artificial Intelligence Decision support software (SPIRO-AID): a protocol for a randomised controlled trialGillian Doe, Ethaar El-Emir, George D Edwards, Marko Topalovic, Rachael A Evans, Richard Russell, Karl P Sylvester, Karolien Van Orshoven, Anthony P Sunjaya, David A Scott, A Toby Prevost, Jennifer Harvey, Stephanie JC Taylor, Nicholas S Hopkinson, Samantha S KonSee the full list of authors
1 July 2024
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation purulence status and its association with pulmonary embolism: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysisVicky Mai, Laura Girardi, Kerstin de Wit, Lana Castellucci, Shawn Aaron, Francis Couturaud, Dean A Fergusson, Grégoire Le Gal
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Quantification of breathing irregularity for the diagnosis of dysfunctional breathing using proportional tidal volume variation: a cross-sectional, retrospective real-world studyGeorg Knöpfel, Florent Baty, Friedrich Uhl, Lukas Kern, Martin Brutsche
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SABA prescriptions and asthma management practices in Singapore: results from a cross-sectional, observational SABINA III studyDavid Hsien Yung Tan, Tze Lee Tan, Wee Hian Tan, Cheryl Choong, Maarten J H I Beekman, Joanne Huiyi Khor, S Suraj Kumar, Geraldine Ruining Wong, Hui Fang Lim
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Association between magnesium depletion score and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk: a secondary data analysis from NHANESKai Jin Wang, Hong Chen, Jin Wang, Yang Wang
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Can FDG-PET/CT imaging be used to predict decline in quality of life in interstitial lung disease? A prospective study of the relationship between FDG uptake and quality of life in a UK outpatient settingLouise Helen Jordon, Balaji Ganeshan, Iftikhar Nadeem, Luke Hoy, Noor Mahdi, Joanna C Porter, Ashley Groves, Thida Win
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Design of the multicentre randomised controlled BENTO trial to demonstrate patient-relevant benefit of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using thermal vapour ablation in the German healthcare system for patients with upper lobe emphysema: a study protocolKonstantina Kontogianni, Kaid Darwiche, Ralf Harto Huebner, Fathema Hassinger, Thomas Riemer, Felix JF Herth, Judith Brock
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Pulmonary rehabilitation in Iranian outpatients with mustard gas lung disease: a randomised controlled trialMostafa Ghanei, Keir E J Philip, Mohamed R S Moghadam, Hamed Hosseini, Aliakbar Babaie, Mohammad Roustanezhad, Nicholas S Hopkinson
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