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International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Editor in Chief Dr Richard E Russell

1178-2005(R)

Adherence to disease management programs in patients with COPD
Johnson George, David CM Kong, Kay Stewart

Future therapeutic treatment of COPD: Struggle between oxidants and cytokines
Willem I de Boer, Hongwei Yao, Irfan Rahman

Risk factors of hospitalization and readmission of patients with COPD exacerbation – systematic review
Katayoon Bahadori, J Mark FitzGerald

Angiotensin-converting-enzyme gene polymorphisms, smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Xavier Busquets, Niall G MacFarlane, Damià Heine-Suñer, Montse Morlá, Laura Torres-Juan, et al

Editorial: Reference values in lung function testing: All for one and one for all? || FREE PAPER ||
Brendan G Cooper

Influenza: the virus and prophylaxis with inactivated influenza vaccine in “at risk” groups, including COPD patients
Arnt-Ove Hovden, Rebecca Jane Cox, Lars Reinhardt Haaheim

Bacterial lysate in the prevention of acute exacerbation of COPD and in respiratory recurrent infections
F Braido, F Tarantini, V Ghiglione, G Melioli, G W Canonica

Pulmonary hypertension and chronic cor pulmonale in COPD
Adil Shujaat, Ruth Minkin, Edward Eden

Tuberculosis and its incidence, special nature, and relationship with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Biswajit Chakrabarti, Peter MA Calverley, Peter DO Davies


Potential therapeutic applications of hyaluronan in the lung
Jerome O Cantor

Measurement of the acute inflammatory response to walking exercise in COPD: effects of pulmonary rehabilitation
Jane Canavan, Rachel Garrod, Johanna Marshall, David Jackson, Paula Ansley, Andy Jewell

Improvements in exercise capacity during a 4-weeks pulmonary rehabilitation program for COPD patients do not correspond with improvements in self-reported health status or quality of life
Einar Haave, Michael E Hyland, Harald Engvik

Factors contributing to muscle wasting and dysfunction in COPD patients
Rob CI Wüst, Hans Degens

New insights on COPD imaging via CT and MRI
N Sverzellati, F Molinari, T Pirronti, L Bonomo, P Spagnolo, M Zompatori

Effect of change of reference standard to NHANES III on interpretation of spirometric ‘abnormality’
Akshay Sood, Beth K Dawson, Joseph Q Henkle, Patricia Hopkins-Price, Clifford Qualls

Factors affecting health status in COPD patients with co-morbid anxiety or depression
Minna J Hynninen, Ståle Pallesen, Inger Hilde Nordhus

Matrix metalloproteinases -8, -9 and -12 in smokers and patients with Stage 0 COPD
Helen Ilumets, Paula Rytilä, Ingel Demedts, Guy G Brusselle, Anssi Sovijärvi, et al

Volumetric capnography and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease staging
Pablo V Romero, Benigno Rodriguez, Daniela de Oliveira, L Blanch, Federico Manresa

Development and results of the Spanish registry of patients with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
Beatriz Lara, Cristian de la Roza, Sara Vilà, Rafael Vidal, Marc Miravitlles

Plasma homocysteine is elevated in COPD patients and is related to COPD severity
Terence AR Seemungal, Johanna Cho Fook Lun, Gershwin Davis, Carlos Neblett, Nkhabe Chinyepi, et al

Moxifloxacin in the management of exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and COPD
Marc Miravitlles

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