Prediction of chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a general population: the Tromsø study

• Our findings from UK Biobank show that exposure to both maternal and own smoking resulted in a reduction in lung function and increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary

Figure 1 Proportion with cardiovascular disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the age group 40 years or older in the total population (N = 2

Background/purpose: Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (CHRF) is associated with increased mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and

The main finding of this study on subjects with COPD followed for ten years was that AECOPD was only significantly associated with increased risk of lung cancer in COPD patients

How to trigger motivation and maintain positive health behavior change, for people with cardiovascular disease and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), through

Aim: To explore women’s experiences of living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at home.. Design: An explorative and descriptive

This longitudinal study of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) aimed to investigate changes in pain characteristics (i.e., occurrence, intensity,

The aim of this study was to determine whether CoC is achieved among RGPs, and across care levels for patients with certain chronic diseases: asthma, chronic obstructive