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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 173 avhandlingar innehållade ordet COPD.
11. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Epidemiological and Pan-airway Aspects
Sammanfattning : Background – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, there is little information on the prevalence and particularly on the incidence of COPD. LÄS MER
12. Prevalence, risk factors and comorbidities of COPD among never-smokers
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate prevalence, risk factors and comorbidity of COPD among never-smokers. COPD was in this thesis defined as a syndrome also including prior asthma diagnosis with chronic airway obstruction. LÄS MER
13. Health-Related Quality of Life in COPD and Asthma - Discriminative and evaluative aspects
Sammanfattning : Background - The effects of intervention can be evaluated in different ways, and objective measurements of changes in lung function are commonly used as the outcome measure. Patient-reported outcome (PRO) is an umbrella term used for all patient-based assessments. LÄS MER
14. The Bronchoalveolar Lavage Proteome- Phenotypic associations to smoking and divergence towards development of COPD
Sammanfattning : Proteomic analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from smokers at risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and never smokers is described. COPD is currently the world's fourth leading cause of death and its prevalence is increasing. LÄS MER
15. Refill Adherence to Long-Term Drug Treatment with a Focus on Asthma/COPD Medication
Sammanfattning : Most patients are non-adherent with their medication sometimes, i.e. that they do not always use their medicines as prescribed. This might result in both under- and overuse and can lead to therapy failure, resulting in both unnecessary suffering and high costs. LÄS MER
