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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"chronic respiratory disease"”.
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The burden of chronic respiratory disease in the Western Cape
Chronic respiratory disease (CRD), comprised mainly of asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although asthma and COPD cannot be cured, they can be controlled using appropriate medications. Poorly controlled CRD is …
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The use of assisted autogenic drainage in children with acute and chronic respiratory disease
Background: Respiratory problems, both acute and chronic, remain an important cause of disease burden for children worldwide. Airway clearance techniques, as part of the management of these conditions, might influence the course of the disease thereby reducing this burden. Objective: This PhD …
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Traffic pollution and chronic respiratory disease. Epidemiological studies in children and adults in southern Sweden.
… pollution is a risk factor for development of chronic respiratory disease and allergy in adults and children in southern Sweden (Scania). Information about health was obtained from surveys and health care registers. Traffic pollution exposure was estimated by traffic intensity and levels of NOx …
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Chronic Respiratory Disease Symptom Effects of Long-Term Cumulative Exposure to Passive Tobacco Smoke and to Ambient Levels of TSP, Oxidants, SO2, and NO2 in Southern California
<p>To assess risk of chronic respiratory disease symptoms due to long-term exposure to the ambient levels of TSP, oxidants, SO2 and NO2 in photochemical air pollution, symptoms were ascertained using NHLBI questions on 8,572 Southern California Seventh-day Adventist, nonsmokers, 25 years and older, …
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Non-communicable diseases in public sector primary care clinics in South Africa: multimorbidity, control, treatment, socioeconomic associations, and evaluation of educational outreach with a clinical management tool
… the needs of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and depression, and to identify solutions to those needs. The Primary Care 101 intervention supports and expands nurses' role in integrated care, in particular for NCDs. It comprises a comprehensive clinical management tool …
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Isoniazid preventive therapy in HIV infected children on antiretroviral therapy living in a high tuberculosis prevalence area a randomized controlled trial
… combination. TB is a common cause of acute and chronic respiratory disease and a leading cause of death amongst HIV infected children in TB endemic areas.
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Outcomes in COPD Patients Completing Both an Endurance Training Program and a Strength Training Program
… and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The few studies that have compared endurance training (ET) to strength training (ST) have produced conflicting results. PURPOSE: To compare changes in physical function, HRQL, and lean mass in …
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Asthma: Cytokine-Induced Over-Expression of Matrix Metalloproteases Compromises Airway Epithelium Tight Junctions and a Clinical Case Study
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that results in a constriction of the airways. While there is no known cause of the disease, one possible theory of the molecular cause of asthma is that the tight junctions of the airway epithelium are disrupted as a result of cytokine activity that up …
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The Experience of Elderly Immigrants of Mexican Origin with Life-Limiting Illness: A Critical Ethnography
… aged 65 years or older and diagnosed with heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic respiratory disease, or diabetes. The semi-structured, audio-taped interviews were analyzed using Carspeken’s five stages of critical qualitative research. Low and high level coding techniques identified the three …
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Bronchektazės. Literatūros apžvalga ir klinikinis atvejis /
Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory disease characterised by radiologically observed irreversible abnormal dilatation of the bronchial lumen, and clinically manifested episodes of persistent cough, sputum production and recurrent respiratory tract infections. In recent decades, the incidence …
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The pathogenesis of respiratory infection of lambs by mycoplasmas
<p>A chronic respiratory disease of lambs that we have termed the coughing syndrome is characterized by a paroxysmal cough that predisposes to rectal prolapses and secondary bacterial pneumonias. Initial experimentation suggested prevalence and association of mycoplasmas, in particular Mycoplasma …
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Factors affecting the establishment and provision of an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation programme, as viewed by physiotherapists in the Cape Metropole
Background: Chronic respiratory diseases are a significant global health problem, and although pulmonary rehabilitation is shown by extensive evidence to be an important tool in their management, access to it is lacking world-wide. This study aimed to explore the factors affecting the establishment …
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Early determinants of lung function in African infants
Childhood respiratory disease remains a major contributor of morbidity and mortality globally and both paediatric and adult chronic respiratory illness is increasing in prevalence worldwide. This burden of respiratory disease is heaviest in low-middle income countries (LMIC), areas that have a high …