Background The number of female smokers developing chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) is rapidly increasing, but whether or not there exists a differential …

Background Severe α; 1-antitrypsin deficiency is a known genetic risk factor for COPD.
Heterozygous (protease inhibitor [PI] MZ) individuals have moderately reduced serum levels …

Introduction: Sampling is regarded as crucial to the validity of case–control studies. Ideally,
cases and controls should be selected from the same source population, but deviations from …

Hypoxemia is a major complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that
correlates with disease prognosis. Identifying genetic variants associated with oxygenation …

Background Increased bronchial responsiveness is characteristic of asthma. Gas cooking,
which is a major indoor source of the highly oxidant nitrogen dioxide, has been associated …

[Changes in smoking habits among medical students in Bergen 2004-2006]. - Abstract -
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METHODS:(NETT, n= 333 COPD cases) and the Norway COPD case-control study (n= 419
COPD cases). All subjects were current or ex-smokers, with post-bronchodilator FEV< 80 …

METHODS: Trial (NETT, n= 362 COPD cases), the Norway COPD case-control study (n=
852 COPD cases), and the ECLIPSE (Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify …

Johannessen A, Omenaas ER, Bakke P et al. Incidence of GOLD-defined chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease in a general adult population. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005; 9: 926-32.

Bakgrunn. Det er gjort svært få longitudinelle undersøkelser for å kartlegge røykevaner og
bruk av snus blant medisinstudenter. Slike studier er av interesse fordi praksis kan …