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Review Articles

Review Article
Complications and discomfort of bronchoscopy: a systematic review
Elise Orvedal Leiten, Einar Marius Hjellestad Martinsen, Per Sigvald Bakke, Tomas Mikal Lind Eagan & Rune Grønseth
Article: 33324
Published online: 11 Nov 2016
AbstractforComplications and discomfort of bronchoscopy: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (432.3 KB)
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Review Article
Severe asthma: anti-IgE or anti-IL-5?
Evgenia Papathanassiou, Stelios Loukides & Petros Bakakos
Article: 31813
Published online: 07 Nov 2016
AbstractforSevere asthma: anti-IgE or anti-IL-5? | Full Text | References | PDF (404.1 KB)
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Prolonged partial upper airway obstruction during sleep – an underdiagnosed phenotype of sleep-disordered breathing
Ulla Anttalainen, Mirja Tenhunen, Ville Rimpilä, Olli Polo, Esa Rauhala, Sari-Leena Himanen & Tarja Saaresranta
Article: 31806
Published online: 06 Sep 2016
AbstractforProlonged partial upper airway obstruction during sleep – an underdiagnosed phenotype of sleep-disordered breathing | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Review Article
Opioids: an unexplored option for treatment of dyspnea in IPF
Charlotte Kohberg, Charlotte Uggerhøj Andersen & Elisabeth Bendstrup
Article: 30629
Published online: 10 Mar 2016
AbstractforOpioids: an unexplored option for treatment of dyspnea in IPF | Full Text | References | PDF (392.3 KB)
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Review Article
‘Indirect’ challenges from science to clinical practice
Sandra D. Anderson
Article: 31096
Published online: 22 Feb 2016
Abstractfor‘Indirect’ challenges from science to clinical practice | Full Text | References | PDF (774.8 KB)
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Participation in research bronchoscopy: a literature review
Einar Marius Hjellestad Martinsen, Elise Orvedal Leiten, Per Sigvald Bakke, Tomas Mikal Lind Eagan & Rune Grønseth
Article: 29511
Published online: 03 Feb 2016
AbstractforParticipation in research bronchoscopy: a literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (374.4 KB)
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Original Research Articles

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Accuracy and consequences of same-day, invasive lung cancer workup – a retrospective study in patients treated with surgical resection
Kirsten Riis Madsen, Asbjørn Høegholm & Uffe Bodtger
Article: 32590
Published online: 30 Nov 2016
AbstractforAccuracy and consequences of same-day, invasive lung cancer workup – a retrospective study in patients treated with surgical resection | Full Text | References | PDF (385.3 KB)
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Availability of pulmonary rehabilitation in primary care for patients with COPD: a cross-sectional study in Sweden
Mats Arne, Margareta Emtner, Karin Lisspers, Karin Wadell & Björn Ställberg
Article: 31601
Published online: 28 Nov 2016
AbstractforAvailability of pulmonary rehabilitation in primary care for patients with COPD: a cross-sectional study in Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (665.7 KB)
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A clear urban–rural gradient of allergic rhinitis in a population-based study in Northern Europe
Stine Holmegaard Christensen, Signe Timm, Christer Janson, Bryndis Benediktsdóttir, Bertil Forsberg, Mathias Holm, Rain Jogi, Ane Johannessen, Ernst Omenaas, Torben Sigsgaard, Cecilie Svanes & Vivi Schlünssen
Article: 33463
Published online: 28 Nov 2016
AbstractforA clear urban–rural gradient of allergic rhinitis in a population-based study in Northern Europe | Full Text | References | PDF (486.5 KB)
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Swedish translation and linguistic validation of the multidimensional dyspnoea profile
Magnus Ekström & Josefin Sundh
Article: 32665
Published online: 08 Nov 2016
AbstractforSwedish translation and linguistic validation of the multidimensional dyspnoea profile | Full Text | References | PDF (339.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Music does not alter anxiety in patients with suspected lung cancer undergoing bronchoscopy: a randomised controlled trial
Elisabeth Jeppesen, Carsten M. Pedersen, Klaus R. Larsen, Anne Rehl, Karen Bartholdy, Emil S. Walsted & Vibeke Backer
Article: 33472
Published online: 03 Nov 2016
AbstractforMusic does not alter anxiety in patients with suspected lung cancer undergoing bronchoscopy: a randomised controlled trial | Full Text | References | PDF (746.6 KB)
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Airflow limitation as a risk factor for low bone mineral density and hip fracture
The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK) – 10 years follow-up of a general population
Trine Herland, Ellen M Apalset, Geir Egil Eide, Grethe S Tell & Sverre Lehmann
Article: 32214
Published online: 11 Oct 2016
AbstractforAirflow limitation as a risk factor for low bone mineral density and hip fracture | Full Text | References | PDF (447.2 KB)
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Pirfenidone treatment in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: nationwide Danish results
Goran Nadir Salih, Saher Burhan Shaker, Helle Dall Madsen & Elisabeth Bendstrup
Article: 32608
Published online: 09 Sep 2016
AbstractforPirfenidone treatment in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: nationwide Danish results | Full Text | References | PDF (516.7 KB)
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Prevalence of abnormal findings when adopting new national and international Global Lung Function Initiative reference values for spirometry in the Finnish general population
Annette Kainu, Ari Lindqvist & Anssi R. A. Sovijärvi
Article: 30658
Published online: 06 Sep 2016
AbstractforPrevalence of abnormal findings when adopting new national and international Global Lung Function Initiative reference values for spirometry in the Finnish general population | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Article
A new removable airway stent
Tore Amundsen, Sveinung Sørhaug, Håkon Olav Leira, Stig Sverre Tyvold, Thomas Langø, Tommy Hammer, Frode Manstad-Hulaas & Erney Mattsson
Article: 30010
Published online: 06 Sep 2016
AbstractforA new removable airway stent | Full Text | References | PDF (846.7 KB)
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Change in pulmonary diffusion capacity in a general population sample over 9 years
Michael L. Storebø, Tomas M. L. Eagan, Geir E. Eide, Amund Gulsvik, Einar Thorsen & Per S. Bakke
Article: 31265
Published online: 02 Sep 2016
AbstractforChange in pulmonary diffusion capacity in a general population sample over 9 years | Full Text | References | PDF (437 KB) | Supplemental
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No change in prevalence of symptoms of COPD between 1996 and 2006 in Finnish adults – a report from the FinEsS Helsinki Study
Annette Kainu, Paula Pallasaho & Anne Pietinalho
Article: 31780
Published online: 16 Aug 2016
AbstractforNo change in prevalence of symptoms of COPD between 1996 and 2006 in Finnish adults – a report from the FinEsS Helsinki Study | Full Text | References | PDF (477.2 KB)
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NT-proBNP <95 ng/l can exclude pulmonary hypertension on echocardiography at diagnostic workup in patients with interstitial lung disease
Charlotte Andersen, Søren Mellemkjær, Ole Hilberg & Elisabeth Bendstrup
Article: 32027
Published online: 28 Jul 2016
AbstractforNT-proBNP <95 ng/l can exclude pulmonary hypertension on echocardiography at diagnostic workup in patients with interstitial lung disease | Full Text | References | PDF (427.6 KB)
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A retrospective chart review of pirfenidone-treated patients in Sweden: the REPRIS study
Carl Magnus Sköld, Christer Janson, Åsa Klackenberg Elf, Marie Fiaschi, Kerstin Wiklund & Hans Lennart Persson
Article: 32035
Published online: 18 Jul 2016
AbstractforA retrospective chart review of pirfenidone-treated patients in Sweden: the REPRIS study | Full Text | References | PDF (381.2 KB)
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Article
Sputum RNA signature in allergic asthmatics following allergen bronchoprovocation test
Rob G.J.A. Zuiker, Catherine Tribouley, Zuzana Diamant, J. Diderik Boot, Adam F. Cohen, K. Van Dyck, I. De Lepeleire, Veronica M. Rivas, Vladislav A. Malkov, Jacobus Burggraaf & Marcella K. Ruddy
Article: 31324
Published online: 13 Jul 2016
AbstractforSputum RNA signature in allergic asthmatics following allergen bronchoprovocation test | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB)
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Chronic bronchitis in West Sweden – a matter of smoking and social class
Malin Axelsson, Linda Ekerljung, Jonas Eriksson, Stig Hagstad, Eva Rönmark, Jan Lötvall & Bo Lundbäck
Article: 30319
Published online: 13 Jul 2016
AbstractforChronic bronchitis in West Sweden – a matter of smoking and social class | Full Text | References | PDF (590.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Symptoms and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated with aclidinium in a real-life setting
Peter Lange, Nina Skavlan Godtfredsen, Beata Olejnicka, Bo-Anders Paradis, Dan Curiac, Sjur Humerfelt, Gunilla Telg, Helene Nordahl Christensen, Magnus Alexander Bitsch, Elisabeth Wreford Andersen & Leif Bjermer
Article: 31232
Published online: 05 Jul 2016
AbstractforSymptoms and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated with aclidinium in a real-life setting | Full Text | References | PDF (671.1 KB)
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Bronchoscopy as a supplement to computed tomography in patients with haemoptysis may be unnecessary
Klaus Nielsen, Magnus Gottlieb, Sara Colella, Zaigham Saghir, Klaus R. Larsen & Paul F. Clementsen
Article: 31802
Published online: 23 Jun 2016
AbstractforBronchoscopy as a supplement to computed tomography in patients with haemoptysis may be unnecessary | Full Text | References | PDF (371.3 KB)
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The use of COPD maintenance therapy following spirometry in General Practice
Vibeke Gottlieb, Anne Marie Lyngsø, Ditte Sæbye, Anne Frølich & Vibeke Backer
Article: 30232
Published online: 22 Jun 2016
AbstractforThe use of COPD maintenance therapy following spirometry in General Practice | Full Text | References | PDF (418.7 KB)
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Health-related quality of life in a nationwide cohort of patients with COPD related to other characteristics
Ingela Henoch, Susann Strang, Claes-Göran Löfdahl & Ann Ekberg-Jansson
Article: 31459
Published online: 27 May 2016
AbstractforHealth-related quality of life in a nationwide cohort of patients with COPD related to other characteristics | Full Text | References | PDF (823.6 KB)
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Article
Respiratory symptoms increase health care consumption and affect everyday life – a cross-sectional population-based study from Finland, Estonia, and Sweden
Malin Axelsson, Anne Lindberg, Annette Kainu, Eva Rönmark & Sven-Arne Jansson
Article: 31024
Published online: 27 May 2016
AbstractforRespiratory symptoms increase health care consumption and affect everyday life – a cross-sectional population-based study from Finland, Estonia, and Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (440.8 KB)
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Article
Tablet computers to support outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD
Thomas J. Ringbaek, Marie Lavesen & Peter Lange
Article: 31016
Published online: 24 May 2016
AbstractforTablet computers to support outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD | Full Text | References | PDF (743.6 KB)
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Article
Diffusion capacity and CT measures of emphysema and airway wall thickness – relation to arterial oxygen tension in COPD patients
Eirunn Waatevik Saure, Per Sigvald Bakke, Tomas Mikal Lind Eagan, Marianne Aanerud, Robert Leroy Jensen, Thomas Blix Grydeland, Ane Johannessen, Roy Miodini Nilsen, Einar Thorsen & Jon Andrew Hardie
Article: 29141
Published online: 12 May 2016
AbstractforDiffusion capacity and CT measures of emphysema and airway wall thickness – relation to arterial oxygen tension in COPD patients | Full Text | References | PDF (417.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Bad news itself or just the messenger? The high mortality of Fusobacterium spp. infections is related to disseminated malignancy and other comorbidities
Katrine Johannesen, Ram Dessau, Ole Heltberg & Uffe Bodtger
Article: 30287
Published online: 10 May 2016
AbstractforBad news itself or just the messenger? The high mortality of Fusobacterium spp. infections is related to disseminated malignancy and other comorbidities | Full Text | References | PDF (464.8 KB)
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Article
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Sweden: report from the first year of activity of the Swedish IPF-Registry
Giovanni Ferrara, Lisa Carlson, Andreas Palm, Jonas Einarsson, Cecilia Olivesten, Magnus Sköld & for the Swedish Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Registry Group
Article: 31090
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
AbstractforIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Sweden: report from the first year of activity of the Swedish IPF-Registry | Full Text | References | PDF (549.4 KB)
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Long-term non-invasive ventilation reduces readmissions in COPD patients with two or more episodes of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
Kasper Linde Ankjærgaard, Sophia Liff Maibom & Jon Torgny Wilcke
Article: 28303
Published online: 31 Mar 2016
AbstractforLong-term non-invasive ventilation reduces readmissions in COPD patients with two or more episodes of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure | Full Text | References | PDF (500.2 KB)
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Quality of life among pulmonary hypertension patients in Finland
Merja Kukkonen, Airi Puhakka & Maija Halme
Article: 26405
Published online: 18 Jan 2016
AbstractforQuality of life among pulmonary hypertension patients in Finland | Full Text | References | PDF (515.1 KB)
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Case Reports

Case Report
Primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma in a 16-year-old boy – a five-year follow-up
Ane Stillits Måreng, Seppo W. Langer & Uffe Bodtger
Article: 32633
Published online: 07 Nov 2016
AbstractforPrimary pulmonary adenocarcinoma in a 16-year-old boy – a five-year follow-up | Full Text | References | PDF (484.7 KB)
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Case Report
Disseminated lung cancer presenting as a rectal mass
Mia M. Noergaard, Inger M. H. Stamp & Uffe Bodtger
Article: 31726
Published online: 27 Sep 2016
AbstractforDisseminated lung cancer presenting as a rectal mass | Full Text | References | PDF (882.5 KB)
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Supplement 2016

Review Article
The Danish National Database for Asthma: establishing clinical quality indicators
Susanne Hansen, Benjamin Hoffmann-Petersen, Asger Sverrild, Elvira V. Bräuner, Jesper Lykkegaard, Uffe Bodtger, Lone Agertoft, Lene Korshøj & Vibeke Backer
Article: 33903
Published online: 08 Nov 2016
AbstractforThe Danish National Database for Asthma: establishing clinical quality indicators | Full Text | References | PDF (457.9 KB)
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