Improving Early-Stage Diagnosis and Management of COPD in Primary Care

Asthma Worsenings: Approaches to Prevention and Management from the Asthma Worsenings Working Group

(2016) Meyer Balter et al.   Canadian Respiratory Journal

Identifying Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care of Urban Underserved Patients: Tools, Applications, and Challenges

(2015) Karen Duvall et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

(2013)   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society

(2013) Amir Qaseem   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

50-Year Trends in Smoking-Related Mortality in the United States

(2013) Michael J. Thun et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

No room to breathe: the importance of lung hyperinflation in COPD

(2013) Mike Thomas et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Spirometric Predictors of Lung Function Decline and Mortality in Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2012) M. Bradley Drummond et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Components of the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) associated with a diagnosis of COPD in a random population sample

(2012) Natya Raghavan et al.   COPD-Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Rationale for Earlier Treatment in COPD: A Systematic Review of Published Literature in Mild-to-Moderate COPD

(2012) François Maltais et al.   COPD-Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Case-finding options for COPD: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease Study

(2012) Anamika Jithoo et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Pharmacist-managed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening in a community setting

(2012) Leah Fuller et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

(2012) Rafael Lozano et al.   LANCET

Pneumococcal infections: Association with asthma and COPD

(2012) J. Obert et al.   MEDECINE ET MALADIES INFECTIEUSES

New Clinical Insights into Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Their Implications for Pharmacoeconomic Analyses

(2012) Douglas W. Mapel et al.   PHARMACOECONOMICS

Should We Keep Pushing for a Spirometer in Every Doctor's Office?

(2012) P. L. Enright   Respiratory Care

Improved prediction of COPD in at-risk patients using lung function pre-screening in primary care: a real-life study and cost-effectiveness analysis

(2012) Jörgen Thorn et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Design, rationale, and baseline demographics of SEARCH I: a prospective cluster-randomized study

(2012) Frank Albers et al.   International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

FUMEPOC: Early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers

(2011) Vicente Gil-Guillén et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Questionnaires and Pocket Spirometers Provide an Alternative Approach for COPD Screening in the General Population

(2011) Steven B. Nelson et al.   CHEST

Decline of Resting Inspiratory Capacity in COPD

(2011) Denis E. O'Donnell et al.   CHEST

Properties of the COPD assessment test in a cross-sectional European study

(2011) P. W. Jones et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Treating Smokers in the Health Care Setting

(2011) Michael C. Fiore et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Small-Airway Obstruction and Emphysema in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2011) John E. McDonough et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Maintenance pharmacotherapy of mild and moderate COPD: What is the Evidence?

(2011) Gary T. Ferguson   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Optimizing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management in Primary Care

(2011) Barbara P. Yawn   SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL

Detecting mild COPD: don't waste resources

(2011) Paul Enright et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

A combination of the IPAG questionnaire and PiKo-6® flow meter is a valuable screening tool for COPD in the primary care setting

(2011) Lazaros Sichletidis et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Barriers to adherence to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease guidelines by primary care physicians

(2011) Gregory Salinas et al.   International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The role of pharmacotherapy in mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(2011) Natya Raghavan et al.   Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease

An Official American Thoracic Society Public Policy Statement: Novel Risk Factors and the Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2010) Mark D. Eisner et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Improving the Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care

(2010) David B. Price et al.   MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS

Health-related quality of life in patients by COPD severity within primary care in Europe

(2010) P.W. Jones et al.   RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Should FEV 1 /FEV 6 Replace FEV 1 /FVC Ratio To Detect Airway Obstruction?

(2009) Ji-yong Jing et al.   CHEST

Development and first validation of the COPD Assessment Test

(2009) P. W. Jones et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Screening for and early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(2009) Joan B Soriano et al.   LANCET

Effect of tiotropium on outcomes in patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (UPLIFT): a prespecified subgroup analysis of a randomised controlled trial

(2009) Marc Decramer et al.   LANCET

Spirometry in primary care case-identification, diagnosis and management of COPD

(2009) David Price et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Primary Care of the Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease—Part 1: Frontline Prevention and Early Diagnosis

(2008) Alan Radin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Primary Care of the Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease—Part 4: Understanding the Clinical Manifestations of a Progressive Disease

(2008) Christopher B. Cooper et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Geographic Variation of Spirometry Use in Newly Diagnosed COPD*

(2008) Min J. Joo et al.   CHEST

Development and Initial Validation of a Self-Scored COPD Population Screener Questionnaire (COPD-PS)

(2008) Fernando J. Martinez et al.   COPD-Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COPD as a Lung Disease with Systemic Consequences – Clinical Impact, Mechanisms, and Potential for Early Intervention

(2008) Marc Decramer et al.   COPD-Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Bronchodilator responsiveness in patients with COPD

(2008) D. P. Tashkin et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Prevalence, severity and underdiagnosis of COPD in the primary care setting

(2008) M Bednarek et al.   THORAX

Long-term decline in lung function, utilisation of care and quality of life in modified GOLD stage 1 COPD

(2008) P-O Bridevaux et al.   THORAX

Evaluation of acute bronchodilator reversibility in patients with symptoms of GOLD stage I COPD

(2008) D E O'Donnell et al.   THORAX

Bronchodilator efficacy of tiotropium in patients with mild to moderate COPD

(2008) Gunnar Johansson et al.   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

The use and abuse of office spirometry

(2008) Paul Enright   Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Mechanisms of Dyspnea during Cycle Exercise in Symptomatic Patients with GOLD Stage I Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2007) Dror Ofir et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE