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Lees meerEuropean Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis of asthma in adults.
Eur Respir J. 2022 Sep;60(3)Although asthma is very common, affecting 5-10% of the population, the diagnosis of asthma in adults remains a challenge in the real world, which...
Lees meerEffectiveness of a systematic home-based albuminuria screening programme to detect chronic kidney disease in high-risk individuals in primary care (SALINE): a cross-sectional screening study.
EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Apr;82:103185Although guidelines recommend opportunistic screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in individuals with established risk factors, such as...
Lees meerAsthma control and opportunities to optimize management and the healthcare provider experience using the AsthmaOptimiser online tool in Dutch general practice: the CAPTURE study.
NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2025 Apr;35(1):23Patients seen in general practices can achieve improved asthma control with better identification of factors that contribute to uncontrolled asthma....
Lees meerLong-Term Effectiveness of a Digital Inhaler on Medication Adherence and Clinical Outcomes in Adult Asthma Patients in Primary Care: The Cluster Randomized Controlled ACCEPTANCE Trial.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2025 Mar;Digital inhalers can support medication adherence and asthma control in the short-term. Yet, long-term benefits are unknown.
Lees meerImpulse oscillometry-derived equation for prediction of abnormal FEV/FVC ratio for COPD screening in Chinese population: a multicenter cross-sectional study.
Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025 Mar;56:101501The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is based on spirometry that requires a forced expiratory manoeuvre, which is laborious...
Lees meerNeutrophilic inflammation in sputum or blood does not define a clinically distinct asthma phenotype in ATLANTIS.
ERJ Open Res. 2025 Jan;11(1)Neutrophilic asthma has been suggested to be a clinically distinct phenotype characterised by more severe airflow obstruction and higher exacerbation...
Lees meerA conceptual framework to assess the health, socioeconomic and environmental burden of chronic kidney disease.
Health Policy. 2025 Feb;152:105244Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health challenge that affects patients, caregivers, healthcare systems, the environment and national...
Lees meerPreserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry in US Primary Care Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Pragmat Obs Res. 2024 ;15:221Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) represents a population with spirometry results that do not meet standardized COPD obstruction criteria,...
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