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Studies over the past few decades have showed a clear association between cigarette
smoking and the development of chronic airway obstruction. Yet, only a minority of smokers is …

Asthma has a tendency to destabilize and get worse at night, probably due to a nocturnal
increase in airway inflammation and bronchial responsiveness. Nocturnal airway narrowing in …

OBJECTIVES: To measure the levels of exposure to nitrogen trichloride (NCl3) in the
atmosphere of indoor swimming pools and to examine how they relate to irritant and chronic …

Women are less successful than men at quitting smoking. We examined whether the male vs.
female cessation outcome was influenced by baseline smoking behavior in participants …

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relation between levels of cumulative exposure to wood
dust and respiratory symptoms and the occurrence of bronchial hyperresponsiveness among …

Background Nicotine replacement therapy is an effective treatment for nicotine-dependent
smokers. However, cessation rates are modest, and preliminary studies suggest that …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the relation between measured levels of exposure to soluble oil
mists in a plant manufacturing ball bearings, and both respiratory symptoms and airway …

To the Editor: We describe a woman with Behçet's syndrome characterized by recurrent oral
and genital aphthous ulcers, severe eye involvement, and the onset of arthritis at the age of …

The direct method of chest percussion, first described by Auenbrugger but disseminated by
Corvisart, has rapidly been replaced by the indirect or digitodigital method. Chest percussion …