Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can result in a large variety of chronic
health issues such as impaired lung function, reduced exercise performance and diminished …

Background Patients with stable COPD show improvements in exercise capacity and muscular
function after the application of whole body vibration. We aimed to evaluate whether this …

α 1 -Antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetically determined disorder that is associated
with different clinical manifestations. We aimed to assess the prevalence of diagnosed AATD …

There is increasing evidence that breath volatile organic compounds (VOC) have the potential
to support the diagnosis and management of inflammatory diseases such as COPD. In …

Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is diagnosed based upon medical history, neuropsychiatric
examination, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, extensive laboratory analyses and cerebral …

Background: Various exercise training programs are used for patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) of different severity. Objectives: To investigate the impact of …

Study Design. Population-based cohort study. Objective. We examined associations between
common lumbar degenerative changes observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is technically demanding, cost-intensive
and time-consuming. The measurement of volatile organic compounds by an …

Although field experiments in tax compliance represent a growing area of research, the
literature has so far focussed exclusively on high and middle-income countries. This paper starts …

Background Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an autosomal codominant inherited
disease that is significantly underdiagnosed. We have previously shown that the combination …