The aim was to compare the diagnosis of COPD among smokers according to different
international guidelines and to compare the outcome when using slow (SVC) and forced vital …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is mainly caused by smoking, and smoking
cessation is the single most important intervention to prevent disease progression. Most …

Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is an important research tool for assessing
airway inflammation in a variety of inflammatory lung diseases. In chronic obstructive …

This study is a prospective multicentre cohort study entitled Work and Health in the Processing
and Engineering Industries, the AHA Study (AHA is the Swedish abbreviation for the study…

… Lennart Nathell is a former employee of Vifor Pharma; during the planning, execution,
and publishing of the study Lennart worked for a company on a contract with Vifor Pharma …

… Lennart Nathell is a former employee of Vifor Pharma, and during the planning, execution
and publishing of the study was working for a company on a contract with Vifor Pharma …

Obesity and asthma are common chronic diseases in the industrialised world. The aim of
the present study was to investigate a possible relationship between asthma and obesity …

Aim: Among adult asthmatics a major proportion of the cost of illness is attributed to productivity
losses and societal costs in connection with sick leave compensation. The aim of the …

… This result was not due to smoking, since agricultural workers have a lower prevalence of
smokers and ex-smokers than metal workers do (L Nathell, Â Nygren, unpublished data). …

Background: The conformity between asthma diagnosed in a clinical setting and asthma from
an epidemiological point of view has not been much studied. Methods: History, symptoms, …