Background There is great interest in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
the associated large burden of disease. COPD is characterised by frequent day by day …

Self-management is of increasing importance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
management. However, there is confusion over what processes are involved, how the …

Background Self management interventions help patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) acquire and practise the skills they need to carry out disease‐specific …

Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) self‐management interventions
should be structured but personalised and often multi‐component, with goals of motivating…

Background Persistent, activity-limiting pain after laparoscopic ventral or incisional hernia
repair (LVIHR) appears to be related to fixation of the implanted mesh. A randomized study …

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the management
of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American Thoracic Society (…

There is an urgent need for consensus on what defines a chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) self-management intervention. We aimed to obtain consensus regarding the …

The aim of this double-blind single center study (the COPE study) was to investigate the
effect of discontinuation of the inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone propionate (FP) on …

Objective: To assess the effects of a 3-week community-based exercise program on 30-day
postoperative complications in high-risk patients scheduled for elective colorectal resection …

Objectives : The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of Resolute
zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZES) (Medtronic Cardiovascular, Santa Rosa, California) with Xience V …