The challenge of providing better care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the poor relation of airways obstruction?

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Canadian Thoracic Society recommendations for management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 2007 update.Canadian respiratory journal · 2007
   Guideline
2. Reduction in clinically important deterioration in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with aclidinium/formoterol.Respiratory research · 2017
   Trial
3. Identifying KL-6-Associated Immune Cell Signatures and Key Genes in Emphysematous COPD.Journal of inflammation research · 2025
   Article
4. Lack of COPD-Related Follow-Up Visits and Pharmacological Treatment in Swedish Primary and Secondary Care.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022
   Article
5. Management and Risk of Mortality in Patients Hospitalised Due to a First Severe COPD Exacerbation.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020
   Observational
6. The Clinical Use of Stem Cell Research in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Critical Analysis of Current Policies.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2018
   Review
7. Pharmacoeconomics in COPD: lessons for the future.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2008
   Review
8. Prevalence, diagnosis and relation to tobacco dependence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a nationally representative population sample.Thorax · 2006
   Article
9. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 8: non-pharmacological management of COPD.Thorax · 2003
   Review
10. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * 3: Experimental animal models of pulmonary emphysema.Thorax · 2002
    Review
11. Animal models of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Thorax · 2001
    Review
12. Pulmonary rehabilitation.Thorax · 2001
    Review
13. Inhaled steroids for COPD?Thorax · 2001
    Review

Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

2 authors.

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Abstract

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