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  2. 1. Prevalence, risk factors and comorbidities of COPD among never-smokers

    Author : Stig Hagstad; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; COPD; Never-smokers; epidemiology; population-based; passive smoking; comorbidities; risk factor; prevalence;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate prevalence, risk factors and comorbidity of COPD among never-smokers. COPD was in this thesis defined as a syndrome also including prior asthma diagnosis with chronic airway obstruction. READ MORE

  4. 2. Studies on plaque distribution and gingival crevicular fluid after non-surgical treatment in smokers and non-smokers with periodontal diseases

    Author : Birgitta Söder; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Scaling; root planing; refractory periodontitis; long-term maintenance therapy; computerized planimetric plaque measurements P%I ; plaque distribution; smoking; systemic metronidazole; gingival crevicular fluid; neutrophil elastase; prostaglandin E2;

    Abstract : Dental plaque plays a key role in the complex process by which periodontal diseases are initiated. The basic treatment of these diseases is non-surgical, involving supragingival plaque control as well as supra- and subgingival scaling and root planing. READ MORE

  5. 3. Airway inflammation in "healthy" smokers. Relation to lung function and high resolution CT findings

    Author : Ann Ekberg-Jansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; smoking; bronchoalveolar lavage; bronchial biopsies; cytokines; lymphocytes; computed tomography; lung function; respiratory symptoms;

    Abstract : The aim of the present study was to characterize the inflammatory pattern in "healthy"smokers and relate it to lung function, high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings and respiratory symptoms in order to identify smokers at risk to develop COPD. Subjects were recruited from a population study "Men born 1933 in Göteborg". READ MORE

  6. 4. I have to quit! Factors that influence quit attempts in smokers with COPD

    Author : Lena Lundh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;

    Abstract : Background and aim: The most effective treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is to quit smoking. Despite this, many patients with COPD continue to smoke. In Sweden, most patients with COPD are treated in primary health care settings. READ MORE

  7. 5. Lung function in smokers - Aspects on COPD diagnosis and associations to atherosclerosis and alcohol consumption

    Author : Sophia Frantz; Malmö Klinisk fysiologi och nuklearmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lung function; smoking; COPD; IOS; atherosclerosis; alcohol consumption;

    Abstract : Smoking is the most common and important risk factor for reduced lung function. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects mainly smokers and is characterized by airflow obstruction, assessed using one of two major diagnostic spirometric criteria. READ MORE