Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are a significant cause of morbidity and ...
S Baudouin, S Blumenthal, B Cooper, C Davidson, A Davison, M Elliot, W Kinnear (Chairman), R Paton, E Sawicka, L Turner (Secretary) Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) refers to the provision of ...
Respiratory Investigation Unit, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Dr Denis E O’Donnell, Respiratory Investigation Unit, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, ...
2 Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, UK 3 Centre for Medical Microbiology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, ...
James Carson, a Scot, graduated from Edinburgh in 1799. He settled in Liverpool where he became a successful and respected physician and where he also found time to pursue a longstanding interest in ...
Dr J B Soriano, Department of Worldwide Epidemiology, GlaxoWellcome R&D, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 0HE, UK email: jbs42397{at}glaxowellcome.co.uk BACKGROUND Recent trends in physician diagnosed chronic ...
Background Chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) are common, are increasing in prevalence, and cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, we have limited knowledge on causes of death ...