Background Numerous studies have found associations between parental socio-economic position (SEP) and offspring asthma.

Individuals born extremely preterm (EP-born) must complete lung development outside the uterus, affecting the maturation and growth of airways and alveoli. They often show signs of both obstructive ...

The epidemiology of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is reviewed with particular reference to the definition, frequency, time course, natural history and seasonality, and ...

Thoracic Oncology Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK Correspondence to: Dr M D Peake Thoracic Oncology Unit and Institute for Lung Health, Department of ...

1 Department of Thoracic and HIV Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK 2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK 3 Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, ...

2 Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology, BioPharmaceuticals RandD, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK 3 Respiratory and Immunology, Biometrics and Statistical Innovation, Late Respiratory ...

Background: A study was undertaken to explore the pathway to diagnosis among a group of patients recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Methods: A directed interview study triangulating patients’ ...

1 Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Population and Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 2 Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen ...