Published in Br Med J on August 29, 1959
Variability in answers to a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms. Br J Prev Soc Med (1959) 5.99
Respiratory symptoms, bronchitis, and ventilatory capacity in men. An Anglo-Danish comparison, with special reference to differences in smoking habits. Br Med J (1960) 5.36
Pneumoconiosis and respiratory symptoms in miners at eight collieries. Br Med J (1961) 5.20
Canadian Thoracic Society recommendations for management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 2007 update. Can Respir J (2007) 4.27
A STUDY OF BYSSINOSIS, CHRONIC RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS, AND VENTILATORY CAPACITY IN ENGLISH AND DUTCH COTTON WORKERS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. Br J Ind Med (1964) 3.50
Chronic bronchitis. A further study of simple diagnostic methods in a working population. Br Med J (1961) 3.48
A comparison of spirometric and peak expiratory flow measurements in men with and without chronic bronchitis. Thorax (1962) 3.04
Exacerbation-like respiratory symptoms in individuals without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from a population-based study. Thorax (2014) 2.95
Chronic chest disease, personality, and success in stopping cigarette smoking. Br J Prev Soc Med (1969) 2.58
AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COMPARISON OF THE PREVALENCE OF BRONCHITIS. Br Med J (1964) 2.46
Respiratory symptoms questionnaire for asthma epidemiology: validity and reproducibility. Thorax (1993) 2.19
Behavioural breathlessness. Thorax (1990) 2.09
Value of serial peak expiratory flow measurements in assessing treatment response in chronic airflow limitation. Thorax (1986) 2.02
Ventilatory capacity in miners. A five-year follow-up study. Br J Ind Med (1962) 1.99
Accuracy of diagnostic registers and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the Devon primary care audit. Respir Res (2008) 1.98
SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MEASUREMENT OF VENTILATORY CAPACITY AND IN THE ANSWERS OF WORKING COAL MINERS TO A RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS QUESTIONARY. Br J Prev Soc Med (1964) 1.96
Some recent advances in the prevention and treatment of chronic bronchitis and related disorders with special reference to the effects of cigarette smoking. Proc R Soc Med (1965) 1.90
The relation between smoking habits and physique, respiratory symptoms, ventilatory function, and radiological pneumoconiosis amongst coal workers at three Scottish collieries. Br J Prev Soc Med (1961) 1.88
Prevalence of respiratory disease in a flax mill in the United States. Br J Ind Med (1962) 1.78
Prevalence of chronic bronchitis in a rural community of the Hill Region of Nepal. Thorax (1984) 1.78
Chest symptoms and farmer's lung: a community survey. Br J Ind Med (1973) 1.75
Insulation workers in Belfast. 1. Comparison of a random sample with a control population. Br J Ind Med (1971) 1.71
The prevalence of quadriceps weakness in COPD and the relationship with disease severity. Eur Respir J (2009) 1.71
Clinically important changes in health-related quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an expert consensus panel report. J Gen Intern Med (2003) 1.70
Domestic biomass fuel combustion and chronic bronchitis in two rural Bolivian villages. Thorax (1999) 1.70
A comparison of two respiratory symptoms questionnaires. Br J Prev Soc Med (1966) 1.67
Systematic review with meta-analysis of the epidemiological evidence relating smoking to COPD, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. BMC Pulm Med (2011) 1.65
Patient-reported outcomes in cystic fibrosis. Proc Am Thorac Soc (2007) 1.63
"Acute Wheezy Chests". Br Med J (1961) 1.56
Surgical treatment of emphysematous bullae: late outcome. Thorax (1983) 1.51
Phenotype of Spirometric Impairment in an Aging Population. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2016) 1.48
Risk of COPD with obstruction in active smokers with normal spirometry and reduced diffusion capacity. Eur Respir J (2015) 1.48
Less smoke, more fire: What's new for you in the latest COPD guidelines? Can Fam Physician (2008) 1.38
Effects of comprehensive therapy based on traditional Chinese medicine patterns in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a four-center, open-label, randomized, controlled study. BMC Complement Altern Med (2012) 1.35
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae clearance by alveolar macrophages is impaired by exposure to cigarette smoke. Infect Immun (2009) 1.30
A long-term follow-up of respiratory symptoms and ventilatory function in a group of working men. Br J Ind Med (1970) 1.29
THE CHILLIWACK RESPIRATORY SURVEY, 1963: 3. THE PREVALENCE OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE IN A RURAL CANADIAN TOWN. Can Med Assoc J (1965) 1.26
Pulmonary emphysema subtypes on computed tomography: the MESA COPD study. Am J Med (2013) 1.24
Patient-reported dyspnea in COPD reliability and association with stage of disease. Chest (2009) 1.23
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS, LUNG FUNCTION, AND SMOKING HABITS IN AN ADULT POPULATION. Am J Public Health Nations Health (1964) 1.23
Relevence of respiratory symptoms and signs to ventilatory capacity changes after exposure to grain dust and phosphate rock dust. Br J Ind Med (1966) 1.23
Differences in classification of COPD group using COPD assessment test (CAT) or modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scores: a cross-sectional analyses. BMC Pulm Med (2013) 1.21
The changing face of chronic bronchitis with airways obstruction. Br Med J (1974) 1.19
High mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) in Asthma: comparison of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy controls. Mol Med (2011) 1.19
Prevalence of obstructive lung disease in a general population sample: the NICECOPD study. Eur J Epidemiol (2005) 1.14
Real-world characterization and differentiation of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease strategy classification. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2014) 1.14
THE CHILLIWACK RESPIRATORY SURVEY, 1963. I. METHODOLOGY. Can Med Assoc J (1965) 1.14
Guidelines for diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Joint ICS/NCCP (I) recommendations. Lung India (2013) 1.13
A further study of china biscuit placers in Stoke-On-Trent. Br J Ind Med (1967) 1.13
Terminology in chronic obstructive lung diseases. J Epidemiol Community Health (1978) 1.13
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND SMOKING HABITS OF SENIOR INDUSTRIAL STAFF. Br J Ind Med (1965) 1.12
COPD management costs according to the frequency of COPD exacerbations in UK primary care. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2014) 1.11
MEASUREMENT OF SPUTUM VOLUME IN FACTORY AND OFFICE WORKERS. Br Med J (1965) 1.11
Development and validation of the Cancer Dyspnoea Scale: a multidimensional, brief, self-rating scale. Br J Cancer (2000) 1.10
DAILY VARIATIONS IN SPUTUM VOLUME IN CHRONIC BRONCHITIS. Br Med J (1965) 1.09
EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR. Proc R Soc Med (1963) 1.09
Acute effects of smoking on lung airways resistance in normal and bronchitic subjects. Thorax (1965) 1.09
Role of clinical questionnaires in optimizing everyday care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2011) 1.08
HIV infection is associated with reduced pulmonary diffusing capacity. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2013) 1.07
Development of disability in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: beyond lung function. Thorax (2010) 1.06
Prevalence and burden of breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease managed in primary care. PLoS One (2014) 1.04
Fifty-year fate and impact of general medical journals. PLoS One (2010) 1.03
The impact of quitting smoking on symptoms of chronic bronchitis: results of the Scottish Heart Health Study. Thorax (1991) 1.02
Risk factors for acute exacerbations of COPD in a primary care population: a retrospective observational cohort study. BMJ Open (2014) 1.02
The impact of COPD on health status: findings from the BOLD study. Eur Respir J (2013) 1.01
Predictors of mortality in patients with stable COPD. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 1.01
Measuring respiratory symptoms of COPD: performance of the EXACT- Respiratory Symptoms Tool (E-RS) in three clinical trials. Respir Res (2014) 0.99
Ventilation/perfusion SPECT in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an evaluation by reference to symptoms, spirometric lung function and emphysema, as assessed with HRCT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2011) 0.99
Prevalence of chronic bronchitis in an industrial population in North India. Thorax (1975) 0.98
The impact of obesity on walking and cycling performance and response to pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD. BMC Pulm Med (2010) 0.97
Dyspnea severity, changes in dyspnea status and mortality in the general population: the Vlagtwedde/Vlaardingen study. Eur J Epidemiol (2012) 0.96
Ghrelin treatment of cachectic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PLoS One (2012) 0.96
Exposure to cold and draught, alcohol consumption, and the NS-phenotype are associated with chronic bronchitis: an epidemiological investigation of 3387 men aged 53-75 years: the Copenhagen Male Study. Occup Environ Med (2001) 0.95
The development and pilot testing of the self-management programme of activity, coping and education for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (SPACE for COPD). Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2013) 0.95
Characteristics of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in the pulmonology clinics of seven Asian cities. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2013) 0.95
Predictive score for mortality in patients with COPD exacerbations attending hospital emergency departments. BMC Med (2014) 0.94
Ischaemic heart disease in middle-aged men. Prevalence comparisons in Europe. Bull World Health Organ (1968) 0.94
Measures of dyspnea in pulmonary rehabilitation. Multidiscip Respir Med (2010) 0.93
Respiratory medicine. Br J Gen Pract (2004) 0.92
The longitudinal pattern of response when morphine is used to treat chronic refractory dyspnea. J Palliat Med (2013) 0.92
LUNG CANCER IN A FLUORSPAR MINING COMMUNITY. II. PREVALENCE OF RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND DISABILITY. Br J Ind Med (1964) 0.90
Chronic productive cough in school children: prevalence and associations with asthma and environmental tobacco smoke exposure. Cough (2006) 0.90
Integration of healthcare rehabilitation in chronic conditions. Int J Integr Care (2010) 0.90
Could symptoms and risk factors diagnose COPD? Development of a Diagnosis Score for COPD. Clin Epidemiol (2012) 0.89
Approach to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care. Can Fam Physician (2008) 0.89
Predictors of chronic breathlessness: a large population study. BMC Public Health (2011) 0.88
Bronchitis and emphysema: prognostic and therapeutic implications of deranged pulmonary function. Proc R Soc Med (1962) 0.88
In utero and early childhood exposure to arsenic decreases lung function in children. J Appl Toxicol (2014) 0.88
Attributions about cause of illness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Psychosom Res (2010) 0.88
Phenotype of Normal Spirometry in an Aging Population. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2015) 0.88
Dyspnea as an independent predictor of mortality. Clin Respir J (2014) 0.87
Use of accelerometers to characterize physical activity patterns with COPD exacerbations. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2006) 0.87
Routine dyspnea assessment on unit admission. Am J Nurs (2013) 0.87
Comparison of pulmonary function and other parameters in two communities with widely different air pollution levels. Am J Public Health Nations Health (1963) 0.86
Evidence of prednisolone induced mood change ('steroid euphoria') in patients with chronic obstructive airways disease. Br J Clin Pharmacol (1988) 0.85
Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay in Patients with Exacerbations of COPD: A Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med (2014) 0.85
Quality of life in lung transplantation. Semin Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 0.85
Systemic impairment in relation to disease burden in patients with moderate COPD eligible for a lifestyle program. Findings from the INTERCOM trial. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2008) 0.84
Family relationship quality is associated with psychological distress, dyspnea, and quality of life in COPD. COPD (2009) 0.84
Respiratory symptoms and pulmonary disability in an industrial town; survey of a random sample of the population. Br Med J (1956) 12.90
Respiratory symptoms, bronchitis, and ventilatory capacity in random sample of an agricultural population. Br Med J (1957) 11.15
The clinical diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema; an experimental study. Proc R Soc Med (1952) 9.41
Observers' errors in taking medical histories. Lancet (1951) 8.77
Chronic bronchitis; the effect of cigarette-smoking. Lancet (1955) 8.33
Air pollution and other local factors in respiratory disease. Br J Prev Soc Med (1958) 8.16
Terminology for measurements of ventilatory capacity; a report to the thoracic society. Thorax (1957) 7.68
The centrilobular form of hypertrophic emphysema and its relation to chronic bronchitis. Thorax (1957) 6.64
Prophylactic use of oxytetracycline for exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. Br Med J (1957) 3.12
The pathogenesis of pulmonary emphysema. Am J Med (1958) 2.89
"Entente radiologique": a step towards international agreement on the classification of radiographs in pneumoconiosis. Br J Ind Med (1951) 10.23
The clinical diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema; an experimental study. Proc R Soc Med (1952) 9.41
Population studies of chronic respiratory disease. A comparison of miners, foundryworkers, and others in Staveley. Derbyshire. Br J Ind Med (1959) 8.34
Air pollution and other local factors in respiratory disease. Br J Prev Soc Med (1958) 8.16
Variability in answers to a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms. Br J Prev Soc Med (1959) 5.99
The natural history of chronic bronchitis. Lancet (1958) 5.49
Reversal of antibiotic resistance in hospital staphylococcal infection. Br Med J (1960) 3.68
A STUDY OF BYSSINOSIS, CHRONIC RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS, AND VENTILATORY CAPACITY IN ENGLISH AND DUTCH COTTON WORKERS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. Br J Ind Med (1964) 3.50
Chronic bronchitis. A further study of simple diagnostic methods in a working population. Br Med J (1961) 3.48
Sputum examination and the investigation of chronic bronchitis. Lancet (1959) 3.13
Prophylactic use of oxytetracycline for exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. Br Med J (1957) 3.12
The role of periodic examination in the prevention of coalworkers' pneumoconiosis. Br J Ind Med (1951) 3.11
A comparison of spirometric and peak expiratory flow measurements in men with and without chronic bronchitis. Thorax (1962) 3.04
Cavitation in the massive fibrosis of coal-workers' pneumoconiosis. Thorax (1954) 2.77
AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COMPARISON OF THE PREVALENCE OF BRONCHITIS. Br Med J (1964) 2.46
Sputum in chronic bronchitis; effects of antibiotics. Lancet (1953) 2.41
DIFFUSE MESOTHELIOMA OF THE PLEURA AND ASBESTOS. Br Med J (1965) 2.37
AMERICAN EMPHYSEMA AND BRITISH BRONCHITIS. A STANDARDIZED COMPARATIVE STUDY. Am Rev Respir Dis (1964) 2.19
THREE CASES OF INTRAVASCULAR THROMBOSIS OCCURRING IN PATIENTS RECEIVING ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES. Br Med J (1965) 2.17
The diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema in the presence of chronic bronchitis. Q J Med (1963) 2.15
Coalminers' pneumoconiosis. Br Med Bull (1950) 1.98
Chronic bronchitis. Its prevalence, nature, and pathogenesis. Am Rev Respir Dis (1959) 1.82
Bronchitis mortality rates in England and Wales and in Denmark. Br Med J (1958) 1.80
Vancomycin: report on treatment of patients with severe staphylococcal infections. Br Med J (1959) 1.77
Pneumoconiosis of coal-miners. Br Med J (1948) 1.70
The problem of consistent radiological diagnosis in coalminers' pneumoconiosis; an experimental study. Br J Ind Med (1949) 1.65
DUST IN CARD ROOMS: A CONTINUING PROBLEM IN THE COTTON-SPINNING INDUSTRY. Br J Ind Med (1964) 1.62
Deoxyribonuclease in the treatment of purulent bronchitis. Thorax (1953) 1.59
THE EFFECTS OF CHLORINE GAS ON THE LUNGS OF RATS WITH SPONTANEOUS PULMONARY DISEASE. J Pathol Bacteriol (1963) 1.54
THE PROBLEM OF OBSERVER VARIATION IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CHEST DISEASES. Methods Inf Med (1965) 1.51
Sjögren's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis (1951) 1.51
CLINICAL TYPES OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE IN LONDON AND IN CHICAGO. A STUDY OF ONE HUNDRED PATIENTS. Am Rev Respir Dis (1964) 1.33
The use of standard films in the radiological diagnosis of coalworkers' pneumoconiosis. Br J Ind Med (1951) 1.32
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS IN FACTORY AND OFFICE WORKERS. A STUDY OF MINOR RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN VENTILATORY CAPACITY, SPUTUM CHARACTERISTICS, AND ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. Br J Dis Chest (1965) 1.26
Chronic bronchitis; an attempt to control chronic infection with Haemophilus influenzae by aerosol therapy. Lancet (1955) 1.20
AN ACCOUNT OF CHRONIC BRONCHITIS IN GREAT BRITAIN WITH A COMPARISON BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN EXPERIENCE OF THE DISEASE. Dis Chest (1963) 1.13
RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND SMOKING HABITS OF SENIOR INDUSTRIAL STAFF. Br J Ind Med (1965) 1.12
MEASUREMENT OF SPUTUM VOLUME IN FACTORY AND OFFICE WORKERS. Br Med J (1965) 1.11
EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR. Proc R Soc Med (1963) 1.09
A survey of small factories. Br J Ind Med (1960) 1.08
Definition and classification of the causes of respiratory failure. Proc R Soc Med (1962) 1.08
Function tests and the clinician. Proc R Soc Med (1953) 1.05
Folic-acid studies in megaloblastic anaemia due to primidone. Br Med J (1958) 1.02
Epidemiological studies of coal miners' pneumoconiosis in Great Britain. AMA Arch Ind Health (1955) 1.00
A case of beryllium disease. Br J Ind Med (1958) 0.99
EXPERIMENTAL CLINIC FOR PREVENTING CHRONIC BRONCHITIS. Br Med J (1963) 0.96
Fibrous proteins of pathological bronchial secretions studied by optical and electron microscopy; deoxyribonucleoprotein and mucoprotein in bronchial secretions. J Pathol Bacteriol (1954) 0.96
Classification of roentgenograms in pneumoconiosis. AMA Arch Ind Health (1955) 0.91
[Diagnosis of pneumoconiosis of miners]. Brux Med (1952) 0.91
Pneumoconiosis of coal-miners. Br Med J (1948) 0.90
Case data from the beryllium registry. AMA Arch Ind Health (1959) 0.87
THE EFFECT OF CHLORINE GAS ON THE LUNGS OF RATS WITHOUT SPONTANEOUS PULMONARY DISEASE. J Pathol Bacteriol (1965) 0.86
AN EXPERIMENT IN POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION TO EVALUATE TEACHING AND EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES. J Med Educ (1965) 0.83
Discussion on bronchitis and emphysema. Practitioner (1962) 0.82
Disability and mortality from chronic bronchitis in relation to dust exposure. AMA Arch Ind Health (1958) 0.81
Chronic disabling respiratory disease; ends and means of study. Calif Med (1958) 0.75
The teaching of social and preventive medicine. Br Med J (1956) 0.75
The use of corticosteroids in the treatment of asthma and related conditions. Postgrad Med J (1958) 0.75
A lattice distortion of alkali chloride crystals in the presence of nucleoprotein microfibrils. Nature (1957) 0.75
[The role of diagnosis in epidemiological surveys]. Cesk Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol (1960) 0.75
Mucoprotein of bronchial mucus gel. Nature (1959) 0.75
CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE. HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN LONDON AND CHICAGO. Milbank Mem Fund Q (1965) 0.75
Occupational hygiene courses in the United Kingdom and overseas. Ann Occup Hyg (1962) 0.75
Fibres of human sodium deoxyribonucleate and nucleoprotein studied in polarized light by a simple method. Nature (1952) 0.75
DIAGNOSTIC TERMS IN CHEST DISEASES. Br Med J (1963) 0.75
Respiratory disorders as they affect anaesthesia. Ir J Med Sci (1962) 0.75
Chronic bronchitis and "cor pulmonale". Physiotherapy (1953) 0.75
Instructions for the patient with dyspepsia. Practitioner (1949) 0.75
Epidemiological investigations of chronic bronchitis. J Hyg Epidemiol Microbiol Immunol (1961) 0.75
The social consequences of pneumoconiosis among coalminers in South Wales. Memo Med Res Counc (1951) 0.75
Observer error. Lancet (1954) 0.75
Asthma. Trans Med Soc Lond (1956) 0.75
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES. PROCEEDINGS FOR 1964. J Med Educ (1965) 0.75
BRONCHITIS AND EMPHYSEMA. Dis Mon (1963) 0.75
A COLONY OF SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE RATS. Nature (1964) 0.75