Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med on June 15, 2006
Gender and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: why it matters. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2007) 2.80
Sex differences in severe pulmonary emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2007) 2.77
Body mass index and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis. PLoS One (2012) 1.44
The role of female hormones on lung function in chronic lung diseases. BMC Womens Health (2011) 1.16
Influence of sex on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk and treatment outcomes. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2014) 1.11
A transgenic mouse with vascular endothelial over-expression of the non-muscle myosin light chain kinase-2 isoform is susceptible to inflammatory lung injury: role of sexual dimorphism and age. Transl Res (2008) 1.06
Activity and intracellular location of estrogen receptors alpha and beta in human bronchial epithelial cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol (2009) 0.96
Characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Spain from a gender perspective. BMC Pulm Med (2009) 0.93
Tobacco use and cessation among women: research and treatment-related issues. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2011) 0.88
Do females behave differently in COPD exacerbation? Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2015) 0.85
Comorbidity and sex-related differences in mortality in oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PLoS One (2012) 0.85
Women and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: does sex influence survival? Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 0.81
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during the two last years of life--a retrospective study of decedents. PLoS One (2013) 0.76
COPD and death: what exactly is the relationship? Thorax (2007) 0.75
Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: GOLD executive summary. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2007) 47.86
Effects of comprehensive lifestyle modification on blood pressure control: main results of the PREMIER clinical trial. JAMA (2003) 13.82
International variation in the prevalence of COPD (the BOLD Study): a population-based prevalence study. Lancet (2007) 10.12
Comparison of strategies for sustaining weight loss: the weight loss maintenance randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2008) 8.45
An official ATS statement: grading the quality of evidence and strength of recommendations in ATS guidelines and recommendations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 5.29
Effects of comprehensive lifestyle modification on diet, weight, physical fitness, and blood pressure control: 18-month results of a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2006) 4.66
Weight loss during the intensive intervention phase of the weight-loss maintenance trial. Am J Prev Med (2008) 3.79
Tidal volume reduction in patients with acute lung injury when plateau pressures are not high. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 3.69
Shared treatment decision making improves adherence and outcomes in poorly controlled asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 3.65
Outcomes of noninvasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the United States, 1998-2008. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2011) 3.33
A randomized clinical trial of peak flow versus symptom monitoring in older adults with asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 2.88
Individual blood pressure responses to changes in salt intake: results from the DASH-Sodium trial. Hypertension (2003) 2.87
Results from the Xylitol for Adult Caries Trial (X-ACT). J Am Dent Assoc (2013) 2.81
Tailored education may reduce health literacy disparities in asthma self-management. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 2.71
The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease Initiative (BOLD): rationale and design. COPD (2005) 2.66
Low caloric intake is associated with nosocomial bloodstream infections in patients in the medical intensive care unit. Crit Care Med (2004) 2.65
In-hospital mortality following acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Intern Med (2003) 2.64
National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: Family History and Improving Health. Ann Intern Med (2009) 2.58
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality and prevalence: the associations with smoking and poverty--a BOLD analysis. Thorax (2013) 2.52
Statin exposure is associated with decreased asthma-related emergency department visits and oral corticosteroid use. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 2.36
Long-acting β2-agonist step-off in patients with controlled asthma. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.24
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the older adult: what defines abnormal lung function? Thorax (2006) 2.21
Home environmental intervention in inner-city asthma: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol (2005) 2.20
Household mouse allergen exposure and asthma morbidity in inner-city preschool children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol (2006) 2.10
Mortality in patients hospitalized for asthma exacerbations in the United States. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 2.07
Clinical differences between idiopathic and scleroderma-related pulmonary hypertension. Arthritis Rheum (2006) 2.04
The controller-to-total asthma medication ratio is associated with patient-centered as well as utilization outcomes. Chest (2006) 1.93
Premier: a clinical trial of comprehensive lifestyle modification for blood pressure control: rationale, design and baseline characteristics. Ann Epidemiol (2003) 1.92
Bidirectional relationship between cognitive function and pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 1.92
Assessing future need for acute care in adult asthmatics: the Profile of Asthma Risk Study: a prospective health maintenance organization-based study. Chest (2007) 1.91
Relationships among quality of life, severity, and control measures in asthma: an evaluation using factor analysis. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2005) 1.90
Worldwide patterns of bronchodilator responsiveness: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study. Thorax (2012) 1.82
Asthma in older patients: factors associated with hospitalization. Arch Intern Med (2002) 1.77
Case-finding options for COPD: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease study. Eur Respir J (2012) 1.69
Prevalence of COPD and tobacco smoking in Malopolska region--results from the BOLD study in Poland. Pol Arch Med Wewn (2007) 1.65
The prevalence of clinically-relevant comorbid conditions in patients with physician-diagnosed COPD: a cross-sectional study using data from NHANES 1999-2008. BMC Pulm Med (2012) 1.61
Maternal depressive symptoms and adherence to therapy in inner-city children with asthma. Pediatrics (2004) 1.60
Misuse of respiratory inhalers in hospitalized patients with asthma or COPD. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 1.55
Multicenter study comparing case definitions used to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 1.53
Excessive tidal volume from breath stacking during lung-protective ventilation for acute lung injury. Crit Care Med (2008) 1.53
Indoor exposures to air pollutants and allergens in the homes of asthmatic children in inner-city Baltimore. Environ Res (2005) 1.51
Accuracy of CT in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: a systematic literature review. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2004) 1.51
Respiratory symptoms and illness in older Australians: the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study. Med J Aust (2013) 1.49
Exhaled nitric oxide as a predictor of exacerbation in children with moderate-to-severe asthma: a prospective, 5-month study. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol (2009) 1.46
The effects of dietary patterns on urinary albumin excretion: results of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Trial. Am J Kidney Dis (2009) 1.45
Impact of 5-year weight change on blood pressure: results from the Weight Loss Maintenance trial. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) (2013) 1.44
Comparison of sirolimus with azathioprine in a tacrolimus-based immunosuppressive regimen in lung transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.43
Associations of internet website use with weight change in a long-term weight loss maintenance program. J Med Internet Res (2010) 1.41
A further subgroup analysis of the effects of the DASH diet and three dietary sodium levels on blood pressure: results of the DASH-Sodium Trial. Am J Cardiol (2004) 1.41
Methods and issues in conducting a community-based environmental randomized trial. Environ Res (2004) 1.39
Sodium and blood pressure: no data dredging, please! Am J Hypertens (2003) 1.39
COPD uncovered: an international survey on the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] on a working age population. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.39
Outpatient therapy with low molecular weight heparin for the treatment of venous thromboembolism: a review of efficacy, safety, and costs. Am J Med (2003) 1.39
COPD prevalence in Salzburg, Austria: results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) Study. Chest (2007) 1.35
Procedures used to standardize data collected by RT3 triaxial accelerometers in a large-scale weight-loss trial. J Phys Act Health (2009) 1.30
Hospitalizations for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: how you count matters. COPD (2010) 1.29
Acting on comparative effectiveness research in COPD. JAMA (2010) 1.27
Validation of a beta-agonist long-term asthma control scale derived from computerized pharmacy data. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2006) 1.26
Risk factors for COPD spirometrically defined from the lower limit of normal in the BOLD project. Eur Respir J (2011) 1.26
Validity of the Asthma Control Test completed at home. Am J Manag Care (2007) 1.25
Stakeholder priorities for comparative effectiveness research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a workshop report. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 1.25
COPD and occupational exposures: a case-control study. J Occup Environ Med (2008) 1.22
Mediators of asthma outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2012) 1.21
Interventions to reduce rehospitalizations after chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations. A systematic review. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2014) 1.21
An official American Thoracic Society policy statement: pay-for-performance in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.20
Effects of individual components of multiple behavior changes: the PREMIER trial. Am J Health Behav (2007) 1.20
Marijuana and chronic obstructive lung disease: a population-based study. CMAJ (2009) 1.19
Comparative effectiveness research in lung diseases and sleep disorders: recommendations from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2011) 1.19
The association between depression, lung function, and health-related quality of life among adults with cystic fibrosis. Chest (2007) 1.18
Asthma-specific quality of life and subsequent asthma emergency hospital care. Am J Manag Care (2008) 1.16
Lower physician estimate of underlying asthma severity leads to undertreatment. Arch Intern Med (2003) 1.13
Predictors of long-term weight loss in adults with modest initial weight loss, by sex and race. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 1.12
Using an asthma control questionnaire and administrative data to predict health-care utilization. Chest (2006) 1.12
Emotional quality-of-life and outcomes in adolescents with asthma. J Pediatr (2004) 1.11
Long-term outcome of bosentan treatment in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with the scleroderma spectrum of diseases. J Heart Lung Transplant (2005) 1.09
Feasibility of implementing a comprehensive warfarin pharmacogenetics service. Pharmacotherapy (2013) 1.09
Validation of the asthma impact survey, a brief asthma-specific quality of life tool. Qual Life Res (2006) 1.09
Asthma outcomes: quality of life. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2012) 1.08
Improved asthma outcomes from allergy specialist care: a population-based cross-sectional analysis. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2005) 1.08
Examiner training and reliability in two randomized clinical trials of adult dental caries. J Public Health Dent (2011) 1.07
Reliability of RT3 accelerometers among overweight and obese adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2009) 1.06
Patient factors that physicians use to assign asthma treatment. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.06
The relationship between asthma-specific quality of life and asthma control. J Asthma (2007) 1.05
The Asthma Control and Communication Instrument: a clinical tool developed for ethnically diverse populations. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2008) 1.05
COPD Bundle to Prevent Hospital Readmissions and ED Visits. Chest (2015) 1.05
Outcomes associated with tiotropium use in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Intern Med (2009) 1.04
Patterns of physical activity among overweight and obese adults. Prev Chronic Dis (2009) 1.01
The DASH diet and blood pressure. Curr Atheroscler Rep (2003) 1.01
Respiratory guidelines--which real world? Ann Am Thorac Soc (2014) 1.01
Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids: an ancillary study of the Childhood Asthma Management Program clinical trial. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2011) 1.01
Teaching the use of respiratory inhalers to hospitalized patients with asthma or COPD: a randomized trial. J Gen Intern Med (2012) 1.00
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease readmissions at minority-serving institutions. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2013) 1.00
Primary adherence to controller medications for asthma is poor. Ann Am Thorac Soc (2015) 0.98
Acceptability of sodium-reduced research diets, including the Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension diet, among adults with prehypertension and stage 1 hypertension. J Am Diet Assoc (2007) 0.97
Usefulness of clinical prediction rules for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism: a systematic review. Am J Med (2004) 0.97
Health monitors for chronic disease by gait analysis with mobile phones. Telemed J E Health (2014) 0.97
Design of the xylitol for adult caries trial (X-ACT). BMC Oral Health (2010) 0.97