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Thys van der Molen

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1 Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society. Ann Intern Med 2011 6.56
2 Symptom-based questionnaire for identifying COPD in smokers. Respiration 2005 2.18
3 Attitudes and actions of asthma patients on regular maintenance therapy: the INSPIRE study. BMC Pulm Med 2006 2.08
4 Factors that influence disease-specific quality of life or health status in patients with COPD: a review and meta-analysis of Pearson correlations. Prim Care Respir J 2011 2.08
5 The impact of asthma and COPD in sub-Saharan Africa. Prim Care Respir J 2011 1.81
6 The International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) Research Needs Statement 2010. Prim Care Respir J 2010 1.76
7 Impact of chronic respiratory symptoms in a rural area of sub-Saharan Africa: an in-depth qualitative study in the Masindi district of Uganda. Prim Care Respir J 2013 1.57
8 Assessing health status in COPD. A head-to-head comparison between the COPD assessment test (CAT) and the clinical COPD questionnaire (CCQ). BMC Pulm Med 2012 1.52
9 Can asthma control be improved by understanding the patient's perspective? BMC Pulm Med 2007 1.51
10 Prescribing of asthma medication in primary care for children aged under 10. Prim Care Respir J 2010 1.50
11 Beyond FEV₁ in COPD: a review of patient-reported outcomes and their measurement. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2012 1.47
12 Efficacy versus effectiveness trials: informing guidelines for asthma management. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2013 1.45
13 Functional status measurement in COPD: a review of available methods and their feasibility in primary care. Prim Care Respir J 2011 1.45
14 Symptom-based questionnaire for differentiating COPD and asthma. Respiration 2005 1.43
15 Budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy in primary care asthma management: effects on bronchial hyperresponsiveness and asthma control. Prim Care Respir J 2012 1.43
16 Reassessing the evidence hierarchy in asthma: evaluating comparative effectiveness. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2011 1.28
17 Cognitive performance in patients with COPD. Respir Med 2004 1.26
18 Improving physical activity in COPD: towards a new paradigm. Respir Res 2013 1.20
19 Health status in routine clinical practice: validity of the clinical COPD questionnaire at the individual patient level. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2010 1.10
20 Role of clinical questionnaires in optimizing everyday care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2011 1.08
21 UNLOCK: Uncovering and Noting Long-term Outcomes in COPD to enhance knowledge. Prim Care Respir J 2010 1.07
22 Poor communication may impair optimal asthma care: a qualitative study. Fam Pract 2006 0.99
23 Adherence to inhaled corticosteroid use and local adverse events in persistent asthma. Am J Manag Care 2008 0.97
24 Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT): dissemination and applications in primary care. Prim Care Respir J 2013 0.95
25 Patient-centred assessment of COPD in primary care: experience from a cross-sectional study of health-related quality of life in Europe. Prim Care Respir J 2012 0.94
26 Higher patient perceived side effects related to higher daily doses of inhaled corticosteroids in the community: a cross-sectional analysis. Respir Med 2006 0.93
27 The use of questionnaires for measuring patient-reported side effects of drugs: its importance and methodological challenges. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2008 0.93
28 A new perspective on optimal care for patients with COPD. Prim Care Respir J 2011 0.92
29 Effectiveness of same versus mixed asthma inhaler devices: a retrospective observational study in primary care. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res 2012 0.92
30 Treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in asthma is too often discontinued. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2008 0.92
31 Validity of performance indicators for assessing prescribing quality: the case of asthma. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2003 0.92
32 Sub-optimal patient and physician communication in primary care consultations: its relation to severe and difficult asthma. Prim Care Respir J 2006 0.92
33 Air travel for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case report. Br J Gen Pract 2012 0.90
34 Putting health status guided COPD management to the test: protocol of the MARCH study. BMC Pulm Med 2013 0.89
35 Day-to-day measurement of patient-reported outcomes in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2013 0.88
36 Fluticasone or montelukast for preschool children with asthma-like symptoms: Randomized controlled trial. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2008 0.88
37 Prediction and course of symptoms and lung function around an exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Res 2012 0.86
38 A systematic review of the role of vitamin insufficiencies and supplementation in COPD. Respir Res 2010 0.86
39 A self-rating scale for patient-perceived side effects of inhaled corticosteroids. Respir Res 2006 0.85
40 Medical students' and teachers' perceptions of sexual misconduct in the student-teacher relationship. Perspect Med Educ 2013 0.85
41 Which characteristics of written feedback are perceived as stimulating students' reflective competence: an exploratory study. BMC Med Educ 2013 0.83
42 Effectiveness of the Assessment of Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (ABC) tool: study protocol of a cluster randomised trial in primary and secondary care. BMC Pulm Med 2014 0.83
43 Patient-reporting of side effects may provide an important source of information in clinical practice. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2007 0.82
44 Inhaled corticosteroids for recurrent respiratory symptoms in preschool children in general practice: randomized controlled trial. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2007 0.81
45 Treating asthma: is there a place for leukotriene receptor antagonists? Respir Med 2005 0.80
46 Asthma management: are GINA guidelines appropriate for daily clinical practice? Prim Care Respir J 2005 0.80
47 Responsiveness of the COPD assessment test: the minimal clinically important difference does matter. Chest 2012 0.79
48 COPD exacerbations in general practice: variability in oral prednisolone courses. BMC Fam Pract 2012 0.79
49 Small airways in asthma: their independent contribution to the severity of hyperresponsiveness. Eur Respir J 2013 0.79
50 Personality influences the reporting of side effects of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma patients. J Asthma 2008 0.78
51 Plagiarism: Are there practical ways to avoid it? J Perianesth Nurs 2011 0.77
52 Development of a questionnaire for the assessment of bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Prim Care Respir J 2009 0.76
53 Highlighting CCQ-CAT calculation and advantages. COPD 2012 0.75
54 Risk indexes for COPD exacerbations II. Chest 2007 0.75
55 A telehealth integrated asthma-COPD service for primary care: a proposal for a pilot feasibility study in Crete, Greece. BMC Res Notes 2010 0.75
56 Formoterol and asthma exacerbations. Chest 2004 0.75
57 The Severe Respiratory Insufficiency Questionnaire scored best in the assessment of health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Clin Epidemiol 2013 0.75
58 Bronchiectasis. BMJ 2010 0.75
59 Development of a primary-care tool to assess treatment success in COPD: consensus report from a closed meeting of respiratory and primary-care specialists. Prim Care Respir J 2004 0.75
60 Progressive breathlessness in COPD - the role of hyperinflation and its pharmacological management. Prim Care Respir J 2005 0.75
61 Personalising care of adults with asthma from Asia: a modified e-Delphi consensus study to inform management tailored to attitude and control profiles. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med 2017 0.75
62 An economic evaluation of budesonide/formoterol for maintenance and reliever treatment in asthma in general practice. Adv Ther 2009 0.75