BACKGROUND:COPD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States as
well as throughout the rest of the world. An exacerbation of COPD (periodic escalations of …

Dyspnea is a cardinal symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and its
severity and magnitude increases as the disease progresses, leading to significant disability …

Clinical pathways (CPWs) are a common component in the quest to improve the quality of
health. CPWs are used to reduce variation, improve quality of care, and maximize the …

The United Kingdom National General Practice Study of Epilepsy is a prospective, population‐based
study of newly diagnosed epilepsy. A cohort of 792 patients has now been followed …

Patients with epilepsy may be subject to an increased risk of premature death from the
underlying cause, or from the epilepsy intself. The extent and nature of this risk has been …

A total of 122 patients with a history of non-febrile epileptic seizures were identified in a
survey of 6000 persons from a single general practice. The lifetime prevalence was 20.3/1000 …

The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II loci are the most polymorphic genes
in the human genome. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation requires allele‐level HLA …

We have updated the catalogue of common and well‐documented ( CWD ) human leukocyte
antigen ( HLA ) alleles to reflect current understanding of the prevalence of specific allele …

The objective of this study was to identify the factors, at the time of diagnosis, that determine
the prognosis for remission of epilepsy. A prospective community‐based cohort study of 792 …

People with epilepsy have an increased risk of premature death. The risk is highest soon after
onset of seizures. We report the findings of a long-term follow-up population-based study …