Material and Methods Ninety-four subjects were tested, 44 males and 50 females. They
included professional and clerical members of the hospital staff and their relatives. All were in …

Gender diVerences in airway behaviour and in the clinical manifestations of airway disease
occur throughout the human life span and are related to biological as well as sociocultural …

… Interstitial fibrosis associated with exposure to asbestos is generally believed to be associated
with the restrictive and "alveolar capillary" block patterns of pulmonary function, similar to that …

The increase in morbidity and mortality attributable to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) has focused attention on environmental and host factors causally associated with …

CRAIG, DOUGLAS B., WM WAHBA, HF DON, JG Cou-TURE, AND MARGARET R.
BECKLAKE.“Closing volume” and its relationship to gas exchange in seated and supine positions. J. …

In numerous studies it has been shown that the emphysematous lung is unevenly ventilated,
the inspired air being more effectively mixed into some parts than into others, and it has …

The relationships of lung functions to maximal respiratory pressures relative to the role of other
recognized determinants (height, weight, age, and smoking status) were examined in 924 …

The classic diseases of dusty occupations may be on the decline, but this is not the case for
chronic nonmalignant lung disease characterized by airflow limitation. This group of diseases…

The detrimental effects of smoking on lung function have been recognized for several decades.
Evidence comes from cross-sectional studies which emphasize that damage, certainly at …

As an approach to evaluating the public health burden from current air pollution levels, we
examined the relationship of daily emergency room (ER) visits for respiratory illnesses (25 …