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Original Research

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  Randomized Controlled Trial of a Breath-Activated Nebulizer in Patients with Exacerbation of COPD

  Jeffrey M Haynes

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1385-1390; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01609
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  Risk Factors for Pediatric Intensive Care Admission in Children With Acute Asthma

  Gerbrich E van den Bosch, Peter JFM Merkus, Corinne MP Buysse, Annemie LM Boehmer, Anja APH Vaessen-Verberne, Leonieke N van Veen, Wim CJ Hop and Matthijs de Hoog

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1391-1397; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01325
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  The Associations of Asthma Symptoms With Active and Passive Smoking in Hong Kong Adolescents

  Kwok-Kei Mak, Roger Chun-Man Ho and Jeffrey R Day

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1398-1404; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01548
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  Effects of Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure on Dynamic Hyperinflation During Exercise in Patients With COPD

  Mariane Borba Monteiro, Danilo Cortozi Berton, Maria Ângela Fontoura Moreira, Sérgio Saldanha Menna-Barreto and Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1405-1412; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01481
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  Nasal Versus Oronasal Mask in Home Mechanical Ventilation: The Preference of Patients as a Strategy for Choosing the Interface

  Ramón Fernandez, Cristina Cabrera, Gemma Rubinos, Ana Pando, Rosa Galindo, Francisco Rodríguez, Francisco Lopez, Isidro Gonzalez and Pere Casan

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1413-1417; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01500
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  Prophylactic Use of Helmet CPAP After Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

  Maria Barbagallo, Andrea Ortu, Elisabetta Spadini, Alessandra Salvadori, Luca Ampollini, Eveline Internullo, Stefanie Ziegler and Guido Fanelli

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1418-1424; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.00838
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  Nocturnal Oximetry and Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide in Home-Ventilated Neuromuscular Patients

  Julie Nardi, Hélène Prigent, Annie Adala, Mikaëlle Bohic, François Lebargy, Maria-Antonia Quera-Salva, David Orlikowski and Frédéric Lofaso

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1425-1430; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01658
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  A Reduction in the Use of Volunteered Descriptors of Air Hunger Is Associated With Increased Walking Distance in People With COPD

  Marie T Williams, John Petkov, Timothy S Olds, Paul Cafarella and Peter Frith

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1431-1441; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01513
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  Breathing Movements of the Chest and Abdominal Wall in Healthy Subjects

  Hideo Kaneko and Jun Horie

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1442-1451; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01655
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  An Integrated Index Combined by Dynamic Hyperinflation and Exercise Capacity in the Prediction of Morbidity and Mortality in COPD

  Eylem Sercan Özgür, Sibel Atış Naycı, Cengiz Özge and Bahar Taşdelen

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1452-1459; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01440
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  Upright Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy and Exercise: Effects on Gastroesophageal Reflux in COPD and Bronchiectasis

  Annemarie L Lee, Linda Denehy, John W Wilson, Stuart Roberts, Robert G Stirling, Ralf G Heine and Brenda M Button

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1460-1467; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01498
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  Are Crackles an Appropriate Outcome Measure for Airway Clearance Therapy?

  Alda Marques, Anne Bruton, Anna Barney and Andreia Hall

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1468-1475; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01625
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  Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With and Without Cardiovascular-Related Diseases

  Rosalind Simon, Naricha Chirakalwasan, Busarakum Teerapraipruk, Prakobkiat Hirunwiwatkul, Nattapong Jaimchariyatam, Tayard Desudchit, Natamon Charakorn and Chaisiri Wanlapakorn

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1476-1482; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01660
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  Electrical Activity of the Diaphragm in a Small Cohort of Term Neonates

  Howard M Stein, Jacqueline Wilmoth and Jill Burton

  Respiratory Care September 2012, 57 (9) 1483-1487; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01650