Prevalence of asthma and COPD in general practice in 1992: has it changed since 1977?

PR Tirimanna, CP Van Schayck, JJ Den Otter… - British Journal of …, 1996 - bjgp.org
BACKGROUND: Asthma and COPD are common diseases of the airways which are mainly
diagnosed and treated in general practice. AIM: Various studies have reported an increase …

Association between health-related quality of life and consultation for respiratory symptoms: results from the DIMCA programme

…, MP Rutten-van Molken, PR Tirimanna… - European …, 1998 - Eur Respiratory Soc
In general practice, diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is hampered
by underpresentation. A substantial proportion of subjects experiencing respiratory …

Evaluation of the suitability of weekly peak expiratory flow rate measurements in monitoring annual decline in lung function among patients with asthma and chronic …

PR Tirimanna, JJ Den Otter, CP Van Schayck… - British Journal of …, 1996 - bjgp.org
BACKGROUND: Early detection and treatment of patients with asthma or chronic bronchitis
who have a rapid annual decline in lung function is essential in order to improve their long-…

Mass Media and its Effects on Just War Criteria in the Gulf War

V Tirimanna - New Blackfriars, 1992 - cambridge.org
… supported by shaped public opinion, public relations, propaganda and dishfornation’?
Immediately after Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait the western mass media inaugurated a powerful …

[PDF][PDF] annual decline in lung function among patients with asthma and chronic bronchitis

PRS TIRIMANNA… - British Journal of …, 1996 - researchgate.net
Background. Early detection and treatment of patients with asthma or chronic bronchitis who
have a rapid annual decline in lung function is essential in order to improve their long-term …

Active detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in the general population: results and economic consequences of the DIMCA program

…, MPMHR van MÖLKEN, PRS TIRIMANNA… - American Journal of …, 1998 - atsjournals.org
The aim of this prospective study was to detect subjects in the general population with objective
signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma at an early stage. This …

Edmund Dunstan

A Patel, S MacMahon, B Neal, L Billot - Lancet, 2000 - thelancet.com
1 Patel A; ADVANCE Collaborative Group. Effect of a fixed combination of perindopril and
indapamide on macrovascular and microvascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes …

The isolation of γ-hydroxyarginine, as its lactone, from seeds of Vicia sativa, and the identification of γ-hydroxyornithine as a naturally occurring amino acid

EA Bell, ASL Tirimanna - Biochemical Journal, 1964 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Its occurrence in plants too has been reported by Bell & Tirimanna (1963a), who identified
it in the seeds of 17 species of Vicia. The present paper describes its isolation, as the lactone, …

School absenteeism in children with asthma in a Los Angeles inner city school

S Bonilla, S Kehl, KYC Kwong, T Morphew… - The Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the pattern of school absenteeism in asthmatic children within a
Los Angeles inner city school. STUDY DESIGN: Five hundred twenty-eight students of …

The Cost Effectiveness of Early Treatment with Fluticasone Propionate 250 μ g Twice a Day in Subjects with Obstructive Airway Disease: Results of the DIMCA …

…, J MOLEMA, PRS TIRIMANNA… - American Journal of …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
In a two-stage detection program, subjects with signs of obstructive airway disease were
selected from a random sample of the general population. Subjects (n = 82) were randomly …