Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) 2008

J Bousquet, N Khaltaev, AA Cruz, J Denburg… - Allergy, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Allergic rhinitis is a symptomatic disorder of the nose induced after allergen exposure by an
immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated inflammation of the membranes lining the nose (1). It was …

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: GOLD executive summary

KF Rabe, S Hurd, A Anzueto, PJ Barnes… - American journal of …, 2007 - atsjournals.org
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a major public health problem. It is
the fourth leading cause of chronic morbidity and mortality in the United States, and is …

α-Glucosidase inhibitors for patients with type 2 diabetes: results from a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

FA Van de Laar, PL Lucassen, RP Akkermans… - Diabetes …, 2005 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—To review the effects of monotherapy with α-glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) for
patients with type 2 diabetes, with respect to mortality, morbidity, glycemic control, insulin …

How should we define health?

M Huber, JA Knottnerus, L Green, H Van Der Horst… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
The WHO definition of health as complete wellbeing is no longer fit for purpose given the
rise of chronic disease. Machteld Huber and colleagues propose changing the emphasis …

Alpha‐glucosidase inhibitors for type 2 diabetes mellitus

FA Van de Laar, PLBJ Lucassen… - Cochrane Database …, 2005 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Alpha‐glucosidase inhibitors such as acarbose or miglitol, have the potential to
improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus. The true value of these agents …

Lessons on the COVID-19 pandemic, for and by primary care professionals worldwide

S Rawaf, LN Allen, FL Stigler, D Kringos… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has modified organisation and processes of primary care. In this
paper, we aim to summarise experiences of international primary care systems. We explored …

Comorbidity and guidelines: conflicting interests

C Van Weel, FG Schellevis - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
1 Olshansky SJ, Ault AB. The fourth stage of the epidemiologic transition: the age of delayed
degenerative diseases. Milbank Q 1986; 64: 355–91. 2 Campbell SM, Roland MO …

Use of oral prednisolone or naproxen for the treatment of gout arthritis: a double-blind, randomised equivalence trial

HJEM Janssens, M Janssen, EH Van de Lisdonk… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and colchicine used to treat gout arthritis
have gastrointestinal, renal, and cardiovascular adverse effects. Systemic corticosteroids …

Evaluation of diagnostic procedures

JA Knottnerus, C van Weel, JWM Muris - Bmj, 2002 - bmj.com
Development and introduction of new diagnostic techniques have greatly accelerated over
the past decades. The evaluation of diagnostic techniques, however, is less advanced than …

The use of routinely collected computer data for research in primary care: opportunities and challenges

S de Lusignan, C van Weel - Family practice, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Introduction. Routinely collected primary care data has underpinned research that has
helped define primary care as a specialty. In the early years of the discipline, data were …