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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations' management in Portuguese h...
Moita, J.; Brito, U.; Rodrigues, C.; Ferreira, L.; Vieira, J. R.; Catarino, A.; Morais, A.; Hespanhol, V.; Cordeiro, C. R.Introduction and Objectives: In order to improve the quality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients' care, better knowledge of clinical practice and the factors associated with patient outcomes are needed. This study aimed to evaluate the relation between clinical practice and the outcomes of patients admitted for COPD exacerbations in Portuguese hospitals. Materials and Methods: Observational...
Asthma hospitalizations: A call for a national strategy to fight health inequities
Vieira, R. J.; Sousa-Pinto, B.; Pereira, A. M.; Cordeiro, C. R.; Loureiro, C. C.; Regateiro, F.; Taborda-Barata, L.; Bousquet, J.; Fonseca, J.
Role of flexible bronchoscopy in non-resolving community-acquired pneumonia - A...
Duarte, J. C.; Cordeiro, C. R.; Ferreira, A. J.
Monitoring fire-fighters’ smoke exposure and related health effects during Gest...
Miranda, A. I.; Martins, V.; Cascão, P.; Amorim, J. H.; Valente, J.; Tavares, R.; Tchepel, O.; Borrego, C.; Cordeiro, C. R.; Ferreira, A. J.The main objective of this study is to contribute to the scientific knowledge regarding fire-fighters’ exposure to smoke and its related health effects. Forest fire experiments were developed with an extensive number of measurements of individual exposure to smoke pollutants and of medical parameters for a group of fire-fighters. For the smoke exposure monitoring, ten fire-fighters from four different fire brig...