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    Diagnostic spirometry in COPD is increasing, a comparison of two Swedish cohorts

    Spirometry should be used to confirm a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This test is not always performed, leading to possible misdiagnosis. We investigated whether the proportion of ...

    Åsa Athlin, Karin Lisspers, Mikael Hasselgren in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine (2023)

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    Does multimorbidity result in de-prioritisation of COPD in primary care?

    The aim of this study was to describe factors associated with having COPD regularly reviewed in primary care by a nurse or physician and assess whether there was de-prioritisation for COPD in multimorbid patie...

    Carolina Smith, Mikael Hasselgren, Christer Janson in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine (2023)

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    Associations of self-reported atopic dermatitis with comorbid conditions in adults: a population-based cross-sectional study

    The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between atopic dermatitis (AD) and other common chronic health conditions in adults.

    Jevgenija Smirnova, Scott Montgomery, Magnus Lindberg, Åke Svensson in BMC Dermatology (2020)

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    Data-driven questionnaire-based cluster analysis of asthma in Swedish adults

    The aim of this study was to identify asthma phenotypes through cluster analysis. Cluster analysis was performed using self-reported characteristics from a cohort of 1291 Swedish asthma patients. Disease burde...

    Marta A. Kisiel, **ngwu Zhou, Josefin Sundh in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine (2020)

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    Change in health status in COPD: a seven-year follow-up cohort study

    Health status is a prognostic factor included in the assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of our study was to examine the associations of clinical factors with change in health s...

    Josefin Sundh, Scott Montgomery, Mikael Hasselgren in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine (2016)

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    No signs of dose escalations of potent opioids prescribed after tibial shaft fractures: a study of Swedish National Registries

    The pattern of opioid use after skeletal trauma is a neglected topic in pain medicine. The purpose of this study was to analyse the long-term prescriptions of potent opioids among patients with tibial shaft fr...

    Zewar Al Dabbagh, Karl-Åke Jansson, Carl-Olav Stiller in BMC Anesthesiology (2014)