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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsHelicobacter pylori Infection in Never-Smoking Male Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and its Relation to Lung FunctionJordan Minov, Jovanka Karadzinska-Bislimovska, Kristin Vasilevska et al.There is a recent epidemiologic and serologic evidence for relationship between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In order to assess the relationship between H. pylori infection and COPD and its impact on lung function we performed a cross-sectional study including 84 never-smoking male patients with COPD and an equal number of never-smoking males without … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 18 Oct 2012 · 8,098 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsDetection of Respiratory Abnormalities Using Artificial Neural NetworksMahdi J. Baemani, Amirhasan Monadjemi, Payman MoallemProblem Statement: Lung disease is a major threat to the human health regarding the industrial life, air pollution, smoking, and infections. Lung function tests are often performed using spirometry. Approach: The present study aims at detecting obstructive and restrictive pulmonary abnormalities. Lung function tests are often performed using spirometry. In this study, the data were obtained from 250 volunteers with … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 4, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2008 · 6,634 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRespiratory Health of Male Steel Workers in the Eastern Coast of Peninsular MalaysiaNurul Ainun Hamzah, Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, Noor Hassim IsmailA cross sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and associated factors with respiratory health among male steel workers. A total of 424 male workers in the steel production plant were recruited using a stratified random sampling. Subjects were interviewed regarding respiratory symptoms using a British Medical Research Council (BMRC) Questionnaire on respiratory symptoms and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 5 · 27 Jun 2015 · 6,934 accessesView PDF Cite