How resources determine pulmonary rehabilitation programs: A survey among Belgian chest physicians

Long-term management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a survey of collaboration among physicians involved in pulmonary rehabilitation in Japan.

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the implementation of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), and the extent of the collaboration between primary care and chest physicians involved in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Japan. METHODS The survey was conducted in 2006 via post and facsimile and included all medical institutions approved by the Japan Respiratory Society. ...

Chest radiological features among patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis

Background: Chest x-ray has an important role in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). The aim of this study was to determine the radiological changes in patients with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis.Methods: In this study, 325 patients with smear positive pulmonary TB was enrolled. The affected lobe or lobes of the left or right lung were recorded. The types of involvement were categorized...

Survey of driver rehabilitation programs.

How are addicted physicians treated? A national survey of Physician Health Programs.

INTRODUCTION Physicians with substance use disorders receive care that is qualitatively different from and reputedly more effective than that offered to the general population, yet there has been no national study of this distinctive approach. To learn more about the national system of Physician Health Programs (PHPs) that manage the care of addicted physicians, we surveyed all 49 state PHP med...

The perception of allergen-specific immunotherapy among chest physicians: an Italian survey.

BACKGROUND This questionnaire-based study evaluated the overall level of knowledge about allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT) among chest physicians, who are frequently involved in the management of respiratory allergies. This represents an interesting aspect, because chest physicians intercept many of the patients with allergic rhinitis w/wo asthma, in which SIT could be potentially indicated...