Respiratory references resource

Asthma
- Meta-analysis of increased dose of inhaled steroid or addition of salmeterol in symptomatic asthma (MIASMA) Stephen Shrewsbury, Stephen Pyke, and Mark Britton BMJ 2000;320 1368-1373
- Self management in asthma care Bart Thoonen and Chris van Weel BMJ 2000;321 1482-1483
- Qualitative study of views of health professionals and patients on guided self management plans for asthma Alan Jones, Roisin Pill, and Stephanie Adams BMJ 2000;321 1507-1510
- Higher dose inhaled corticosteroids in childhood asthma Duncan Keeley BMJ 2001;322 504-505
- Extracts from "Clinical Evidence": Acute asthma Mark FitzGerald BMJ 2001;323 841-845
- A qualitative study of action plans for asthma Jo Douglass, Rosalie Aroni, Dianne Goeman, Kay Stewart, Susan Sawyer, Frank Thien, and Michael Abramson BMJ 2002;324 1003
COPD
- Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study of fluticasone propionate in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the ISOLDE trial P S Burge, P M A Calverley, P W Jones, S Spencer, J A Anderson, and T K Maslen BMJ 2000;320 1297-1303
Regular review: The pleural cavity Giles J Peek, Sameh Morcos, and Graham Cooper BMJ 2000;320 1318-1321
Antibiotics for acute bronchitis Bruce Arroll and Timothy Kenealy BMJ 2001;322 939-940
Recent advances: Respiratory medicine Huib A M Kerstjens, Harry J Groen, and Wim van der Bij BMJ 2001;323 1349-1353

Reducing antibiotic use for acute bronchitis in primary care: blinded, randomised controlled trial of patient information leaflet Commentary: More self reliance in patients and fewer antibiotics: still room for improvement John Macfarlane, William Holmes, Philip Gard, David Thornhill, Rosamund Macfarlane, Richard Hubbard, and Chris van Weel BMJ 2002;324 91
Guidelines for managing community acquired pneumonia in adults Duncan Keeley BMJ 2002;324 436-437
10-minute consultation: Chronic cough Graeme P Currie, Robert D Gray, and John McKay BMJ 2003;326 261