Joshua A. Maurer

Home management of mild to moderately severe community-acquired pneumonia: a randomised controlled trialRichards DA, Toop LJ, Epton MJ, et al (Otago Univ, Christchurch, New Zealand; Pegasus Health Independent Practitioners Assoc, Christchurch, New Zealand; Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand) MJA 183:235–238, 2005§

Inhaled corticosteroids and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSin DD, Wu L, Anderson JA, et al (St Paul's Hosp, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Univ of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; GlaxoSmithKline RD et al) Thorax 60:992–997, 2005§

Global Initiative on Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification of lung disease and mortality: findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) studyMannino DM, Doherty DE, Buist AS (Univ of Kentucky Med Ctr, Lexington; Lexington Veterans Administration Med Ctr, Kentucky; Oregon Health and Sciences Univ) Respir Med 100:115–122, 2006§

Prior Pneumococcal Vaccination Is Associated with Reduced Death, Complications, and Length of Stay among Hospitalized Adults with Community-Acquired PneumoniaFisman DN, Abrutyn E, Spaude KA, et al (Drexel Univ, Philadelphia; Tenet Healthcare, Dallas) Clin Infect Dis 42:1093–1101, 2006§

Stable COPD: predicting benefit from high-dose inhaled corticosteroid treatmentLeigh R, Pizzichini MMM, Morris MM, et al (McMaster Univ, Hamilton, Ont, Canada; I'Universite Laval, Quebec; Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil) Eur Respir J 27:964-971, 2006§

Volume, Quality of Care, and Outcome in PneumoniaLindenauer PK, Behal R, Murray CK, et al (Baystate Med Ctr, Springfield, Mass; Tufts Univ, Medford, Mass; Univ Health-System Consortium, Oak Brook, III; et al) Ann Intern Med 144:262–269, 2006§

Smoking reduction and the rate of decline in FEV1: results from the Lung Health StudySimmons MS, Connett JE, Nides MA, et al (Univ of California, Los Angeles; Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Oregon Health Sciences Univ, Portland; et al) Eur Respir J 25:1011–1017, 2005§

The Impact of Penicillin Resistance on Short-Term Mortality in Hospitalized Adults with Pneumococcal Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisTleyjeh IM, Tlaygeh HM, Hejal R, et al (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn; Case Western Reserve Univ, Ohio) Clin Infect Dis 42:778–797, 2006§

Prevention of Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Tiotropium, a Once-Daily Inhaled Anticholinergic Bronchodilator: A Randomized TrialNiewoehner DE, Rice K, Cote C, et al (Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Med Ctr; Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Med Ctr, Fla; Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Med Ctr, Richmond, Va; et al) Ann Intern Med 143:317–326, 2005§

Trends in Hospitalizations for Pneumonia Among Persons Aged 65 Years or Older in the United States, 1988–2002Fry AM, Shay DK, Holman RC, et al (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga) JAMA 294:2712–2719, 2005§