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Robert L. Cowie
Researcher at University of Calgary
Publications - 81
Citations - 4637
Robert L. Cowie is an academic researcher from University of Calgary. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asthma & Population. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 81 publications receiving 4393 citations.
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Tiotropium in combination with placebo, salmeterol, or fluticasone-salmeterol for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial.
Shawn D. Aaron,Katherine L. Vandemheen,Dean Fergusson,François Maltais,Jean Bourbeau,Roger S. Goldstein,Meyer Balter,Denis E. O'Donnell,Andrew McIvor,Sat Sharma,Graham Bishop,John Anthony,Robert L. Cowie,Stephen K. Field,Andrew Hirsch,Paul Hernandez,R. N. Rivington,Jeremy Road,Victor Hoffstein,Richard V. Hodder,Darcy D Marciniuk,David G. McCormack,George A Fox,Gerard Cox,Henry B. Prins,Gordon T. Ford,Dominique Bleskie,Steve Doucette,Irvin Mayers,Kenneth R. Chapman,Noe Zamel,Mark FitzGerald +31 more
TL;DR: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to determine whether combining tiotropium with salmeterol or fluticasonesalmeterol produces greater improvements in clinical outcomes for adults with moderate or severe COPD compared with tiotopium therapy alone.
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Tiotropium in Combination with Placebo, Salmeterol, or Fluticasone–Salmeterol for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Shawn D. Aaron,Katherine L. Vandemheen,Dean Fergusson,Jean Bourbeau,Roger S. Goldstein,Meyer Balter,Andrew McIvor,Sat Sharma,Graham Bishop,John Anthony,Robert L. Cowie,Stephen K. Field,Andrew Hirsch,Paul Hernandez,R. N. Rivington,Jeremy Road,Victor Hoffstein,Richard V. Hodder,Darcy D. Marciniuk,David G. McCormack,George A Fox,Gerard Cox,Henry B. Prins,Gordon T. Ford,Dominique Bleskie,Steve Doucette,Irvin Mayers,Kenneth R. Chapman,Noe Zamel,Mark FitzGerald +29 more
TL;DR: In this article, the combination of inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β-agonists and anticholinergic bronchodilators for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was investigated.
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Mycobacterium avium complex Pulmonary Disease in Patients Without HIV Infection
TL;DR: Preliminary data suggest that the interferon-gamma pathways may be deficient in elderly women with MAC lung disease, and that the prolonged treatment period, side effects, and possibly reinfection rather than relapse are responsible for the high failure rate.
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Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms in Asthma
TL;DR: A questionnaire demonstrated a greater prevalence of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, RARS, and reflux-associated inhaler use in asthmatics, which may explain how GER indirectly causes asthma to worsen.
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Lung Disease Due to the More Common Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Stephen K. Field,Robert L. Cowie +1 more
TL;DR: The purpose of this article is to review the common presentations of NTM lung disease, the conditions associated with NTM Lung disease, and the clinical features and treatment of the NTM that most commonly cause lung disease.