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William C. Bailey

Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Publications -  204
Citations -  16094

William C. Bailey is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: COPD & Asthma. The author has an hindex of 54, co-authored 201 publications receiving 14784 citations. Previous affiliations of William C. Bailey include United States Department of Veterans Affairs & Mayo Clinic.

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Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease.

TL;DR: Representatives from many countries serve as a network for the dissemination and implementation of programs for diagnosis, management, and prevention of COPD.
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The national lung screening trial: Overview and study design

Constantine A. Gatsonis, +1336 more
- 01 Jan 2011 - 
TL;DR: The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) is a randomized multicenter study comparing low-dose helical computed tomography with chest radiography in the screening of older current and former heavy smokers for early detection of lung cancer.
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Smoking cessation and lung function in mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Lung Health Study.

TL;DR: Smokers with airflow obstruction benefit from quitting despite previous heavy smoking, advanced age, poor baseline lung function, or airway hyperresponsiveness, and Predictors of change in lung function included responsiveness to beta-agonist, baseline FEV, methacholine reactivity, age, sex, race, and baseline smoking rate.
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Effects of Smoking Intervention and the Use of an Inhaled Anticholinergic Bronchodilator on the Rate of Decline of FEV1. The Lung Health Study

TL;DR: An aggressive smoking intervention program significantly reduces the age-related decline in FEV1 in middle-aged smokers with mild airways obstruction and use of an inhaled anticholinergic bronchodilator results in a relatively small improvement that appears to be reversed after the drug is discontinued.