Section 8: Respiratory Diseases

References

Section 8.1 Asthma

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Section 8.2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Fix, A.J., Golden, C.J., Daughton, D., Kass, I., & Bell, C.W. (1982). Neuropsychological deficits among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International Journal of Neuroscience, 16, 99-105.

Grant, I., Heaton, R.K., McSweeny, A.J., Adams, K.M., & Timms, R.M. (1982). Neuropsychologic findings in hyoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Archives of Internal Medicine, 142, 1470-1476.

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Higgins, M.W. (1989). Chronic airways disease in the United States: trends and determiners. Chest, 96 (Suppl 3), 328S-329S.

Huppert, F.A. (1982). Memory impairment associated with chronic hypoxia. Thorax, 37, 858-860.

Incalzi, R.A., Chiappini, F., Fuso, L., Torrice, M.P.,Gemma, A., & Pistelli, R. (1998). Predicting cognitive decline in patients with hypoxaemic COPD. Respiratory Medicine, 92, 527-533.

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Isoaho, R., Puolijoki, H., Huhti, E., & Laippala, P. (1996). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cognitiveimpairment in the elderly. International Psychogeriatrics, 8, 113-125.

King, T.E. Jr. (1990). Acute and chronic pulmonary disease. In R.W. Schrier (Ed.), Geriatric medicine (pp. 273-323). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company.

Kozora, E., Filley, C.M., Julain, L.J., & Cullum, C.M. (1999). Cognitive functioning in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and mild hypoxemia compared with patients with mild Alzheimer disease and normal controls. Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, & Behavioral Neurology, 12, 178-183.

National Institute of Health. (2000). Trends in chronic bronchitis and emphysema: morbidity and mortality. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/copdchronicob-structive pulmonarydisease.html

Prigatono, G.P., Parsons, G.A., Wright, E., et al. (1983). Neuropsychologic test performance in mildly hypoxemic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Clinical and Consulting Psychology, 51, 108-116.

Stuss, D.T., Peterkin, I., Guzman, D.A., & Troyer, A.K. (1997). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effects ofhypoxia on neurological and neuropsychological measures. Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology, 19, 515-524.

Section 8.3 Other Pulmonary Conditions

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