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Articles by Subject in the ORCS Update 1985-2007

AIDS/HIV
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Vol. 5, No.3 - September 1989
Advances in the Treatment of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia - Douglas MacFadden

Vol. 5, No.3 - September 1989
Psychosocial and Spiritual Care of the Person Living With AIDS - Douglas Graydon

Vol. 22, No.1 - Winter 2006
Respiratory Effects of HIV/AIDS - Kelly O'Brien

Air Quality
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Vol. 18, No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2002
Easier - Indoors and Out - Brian Stocks

Asthma and Allergies
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Vol. 4, No.1 - January 1988
Drug Therapy In Treatment of Asthma

Vol. 4, No.1 - January 1988
Exercise Induced Bronchospasm - Sports Medicine Clinic - The Hospital For Sick Children

Vol. 4, No.1 - January 1988
Asthma Research - Elizabeth Juniper

Vol. 4, No.1 - January 1988
January 1988: Asthma Education - Gerri Galassi

Vol. 6, No.3 - September 1990
Occupational Asthma - Susan Tarlo

Vol. 7, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1991
Asthma: Emergency Action - E.H. Ramsdale

Vol. 9, No.3 - Fall 1993
Inhaled Irritants - Susan M. Tarlo

Vol. 10, No.1 - Winter 1994
Puffers For Acute Asthma - R.V. Hodder

Vol. 13, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1997
Educating the Asthma Educator - Lisa Cicutto

Vol. 14, No.1 - Winter 1998
What's New In Asthma Treatment - Brent Schneider

Vol. 14, No.3 - Fall 1998
The Beta2-Agonist Controversy - Lawrence Jackson

Vol. 15, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1999
Asthma Action Program

Vol. 19, No. 1 - Winter 2003
Summer Camp for Children and Adolescents with Asthma and Respiratory Conditions - David Nicholas

Vol. 21, No. 3 - Fall/Summer 2005
Creating Asthma Friendly Schools: The Role of Respiratory Care Providers - Lisa Cicutto

Vol. 22, No. 3 - Fall 2006
Work-related Asthma: Working At Prevention in Higher Risk Industries - Nancy Bradshaw

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Vol. 2, No.1 - January 1986
How To Teach Energy Conservation Principles To the COPD Client - Susan Ellis

Vol. 5, No.1 - January 1989
Breathing Patterns In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Brenda Loveridge

Vol. 5, No.1 - January 1989
1989: Nutrition and COPD - Janet Klingbaum

Vol. 10, No.3 - Fall 1994
Living With COPD & Home Oxygen - Ruth Lee, Jane Graydon

Vol. 12, No.1 - Winter 1996
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) A New Hope For Diffuse Emphysema Patients - Dr. Mohammed Yaman

Vol. 13, No.3 - Fall 1997
Adequate Nutrition For Patients With COPD - Helen Yeung

Vol. 14, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1998
Challenging the Myths About Respiratory Rehabilitation - Dr. David Stubbing, Reny Vaughan

Vol. 14, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1998
The Literature On the Effectiveness of Home Exercise Programs in Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - Dr. Dina Brooks

Vol. 16, No. 3 - Fall 2000
Ventilatory Muscle Training for Patients with COPD: A Clinician's Approach - Krisztina Weinacht

Vol. 16, No. 3 - Fall 2000
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in End-Stage Lung Disease - Lisa Wickerson

Vol. 20, No. 1 - Winter 2004
Exercise Adherence in COPD: The Role of Health Education - Lisa Wickerson

Vol. 21, No. 1 - Winter 2005
Is There a Genetic Component?: A synopsis of the literature - Renu Gupta

Vol. 21, No. 3 - Fall 2005
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Exertional Oxygen Therapy and the N-of-1 RCT - Mika Nonoyama

Vol. 22, No. 3 - Fall 2006
Heliox Delivery with Noninvasive Ventilation in the Treatment of Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Wayne Nelson

Community Respiratory Care
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Vol. 5, No. 1 - January 1989
Respiratory Monitoring in the Community - Ann-Marie Hoskinson, Donna Gowland

Vol. 8, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1992
Living With Lung Disease: A Patient's Perspective - Ron Surgenor

Vol. 10, No. 3 - Fall 1994
Living With COPD & Home Oxygen - Rugh Lee, Jane Graydon

Vol. 19, No. 3 - Fall 2003
Community Nursing During the SARS Outbreak - from the home care nursing perspective - Dale Stedman

Vol. 21, No. 1 - Winter 2005
The Phrenic Nerve Pacer: Various Perspectives - several authors

Vol. 21, No. 3 - Fall 2005
Creating Asthma Friendly Schools: The Role of Respiratory Care Providers - Lisa Cicutto

Vol. 22, No. 1 - Winter 2006
Respiratory Care Perspectives: Providing Health Care to the Homeless - Barbara Craig

Coping With Illness
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Vol. 1, No.1 - March 1985
Religious Beliefs in Coping With Illness

Vol. 2, No.1 - January 1986
Self-Care In Respiratory Disorders - Sandra McBride

Vol. 2, No.1 - January 1986
How To Teach Energy Conservation Principles To the COPD Client - Susan Ellis

Vol. 3, No.1 - January 1987
The Impact of Critical Illness on Families - Annette Gillis

Vol. 7, No.1 - Winter 1991
Coping With Chronic Illness - Margaret Fitch

Vol. 8, No.1 - Winter 1992
Stress Management For the Respiratory Patient - Susan King

Vol. 8, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1992
Living With Lung Disease: A Patient's Perspective - Ron Surgenor

Vol. 10, No.3 - Fall 1994
Living With COPD & Home Oxygen - Ruth Lee, Jane Graydon

Vol. 18, No. 1 - Winter 2002
Community Resources Available for Respiratory Clients - Dale Stedman

Vol. 19 No. 3 - Fall 2003
Battling Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome from a Patient's Perspective - Jake Tran

Vol. 19 No. 3 - Fall 2003
SARS: Observations of an Acute Care Hospital Nurse - Panzie Salmon

Vol. 20, No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2004
Psychosocial Aspects of Lung Cancer - Dr. Margaret Fitch

Vol. 20 No. 3 - Fall 2004
Music Therapy for Respiratory Care - Candace Rahn

Vol. 21, No. 1 - Winter 2005
The Phrenic Nerve Pacer: Various Perspectives - several authors

Vol. 22, No. 1 - Winter 2006
Respiratory Care Perspectives: Providing Health Care to the Homeless - Barbara Craig

Cystic Fibrosis
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Vol. 8, No.3 - Fall 1992
Living With Cystic Fibrosis - Alison Bennett

Vol. 16, No.1 - Winter 2000
Cystic Fibrosis in Adults: The Role of Physiotherapy - M. Ellen Newbold

Vol. 16, No.3 - Fall 2000
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in End-State Lung Disease - Lisa Wickerson

Dyspnea
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Vol. 2, No.1 - January 1986
How To Teach Energy Conservation Principles To the COPD Client - Susan Ellis

Vol. 7, No.3 - Fall 1991
Dyspnea: Review of Assessment Methods - Lisa Cicutto

Vol. 14, No.1 - Winter 1998
Nebulized Opiates For Dyspnea - Sayeh Radpay Ethical Issues

Vol. 9, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1993
An Exploration of New Methods to Assess Attitudes Toward the DNR Order - Myra Percy

Ethical Issues
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Vol. 18, No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2002
An Exploration of New Methods to Assess Attitudes Toward the DNR Order - Myra Percy

Exercise
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Vol. 22, No.2 - Spring/Summer 2006
Childhood Obesity: Improving Fitness and Reducing Pulmonary Sequelae - Robin Deliva, Jamil Lati, Jo-Anne Marcuz

Guillain-Barré Syndrome
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Vol. 17, No. 3 - Fall 2001
Guillain-Barré Syndrome - Rob Bryan

Vol. 17, No. 3 - Fall 2001
A Health Care Provider's Perspective on Being a Patient in the ICU - Courtney Dingman Maguire

Health Education
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Vol. 21, No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2005
Beyond Words: the health-literacy connection - Jennifer Schenkel

Vol. 21, No. 3 - Fall/Summer 2005
Creating Asthma Friendly Schools: The Role of Respiratory Care Providers - Lisa Cicutto

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
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Vol. 19, No. 1 - Winter 2003
HHT and the Respiratory Tract - Marie E. Faughnan

Infection Control
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See also SARS and Tuberculosis

Vol. 5, No.3 - September 1989
Advances in the Treatment of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia - Douglas MacFadden

Vol. 16, No.1 - Winter 2000
An Overview of the Management of Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in the Hospital Environment - Joanne Habib

Lung Cancer
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Vol. 3, No.3 - September 1987
Adenocarcinoma - Ruth Lee

Vol. 20, No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2004
Psychosocial Aspects of Lung Cancer - Dr. Margaret Fitch

Mechanical Ventilation/Invasive and Non-invasive techniques
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Vol. 6, No.1 - January 1990
Patient Perceptions: Thoughts On A Ventilator - Margaret Fitch

Vol. 6, No.3 - September 1990
Glossopharyngeal Breathing - Bev Dwarica

Vol. 7, No.1 - Winter 1991
Pressure Support Ventilation - Gary Block

Vol. 15, No.3 - Fall 1999
Complications of Mechanical Ventilation - Dr. Patricia Houston

Vol. 16, No.2 - Spring/Summer 2000
Resurgence of Non-Invasive Respiratory Care

Vol. 17, No.1 - Winter 2001
UnMasking the Issues - Audrey King

Vol. 18, No. 1 - Winter 2002
Who Needs Gills? Liquid Ventiltation: A Review - Janet Newton, Alison Ritchie

Vol. 19 No.2
Proportional Assist Ventilation - Kathleen Schlifer

Vol. 21, No. 1 - Winter 2005
The Phrenic Nerve Pacer: Various Perspectives - several authors

Vol. 22, No. 3 - Fall 2006
Heliox Delivery with Noninvasive Ventilation in the Treatment of Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Wayne Nelson

Medications/Treatments
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Vol. 2, No.1 - January 1986
Self-Care In Respiratory Disorders - Sandra McBride

Vol. 2, No.1 - January 1986
Standards of Respiratory Nursing Practice - E. Ross

Vol. 6, No.2 - May 1990
An Information Sheet For Patients On Inhalated Respiratory Drug Therapy - Stephanie Edwards

Vol. 8, No.1 - Winter 1992
Outpatient Dental Anaesthesia - Respiratory Concerns Regarding Management - Earle Young

Vol. 10, No.1 - Winter 1994
Puffers For Acute Asthma - R.V. Hodder

Vol. 14, No.1 - Winter 1998
Nebulized Opiates For Dyspnea - Sayeh Radpay

Vol. 14, No.1 - Winter 1998
What's New In Asthma Treatment - Brent Schneider

Vol. 14, No. 3 - Fall 1998
The Beta2 - Agonist Controversy - Lawrence Jackson

Vol. 19 No. 3 - Fall 2003
The SARS Experience from a Pharmaceutical Perspective - Vince Teo

Vol. 21, No. 2 - Fall 2005
Pulmonary Hypertension - John Granton

Vol. 22, No.1 - Winter 2006
Respiratory Effects of HIV/AIDS - Kelly O'Brien

Neonatal/Pediatric Issues
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Vol. 4, No.3 - September 1988
Neonatal Resuscitation - Bosco A. Paes

Vol. 8, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1992
Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (EMCO) In the Neonate: The Role of the Respiratory Therapist - Perry Rosamond

Vol.11, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1995
The Role of Nitric Oxide in the Management of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn: A Retrospective Review - Michael Keim

Vol. 19, No. 1 - Winter 2003
Summer Camp for Children and Adolescents with Asthma and Respiratory Conditions - David Nicholas

Vol. 19 No. 3 - Fall 2003
The Experience of SARS from a Pediatric Perspective - David Nicholas and Donna Koller

Vol. 21, No. 3 - Fall/Summer 2005
Creating Asthma Friendly Schools: The Role of Respiratory Care Providers - Lisa Cicutto

Nutrition
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Vol. 5, No.1 - January 1989
Nutrition and COPD - Janet Klingbaum

Vol. 12, No. 3 - Fall 1996
The Refeeding Syndrome - Judith Doucet

Vol. 13, No.3 - Fall 1997
Adequate Nutrition For Patients With COPD - Helen Yeung

Occupational Therapy
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Vol. 22, No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2006
"OT to see for COPD?": The role of the occupational therapy in pulmonary rehabilitation - Elizabeth McLaney

Oxygen
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Vol. 1, No.1 - March 1985
Long Term Oxygen Therapy - Dr. Peter W. Munt

Vol. 4, No.2 - May 1988
Home Oxygen Funding Sources Now Unified

Vol. 4, No.3 - September 1988
Long-Term Oxygen Treatment: A Review - Kirsten Krull

Vol. 7, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1991
Spring/Summer 1991: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - G.H. Koch

Vol. 8, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1992
Spring/Summer 1992: Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (EMCO) In the Neonate: The Role of the Respiratory Therapist - Perry Rosamond

Vol. 10, No.3 - Fall 1994
Living With COPD & Home Oxygen - Ruth Lee, Jane Graydon

Vol. 21, No. 3 - Fall 2005
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Exertional Oxygen Therapy and the N-of-1 RCT - Mika Nonoyama

Patient Perspectives
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Vol. 3, No.2 - May 1987
Patient Perceptions: Being Able To Speak On A Ventilator - Margaret Fitch

Vol. 6, No.1 - January 1990
Patient Perceptions: Thoughts On A Ventilator - Margaret Fitch

Vol. 8, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1992
Living With Lung Disease: A Patient's Perspective - Ron Surgenor

Vol. 8, No.3 - Fall 1992
Living With Cystic Fibrosis - Alison Bennett

Vol. 17 No.1 - Winter 2001
Unmasking the Issue - Audrey King

Vol. 19 No. 3 - Fall 2003
Battling Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome from a Patient's Perspective - Jake Tran

Vol. 21, No. 1 - Winter 2005
The Phrenic Nerve Pacer: Various Perspectives - several authors

Physiology & Diagnostic, Assessment and Monitoring Techniques
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Vol. 5, No.1 - January 1989
Respiratory Monitoring in the Community - Ann-Marie Hoskinson, Donna Gowland

Vol. 7, No.3 - Fall 1991
Dyspnea: Review of Assessment Methods - Lisa Cicutto

Vol. 12, No.3 - Fall 1996
The Psychometric Properties of the Physical Examination of the Chest and Radiography: A Critical Appraisal of the Literature - Melanie Ferri

Vol. 17, No.1 - Winter 2001
Aging and the Cardio Respiratory System - Scott Thomas

Vol. 20 No. 3 - Fall 2004
Chest X-ray Interpretation for Allied Health Professionals - Vincent Lo

Professional Practice Guidelines/Outcome Measures/Research
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Vol. 2, No.1 - January 1986
How To Teach Energy Conservation Principles To the COPD Client - Susan Ellis

Vol. 2, No.1 - January 1986
Standards of Respiratory Nursing Practice - E. Ross

Vol. 5. No.2 - May 1989
The Role of Research in Clinical Practice - Margaret Fitch

Vol. 10, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1994
Writing Research Proposals: What Is A Good Proposal? - Margaret Fitch

Vol. 15, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1999
Interdisciplinary Clinical Practice Guidelines On Suctioning

Vol. 15, No.3 - Fall 1999
Writing Abstracts - Lisa Cicutto

Vol. 20, No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2004
Pre- and Post-Operative Outcome Measures in Thoracic Surgery - Lynda O'Callaghan

Pulmonary Rehabilitation/Exercise Programs and Testing
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Vol. 7, No. 3 - Fall 1991
Dyspnea: Review of Assessment Methods - Lisa Cicutto

Vol. 13, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1997
Validity of Walk Tests: A Critical Review - Brenda Elliot

Vol.14, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1998
Challenging the Myths About Respiratory Rehabilitation - Dr. David Stubbing, Reny Vaughan

Vol. 6, No.2 - September 1990
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sarcoidosis - B.M. Galko

Vol. 16, No. 3 - Fall 2000
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in End-Stage Lung Disease - Lisa Wickerson

Vol. 19 No. 3 - Fall 2003
SARS in a Rehabilitation Hospital: A Nurse's Perspective - Francine Jodoin

Vol. 19 No. 3 - Fall 2003
Role of Rehabilitation in a Patient with SARS - Sherry Harburn

Vol. 20, No. 1 - Winter 2004
Exercise Adherence in COPD: The Role of Health Education - Lisa Wickerson

Vol. 20, No. 1 - Winter 2004
Physiotherapy Treatment Approach for Patients who have Undergone a Sternectomy and Bilateral Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Advancement following Sternal Wound Infection: Chest Protection Protocol - Theresa Pace, Alison Ritchie and Vincent Lo

Respiratory Care Perspectives
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Vol. 21, No.2 - Spring/Summer 2005
A Breath of Northern Air - Monique Ouellette

Vol. 22, No. 1 - Winter 2006
Respiratory Care Perspectives: Providing Health Care to the Homeless - Barbara Craig

Vol. 22, No. 3 - Fall 2006
Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy in Western Australia (WA) - Kylie Hill

Restrictive Lung Disease
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Vol. 6, No.2 - September 1990
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sarcoidosis - B.M. Galko

Vol. 16, No. 3 - Fall 2000
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in End-Stage Lung Disease - Lisa Wickerson

Vol. 21, No. 2 - Fall 2005
Pulmonary Hypertension - John Granton

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
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Vol. 19 No. 3 - Fall 2003
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): A Medical Perspective - Monica Avendaño Battling Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome from a Patient's Perspective - Jake Tran
The SARS Experience from a Pharmaceutical Perspective - Vince Teo
SARS: Observations of an Acute Care Hospital Nurse - Panzie Salmon
SARS in a Rehabilitation Hospital: A Nurse's Perspective - Francine Jodoin
Role of Rehabilitation in a Patient with SARS - Sherry Harburn
The Experience of SARS from a Pediatric Perspective - David Nicholas and Donna Koller
Community Nursing During the SARS Outbreak - from the home care nursing perspective - Dale Stedman

Sleep Disorders
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Vol. 9, No.1 - Winter 1993
Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Patrick Hanly

Vol. 13, No.1 - Winter 1997
Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Dr. Kathleen Ferguson

Vol. 16, No.2 - Spring/Summer 2000
Case Report - The Use of Sleep Studies to Assess the Need For and Success of Nocturnal Ventilatory Support in a Patient With Myotonic Dystrophy - Lori Davis

Smoking
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Vol. 1, No.1 - March 1985
A Case of Smoking and Health Policy - Nancy Milio

Vol. 6, No.2 - May 1990
Pulmonary Effects From Smoking Marijuana and Cocaine - Kirsten Krull-Naraj, Lisa Cicutto, Lisa Colt

Vol. 9, No.3 - Fall 1993
The Role of Transdermal Nicotine Therapy in Smoking Cessation - Fran Paradiso-Hardy

Vol. 11, No.3 - Fall 1995
The Helping Role in Smoking Cessation - Edith Costello (published as Vol.10, No.3)

Vol. 15, No.1 - Winter 1999
The ETS Link: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Its Link to Cardiorespiratory Disease - Diana Hopkins-Rosseel

Vol. 19 No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2003
Smoke-Free Bylaws Sweep Across Ontario - Susan Berek

Vol. 22 No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2006
Operation Cessation! Developing an Interdisciplinary Inpatient Smoking Cessation Initiative - Deanna Abbott-McNeil

Vol. 22 No. 3 - Fall 2006
Welcome to Smoke-Free Ontario - Joanne Di Nardo

Thoracic Surgery including Assessment and Follow-up
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Vol. 8, No.3 - Fall 1992
An Objective Approach to the Pre-operative Assessment of the Respiratory Patient - R.N. Rivington

Vol. 10, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1994
Respiratory Function in the First Postoperative Week - R.L. Knill

Vol. 11, No.1 - Winter 1995
Predicting, Preventing and Managing Post-Operative Respiratory Complications - Carol Kelsey

Vol. 12, No.1 - Winter 1996
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) A New Hope For Diffuse Emphysema Patients - Dr. Mohammed Yaman

Vol. 12, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1996
Physiotherapy Following Single Lung Resection - Janet Parson

Vol. 12, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1996
Lung Transplantation: A Review - Cheryl Lougheed

Vol. 20, No. 1 - Winter 2004
Physiotherapy Treatment Approach for Patients who have Undergone a Sternectomy and Bilateral Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Advancement following Sternal Wound Infection: Chest Protection Protocol - Theresa Pace, Alison Ritchie and Vincent Lo

Vol. 20, No. 2 - Spring/Summer 2004
Pre- and Post-Operative Outcome Measures in Thoracic Surgery - Lynda O'Callaghan

Tuberculosis
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Vol. 3, No.2 - May 1987
Tuberculosis - Preventable & Curable - Yet Still A Problem

Vol. 9, No.2 - Spring/Summer 1993
Tuberculosis Update - Jean Barton

Ventilatory Muscle Training
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Vol. 3, No.2 - May 1987
Patient Perceptions: Being Able To Speak On A Ventilator - Margaret Fitch

Vol. 6, No.1 - January 1990
Ventilatory Muscle Training - Diane Bastasi

Vol. 16, No.2 - Spring/Summer 2000
Resurgence of Non-Invasive Respiratory Care Techniques in Neuromuscular Patients - Reny Vaughan, Kathryn Walker

Vol. 16, No. 3 - Fall 2000
Ventilatory Muscle Training For Patients With COPD: A Clinician's Approach - Krisztina Weinacht

Vol. 21, No. 1 - Winter 2005
The Phrenic Nerve Pacer: Various Perspectives - several authors

Last updated on September 19, 2009