A SoodSummaryAffiliation: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Country: USA Publications
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Variable response to long-term corticosteroid therapy in chronic beryllium diseaseAkshay Sood
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Room D434, PO Box 19636, Springfield, IL 62794 9636, USA
Chest 126:2000-7. 2004..There is limited available literature regarding the effect of long-term corticosteroid therapy on the natural history of CBD...
Obesity is associated with bronchial hyper-responsiveness in womenAkshay Sood
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Springfield, Illinois 62794 9636, USA
J Asthma 42:847-52. 2005..63 (95% C.I. 1.16-2.29). This association was not seen in men, with a significant sex-specific interaction. This study shows a sex-specific association between symptomatic BHR and overweight or obese status...
Association between leptin and asthma in adultsA Sood
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Room D434, P O Box 19636, Springfield, IL 62794 9636, USA
Thorax 61:300-5. 2006..Leptin, a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by adipose tissue, has previously been shown to be associated with asthma in children. We hypothesised that high serum leptin concentrations would also be associated with asthma in adults...
Association of excess weight and degree of airway responsiveness in asthmatics and non-asthmaticsAkshay Sood
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Albuquerque, 87131, USA
J Asthma 43:447-52. 2006..01), no significant difference was noted among asthmatics (p = 0.93). A weakly significant interaction between asthma status and body mass index on the degree of airway responsiveness was noted (p = 0.08)...
Sex- and race-related differences among smokers using a national helpline are not explained by socioeconomic statusJennifer Andoh
Department of Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 100:200-7. 2008..These differences persisted after adjusting for SES. This study demonstrates that sex- and race-related differences in smoking among helpline callers are not explained by SES...
Does obesity weigh heavily on the health of the human airway?Akshay Sood
J Allergy Clin Immunol 115:921-4. 2005
Effect of change of reference standard to NHANES III on interpretation of spirometric 'abnormality'Akshay Sood
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794 9636, USA
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2:361-7. 2007....
Characteristics of smokers calling a national reactive telephone helplineAkshay Sood
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131, USA
Am J Health Promot 22:176-9. 2008..The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of the current smokers calling a national reactive telephone helpline (i.e., study population)...
