Effect of exposure to 15% oxygen on breathing patterns and oxygen saturation in infants: interventional study

Objective: To assess the response of healthy infants to airway hypoxia (15% oxygen in nitrogen).

Ecological study of reasons for sharp decline in mortality from ischaemic heart disease in Poland since 1991

Objective: To investigate the reasons for the decline in deaths attributed to ischaemic heart disease in Poland since 1991 after two decades of rising rates.

Identifying asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with persistent cough presenting to general practitioners: descriptive study

Objective: To determine the prevalence of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients not known to have these disorders, who present in general practice with persistent cough, and to ascertain criteria to help general practitioners in diagnosis.

Depression as a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease in men: population based case-control study

Objective: To determine the relation between depression, anxiety, and use of antidepressants and the onset of ischaemic heart disease.