| Title |
Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd002309.pub4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Chong, Jimmy, Leung, Bonnie, Poole, Phillippa |
| Abstract |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with cough, sputum production or dyspnoea and a reduction in lung function, quality of life and life expectancy. Apart from smoking cessation, there are no other treatments that slow lung function decline. Roflumilast and cilomilast are oral phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors proposed to reduce the airway inflammation and bronchoconstriction seen in COPD. |
Twitter Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 25% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 8% |
| Spain | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 7 | 58% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 75% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 163 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 38 | 23% |
| Researcher | 27 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 7% |
| Other | 29 | 17% |
| Unknown | 33 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 58 | 35% |
| Psychology | 22 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 6% |
| Engineering | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 10% |
| Unknown | 46 | 28% |