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  1. Comparing pneumonia incidence in COPD patients treated with or without inhaled corticosteroid

    Article • September 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Chin Kook Rhee

  2. Prediction model of COPD acute exacerbation with big data by machine learning methods

    Article • September 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Chin Kook Rhee

  3. High interleukin-33 is associated with acute exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • September 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Chin Kook Rhee

  4. Metabolic Syndrome in Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Gender Differences and Impact on Exacerbation and Medical Costs

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Chin Kook Rhee

  5. Mixed Phenotype of Emphysema and Airway Wall Thickening Is Associated with Frequent Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Chin Kook Rhee

  6. CAT Score and SGRQ Definitions of Chronic Bronchitis as an Alternative to the Classical Definition

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Chin Kook Rhee

  7. Prescription Status and Clinical Outcomes of Methylxanthines and Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists in Mild-to-Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Chin Kook Rhee

  8. Pravastatin alleviates allergic airway inflammation in obesity-related asthma mouse model

    Article • Experimental Lung Research, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Chin Kook Rhee

  9. The Difficulty Of Improving Quality Of Life In COPD Patients With Depression And Associated Factors

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Chin Kook Rhee

  10. Late Breaking Abstract - Effect of inhaled corticosteroids on exacerbation of asthma–COPD overlap according to different diagnostic criteria

    Article • September 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Chin Kook Rhee

  11. Comparison of clinical baseline characteristics between Asian and Western COPD patients in a prospective, international, multicenter study

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, July 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Marc Miravitlles, Prof Richard W Costello, Victoria Carter, Bernardino Alcazar Navarrete, Dr Juan José Soler-Cataluña, Professor David Price, Chin Kook Rhee

  12. Comparison of clinical characteristics and overall survival between spirometrically diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and non-COPD never-smoking stage I-IV non-small cell lung cancer patients

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, May 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Sang Haak Lee, Chin Kook Rhee, JU SANG KIM

  13. Effects of inhaler therapy on mortality in patients with tuberculous destroyed lung and airflow limitation

    Article • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, March 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Chin Kook Rhee

  14. Effect of nintedanib on airway inflammation in a mouse model of acute asthma

    Article • Journal of Asthma, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Chin Kook Rhee

  15. Male current smokers have low awareness and optimistic bias about COPD: field survey results about COPD in Korea

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, January 2019, Dove Medical Press

    Dr YONG IL HWANG, Chin Kook Rhee

  16. Which GOLD B patients progress to GOLD D with the new classification?

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, October 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr YONG IL HWANG, Chin Kook Rhee

  17. Decreased serum club cell secretory protein in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap: a pilot study

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, October 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Kyung Hoon Min, Chin Kook Rhee, Sung-Yong Lee

  18. Difference in systemic inflammation and predictors of acute exacerbation between smoking-associated COPD and tuberculosis-associated COPD

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, October 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Kyung Hoon Min, Chin Kook Rhee, Sung-Yong Lee

  19. Blood eosinophil count as a prognostic biomarker in COPD

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, October 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Woo Jin Kim, Chin Kook Rhee

  20. Overall survival of driver mutation-negative non-small cell lung cancer patients with COPD under chemotherapy compared to non-COPD non-small cell lung cancer patients

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, July 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Sang Haak Lee, Chin Kook Rhee, JU SANG KIM

  21. Impact of BMI on exacerbation and medical care expenses in subjects with mild to moderate airflow obstruction

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, July 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Chin Kook Rhee

  22. Increased urinary L-histidine in patients with asthma–COPD overlap: a pilot study

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Kyung Hoon Min, YOUNGJA H Park, Chin Kook Rhee, Sung-Yong Lee

  23. Alternative definitions of chronic bronchitis and their correlation with CT parameters

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Chin Kook Rhee

  24. Hemoglobin and mortality in patients with COPD: a nationwide population-based cohort study

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, May 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Eun-Cheol Park, Chin Kook Rhee

  25. Heterogeneity of asthma and COPD overlap

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, April 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Chin Kook Rhee

  26. Risk factors for the discontinuation of roflumilast in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2017, Dove Medical Press

    SUNG KYOUNG KIM, Chin Kook Rhee, JU SANG KIM

  27. Comparative study on medical utilization and costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with good lung function

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, September 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Sang Haak Lee, Dr YONG IL HWANG, Chin Kook Rhee, Myung Goo Lee

  28. Comparison of World Health Organization and Asia-Pacific body mass index classifications in COPD patients

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, August 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr YONG IL HWANG, Chin Kook Rhee, JU SANG KIM

  29. Identification of subtypes in subjects with mild-to-moderate airflow limitation and its clinical and socioeconomic implications

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, April 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Woo Jin Kim, Hye Yun Park, Chin Kook Rhee

  30. Natural course of early COPD

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, February 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Sang Haak Lee, Dr YONG IL HWANG, Chin Kook Rhee

  31. Heterogeneity of asthma–COPD overlap syndrome

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, February 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Chin Kook Rhee

  32. Comparison of the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients requiring hospital admission to treat eosinophilic and neutrophilic exacerbations of COPD [Corrigendum]

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, January 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Sang Haak Lee, SUNG KYOUNG KIM, Chin Kook Rhee

  33. Factors associated with plasma IL-33 levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, January 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Sei Won Kim, Professor Sang Haak Lee, Chin Kook Rhee

  34. Trend of cost and utilization of COPD medication in Korea

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Chin Kook Rhee

  35. Combination therapy of inhaled steroids and long-acting beta2-agonists in asthma–COPD overlap syndrome

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, November 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Hye Yun Park, Chin Kook Rhee

  36. Comparison of the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients requiring hospital admission to treat eosinophilic and neutrophilic exacerbations of COPD

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, October 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Sang Haak Lee, SUNG KYOUNG KIM, Chin Kook Rhee

  37. Chronic bronchitis is an independently associated factor for more symptom and high-risk groups

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Chin Kook Rhee

  38. Impacts of coexisting bronchial asthma on severe exacerbations in mild-to-moderate COPD: results from a national database

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, April 2016, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Sang Haak Lee, Hye Yun Park, Chin Kook Rhee

  39. The relationship between the number of natural teeth and airflow obstruction: a cross-sectional study using data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, December 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr Sei Won Kim, Chin Kook Rhee

  40. Zabofloxacin versus moxifloxacin in patients with COPD exacerbation: a multicenter, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, controlled, Phase III, non-inferiority trial

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, October 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Chin Kook Rhee

  41. VDR SNP and osteoporosis in COPD

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, September 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Sang Haak Lee, Dr Sei Won Kim, Chin Kook Rhee

  42. Discrepancies between modified Medical Research Council dyspnea score and COPD assessment test score in patients with COPD

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, August 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Sang Haak Lee, Dr YONG IL HWANG, Chin Kook Rhee, Myung Goo Lee

  43. The health care burden of high grade chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Korea: analysis of the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service data

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Chin Kook Rhee, Sei Won Lee

  44. Effect of aging on airway remodeling and muscarinic receptors in a murine acute asthma model

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, October 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Chin Kook Rhee