All Stories

  1. Serum Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Levels and the Clinical Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura

  2. Understanding low COPD exacerbation rates in Japan: a review and comparison with other countries

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

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura

  3. Tiotropium/olodaterol versus tiotropium in Japanese patients with COPD: results from the DYNAGITO study [Corrigendum]

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

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura, Yihua Zhao

  4. COPD uncovered: a cross-sectional study to assess the socioeconomic burden of COPD in Japan

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

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura, Professor Yoshinosuke Fukuchi

  5. Tiotropium/olodaterol versus tiotropium in Japanese patients with COPD: results from the DYNAGITO study

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

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura, Yihua Zhao

  6. Prospective predictors of exacerbation status in severe asthma over a 3-year follow-up

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, June 2018, Wiley

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura

  7. Relationship of annual change in bone mineral density with extent of emphysematous lesions and pulmonary function in patients with COPD

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

    Dr HIRONI MAKITA, Professor Masaharu Nishimura, Dr Yasutaka Nakano

  8. Distinct Phenotypes of Smokers with Fixed Airflow Limitation Identified by Cluster Analysis of Severe Asthma

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, January 2018, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura

  9. Resolution rate of pulmonary sarcoidosis and its related factors in a Japanese population

    Article • Respirology, July 2017, Wiley

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura

  10. Lessons for COPD from the GOLD 2017 report

    Article • Respirology, March 2017, Wiley

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura

  11. Similarities and differences between East and West in COPD

    Article • Respirology, September 2016, Wiley

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura

  12. Asthma-like Features and Clinical Course of COPD: An Analysis From the Hokkaido COPD Cohort Study

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, May 2016, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura

  13. Distinct Phenotypes of Cigarette Smokers Identified by Cluster Analysis of Patients with Severe Asthma

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, December 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Masaharu Nishimura

  14. Differential changes in quality of life components over 5 years in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, April 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr HIRONI MAKITA, Professor Masaharu Nishimura

  15. Characteristics of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in the pulmonology clinics of seven Asian cities

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

    Professor DUSHANTHA MADEGEDARA, Dr HIRONI MAKITA, Professor Woo Jin Kim, Professor Masaharu Nishimura, Chun-Hua Wang