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BMC Pulmonary Medicine is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of pulmonary and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine (ISSN 1471-2466) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :1
Switching to alternative, cheaper inhaled corticosteroid devices for control of asthma without consulting a general practitioner results in poorer control of the condition, patients are therefore advised to consult their doctor before making this decision.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :24
Incidence of interstitial lung disease diagnosed in hospital or out patients in Denmark between 1995 and 2005 has increased, especially in patients with associated systemic disease
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :19
Intestinal colonization with Bacteroides fragilis in three-week-old children appears to be associated with a positive Asthma Predictive Index, and may be a target for treatment and prevention studies in asthma
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Research article
Unsuspected and extensive transmission of a drug-susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain. Ana I. Lopez-Calleja, Patricia Gavin, Ma Antonia Lezcano, Ma Asuncion Vitoria, Ma Jose Iglesias, Joaquin Guimbao, Ma Angeles Lazaro, Nalin Rastogi, Ma Jose Revillo, Carlos Martin, Sofia Samper BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :3 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Spain from a gender perspective. Pilar Carrasco Garrido, Javier de Miguel Diez, Javier Rejas Gutierrez, Antonio Martin Centeno, Elena Gobartt Vazquez, Valentin Hernandez Barrera, Angel Gil de Miguel, Rodrigo Jimenez Garcia BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :2 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Inhaled corticosteroids for asthma: impact of practice level device switching on asthma control
Mike Thomas, David Price, Henry Chrystyn, Andrew Lloyd, Angela E Williams, Julie von Ziegenweidt BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :1 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Identification and management of adults with asthma prone to exacerbations: can we do better? Neil C Thomson, Rekha Chaudhuri BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :27 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Improvement in symptoms and pulmonary function of asthmatic patients due to their treatment according to the Global Strategy for Asthma Management (GINA) Mohammad H Boskabady, Fariba Rezaeitalab, Najmah Rahimi, Damon Dehnavi BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :26 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Characterization of a murine model of monocrotaline pyrrole-induced acute lung injury Rio Dumitrascu, Silke Koebrich, Eva Dony, Norbert Weissmann, Rajkumar Savai, Soni S Pullamsetti, Hossein A Ghofrani, Arun Samidurai, Horst Traupe, Werner Seeger, Friedrich Grimminger, Ralph T Schermuly BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :25 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The incidence of interstitial lung disease 1995-2005:
a Danish nationwide population-based study
Jette B Kornum, Steffen Christensen, Miriam Grijota, Lars Pedersen, Pia Wogelius, Annette Beiderbeck, Henrik T Sorensen BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :24 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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High serum concentrations of autoantibodies to HSP47 in nonspecific interstitial pneumonia compared with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Tomoyuki Kakugawa, Shin-ichi Yokota, Hiroshi Mukae, Hiroshi Kubota, Noriho Sakamoto, Syunji Mizunoe, Yasuhiro Matsuoka, Jun-ichi Kadota, Nobuhiro Fujii, Kazuhiro Nagata, Shigeru Kohno BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :23 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Predictors of long time survival after lung cancer surgery: A retrospective cohort study Kjetil Roth, Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen, Elisabeth Hatlen, Karina S BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :22 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Autoadjusting-CPAP effect on serum Leptin concentrations in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea patients Marta Drummond, Jo BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :21 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Radical cyberknife radiosurgery with tumor tracking: an effective
treatment for inoperable small peripheral stage I non-small cell lung cancer
Brian T Collins, Saloomeh Vahdat, Kelly Erickson, Sean P Collins, Simeng Suy, Xia Yu, Ying Zhang, Deepa Subramaniam, Cristina A Reichner, Ismet Sarikaya, Giuseppe Esposito, Shadi Yousefi, Carlos Jamis-Dow, Filip Banovac, Eric D Anderson Journal of Hematology & Oncology 2009, 2 :1 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Transcriptome profiling of primary murine monocytes, lung macrophages and lung dendritic cells reveals a distinct expression of genes involved in cell trafficking Zbigniew Zaslona, Jochen Wilhelm, Lidija Cakarova, Leigh M Marsh, Werner Seeger, Jurgen Lohmeyer, Werner von Wulffen Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :2 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Inhaled drugs to reduce exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a network meta-analysis Milo A Puhan, Lucas M Bachmann, Jos Kleijnen, Gerben ter Riet, Alphons G Kessels BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :2 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
A colonic splenic flexure tumour presenting as an empyema thoracis: a case report K Murphy, M Chaudry, Hp Redmond Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :9 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Gender and respiratory findings in workers occupationally exposed to organic aerosols: A meta analysis of 12 cross-sectional studies E. NEIL Schachter, Eugenija Zuskin, Erin L. Moshier, James Godbold, Jadranka Mustajbegovic, Jasna Pucarin-Cvetkovic, Angelo Chiarelli Environmental Health 2009, 8 :1 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Semi-invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in an immunosuppressed patient: a case report Fernanda C Cabral, Edson Marchiori, Glaucia Zanetti, Tatiana C Takayasu, Claudia M Mano Cases Journal 2009, 2 :40 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Incidence and risk factors of exacerbations among COPD patients in primary health care:APMPOC study Eulalia Borrell, Mar Rodriguez, Pere Toran, Laura Munoz, Guillem Pera, Nuria Montella, Monica Monteagudo, Magali Urrea, Yolanda Puigfel, Antonio Negrete, Xavier Mezquiriz, Cristina Domenech, Anna Lacasta, Ma Llum Garcia, Sandra Maneus, Gloria Tintore BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :8 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
BODE index versus GOLD classification for explaining anxious and depressive symptoms in patients with COPD Georg-Christian Funk, Kathrin Kirchheiner, Otto Chris Burghuber, Sylvia Hartl Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :1 (9 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Care Workers in a hospital for pulmonary diseases Anja Schablon, Gudrun Beckmann, Melanie Harling, Roland Diel, Albert Nienhaus Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2009, 4 :1 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Locked lung by looped hernia: a case report Abu-Ahmed Z Rahman, Mukta Panda Cases Journal 2009, 2 :29 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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