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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Timothy I. Shipley
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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 :45
Oral administration of geranylgeranylacetone, an anti-ulcer drug that induces heat shock protein 70, exerts a protective effect against lung injury in a drug-induced lung fibrosis mouse model by suppressing the fibrotic reaction.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :42
Neither living closer to a main road nor a higher nitrogen dioxide level is associated with respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or allergic disorders in adults.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :32
Evidence from the literature suggests that statins could be used therapeutically to reduce morbidity and/or mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although further interventional studies are required to confirm this finding.
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Evaluation of psychological and physiological predictors of fatigue in patients with COPD Agnieszka Lewko, Penelope L Bidgood, Rachel Garrod BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :47 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association of the TLR4 Asp299Gly polymorphism with lung function in relation to body mass index Punam Pahwa, Chandima P Karunanayake, Donna C Rennie, Yue Chen, David A Schwartz, James A Dosman BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :46 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Protective effect of geranylgeranylacetone, an inducer of heat shock protein 70, against drug-induced lung injury/fibrosis in an animal model Takayoshi Fujibayashi, Naozumi Hashimoto, Mayumi Jijiwa, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Toshihisa Kojima, Naoki Ishiguro BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :45 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Efficacy and safety of tigecycline versus levofloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia Cristina Tanaseanu, Slobodan Milutinovic, Petre I Calistru, Janos Strausz, Marius Zolubas, Valeriy Chernyak, Nathalie Dartois, Nathalie Castaing, Hassan Gandjini, C Angel Cooper, the 313 Study Group BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :44 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impact of patient characteristics, education and knowledge on emergency room visits in patients with asthma and COPD: a descriptive and correlative study Margareta Emtner, Anna Hedin, Mikael Andersson, Christer Janson BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :43 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effect of traffic pollution on respiratory and allergic disease in adults: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses Mar Pujades-Rodr BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :42 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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T-cell-based diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in children in Lithuania: a country of high incidence despite a high coverage with bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination Edita Hansted, Angele Andriuskeviciene, Raimundas Sakalauskas, Rimantas Kevalas, Brigita Sitkauskiene BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :41 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A solitary bronchial papilloma with unusual endoscopic presentation: case study and literature review Fabrice Paganin, Martine Prevot, Jean Baptiste Noel, Marie Frejeville, Claude Arvin-Berod, Arnaud Bourdin BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :40 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
What is the clinical relevance of different lung compartments? Thomas Tschernig, Reinhard Pabst BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :39 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Queensland experience of participation in a national drug use evaluation project, Community-acquired pneumonia Lisa K Pulver, Susan E Tett, Judith Coombes BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :38 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
False positive diagnosis of malignancy in a case of cryptogenic organising pneumonia presenting as a pulmonary mass with mediastinal nodes detected on fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography: a case report Aravind Ponnuswamy, Neeraj Mediratta, Iain D Lyburn, James P Finnerty Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :124 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The health impact of remarriage behavior on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from the US longitudinal survey Tatsuya Noda, Toshiyuki Ojima, Shinya Hayasaka, Akihito Hagihara, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Koichi Nobutomo BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :412 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Nitric oxide synthases in infants and children with pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease Thomas Hoehn, Brigitte Stiller, Allan R McPhaden, Roger M Wadsworth Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :110 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Commentary
Reporting and evaluating genetic association studies Stephen P. Peters Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :109 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Increased levels of (class switched) memory B cells in peripheral blood of current smokers Corry-Anke Brandsma, Machteld N Hylkema, Marie Geerlings, Wouter H van Geffen, Dirkje S Postma, Wim Timens, Huib AM Kerstjens Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :108 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Pulmonary fibrosis induced by H5N1 viral infection in mice Jian Qiao, Miaojie Zhang, Jianmin Bi, Xun Wang, Guancun Deng, Guimei He, Zhihua Luan, Nana Lv, Tong Xu, Lihong Zhao Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :107 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Long-term gas exchange characteristics as marker of deterioration in patients with cystic fibrosis Richard Kraemer, Philipp Latzin, Isabelle Pramana, Pietro Ballinari, Sabina Gallati, Urs Frey Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :106 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Factors associated with mortality in HIV-infected and uninfected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis Ferdinand M Mugusi, Saurabh Mehta, Eduardo Villamor, Willy Urassa, Elma Saathoff, Ronald J Bosch, Wafaie W Fawzi BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :409 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Chemical pneumonitis and subsequent reactive airways dysfunction syndrome after a single exposure to a household product: a case report Imran Khalid, Amanda M Godfrey, Daniel R Ouellette Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :112 (9 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
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Late cutaneous metastases to the face from malignant pleural mesothelioma: A case report and review of the literature Alaaeldeen M Elbahaie, Dia E Kamel, Julia Lawrence, Neville G Davidson World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2009, 7 :84 (9 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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