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Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD

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Timothy I. Shipley


Welcome to BMC Pulmonary Medicine published by BioMed Central
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.



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wikipedia Fujibayashi et al
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.
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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.
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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 (21October2009)
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:46 (21September2009)
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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 (16September2009)
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:44 (9September2009)
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:43 (7September2009)
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Effect of traffic pollution on respiratory and allergic disease in adults: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:42 (24August2009)
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:41 (18August2009)
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:40 (18August2009)
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What is the clinical relevance of different lung compartments?
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:39 (11August2009)
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:38 (3August2009)
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Research
Nitric oxide synthases in infants and children with pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease
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Commentary
Reporting and evaluating genetic association studies
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Respiratory Research 2009, 10:109 (12November2009)
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Research
Increased levels of (class switched) memory B cells in peripheral blood of current smokers
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Research
Pulmonary fibrosis induced by H5N1 viral infection in mice
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Research
Long-term gas exchange characteristics as marker of deterioration in patients with cystic fibrosis
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Ferdinand M Mugusi, Saurabh Mehta, Eduardo Villamor, Willy Urassa, Elma Saathoff, Ronald J Bosch, Wafaie W Fawzi
BMC Public Health 2009, 9:409 (12November2009)
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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 (9November2009)
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Late cutaneous metastases to the face from malignant pleural mesothelioma: A case report and review of the literature
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