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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 2008, 8 :5
Sputum cytology can assist in the diagnosis of asthma and COPD and may be a valuable diagnostic tool due to its simplicity of use and low cost, in despite its limitations.
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A cluster randomised controlled trial of nurse and GP partnership for care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Nicholas Zwar, Oshana Hermiz, Iqbal Hasan, Elizabeth Comino, Sandy Middleton, Sanjyot Vagholkar, Guy Marks BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :8 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Do airway metallic stents for benign lesions confer too costly a benefit? Andrew L Chan, Maya M Juarez, Roblee P Allen, Timothy E Albertson BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :7 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Surfactant proteins SP-B and SP-C and their precursors in bronchoalveolar lavages from children with acute and chronic inflammatory airway disease Oliver Tafel, Philipp Latzin, Karl Paul, Tobias Winter, Markus Woischnik, Matthias Griese BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :6 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessing airway inflammation in clinical practice Olaf Holz, Tanja Seiler, Andreas Karmeier, Jan Fraedrich, Helmut Leiner, Helgo Magnussen, Rudolf A J BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :5 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reproducibility of exhaled nitric oxide in smokers and non-smokers: relevance for longitudinal studies Abraham Bohadana, Jean-Pierre Michaely, Dan Teculescu, Pascal Wild BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :4 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Influence of the incremental step size in work rate on exercise response and gas exchange in patients with pulmonary hypertension Sven Gl BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :3 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Predictors of diagnostic yield in bronchoscopy: a retrospective cohort study comparing different combinations of sampling techniques Kjetil Roth, Jon A Hardie, Alf H Andreassen, Friedemann Leh, Tomas ML Eagan BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :2 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effect of a 14-day course of systemic corticosteroids on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Philipp Schuetz, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Ursula Schild, Erika S BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8 :1 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessment of the alveolar volume when sampling exhaled gas at different expired volumes in the single breath diffusion test Renato Prediletto, Edo Fornai, Giosu BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2007, 7 :18 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Survival of bronchiectatic patients with respiratory failure in ICU Abdulaziz H Alzeer, Mohammed Masood, Syed Jani Basha, Shaffi A Shaik BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2007, 7 :17 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pulmonary talc granulomatosis mimicking malignant disease thirty years after last exposure: a case report Suneel Dhand, William S Krimsky Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :225 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Successful management of acute thromboembolic disease complicated with Heparin induced Thrombocytopenia type II (HIT II): a case series Eva Serasli, Maria Antoniadou, Venetia Tsara, Vasilis Kalpakidis, Angelos Megalopoulos, George Trellopoulos, Georgia Papaioannou, Pandora Christaki Thrombosis Journal 2008, 6 :9 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The minimal important difference of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Milo A Puhan, Martin Frey, Stefan Buechi, Holger J Schunemann Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6 :46 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: A rare cause of chronic cough with haemoptysis Hinrich Willms, Volker Wiechmann, Ulrich Sack, Adrian Gillissen Cough 2008, 4 :4 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Long-term survival in a patient with repeated resections for lung metastasis after hepatectomy for ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report Kai-Lun Shih, Yang-Yuan Chen, Tsung-Han Teng, Maw-Soan Soon Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :222 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A laminar flow model of aerosol survival of epidemic and non-epidemic strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from people with cystic fibrosis Ian J Clifton, Louise A Fletcher, Clive B Beggs, Miles Denton, Daniel G Peckham BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :105 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Response of pulmonary artery intimal sarcoma to surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy: a case report Hong-qing Long, Qin Qin, Cong-hua Xie Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :217 (25 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Modelling prevalence and incidence of fibrosis and pleural plaques in asbestos-exposed populations for screening and follow-up: a cross-sectional study Christophe Paris, Aur Environmental Health 2008, 7 :30 (20 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Hydrocarbon pneumonitis following liquid paraffin aspiration during a fire-eating performance: a case report Efrosyni Mylonaki, Vasileios Voutsas, Dimitrios Antoniou, Despina Papakosta, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Anna Skordalaki, Evagelos Vafiadis, Pandora Christaki Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :214 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Independent lung ventilation in a newborn with asymmetric acute lung injury due to respiratory syncytial virus: a case report Matteo Di Nardo, Daniela Perrotta, Francesca Stoppa, Corrado Cecchetti, Marco Marano, Nicola Pirozzi Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :212 (19 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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