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	1. 787 Accesses	Study protocol The benefits of exercise training in interstitial lung disease: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial Leona Dowman, Christine F McDonald, Catherine Hill, Annemarie Lee, Kathryn Barker, Claire Boote, Ian Glaspole, Nicole Goh, Annemarie Southcott, Angela Burge, Rebecca Ndongo, Alicia Martin, Anne E Holland BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2013, 13:8 (1 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	2. 721 Accesses	Research article Finding an alternative diagnosis does not justify increased use of CT-pulmonary angiography Subani Chandra, Pralay K Sarkar, Divay Chandra, Nicole E Ginsberg, Rubin I Cohen BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2013, 13:9 (7 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) to investigate alternative pulmonary diagnoses in patients with suspected pulmonary embolus have a low incidence of identifying an alternative pathology, suggesting that increased use of CPTA is not justified.
	3. 683 Accesses	Research article Efficacy and safety of moxifloxacin in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: a prospective, multicenter, observational study (AVANTI) Alexander Chuchalin, Maryna Zakharova, Dejan Dokic, Mahir Tokić, Hans-Peter Marschall, Thomas Petri BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2013, 13:5 (23 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	4. 678 Accesses	Research article Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in Asian adults: a systematic review of the literature Aibek E Mirrakhimov, Talant Sooronbaev, Erkin M Mirrakhimov BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2013, 13:10 (23 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	5. 522 Accesses	Research article Beta-blocker use and COPD mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis Mahyar Etminan, Siavash Jafari, Bruce Carleton, John FitzGerald BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:48 (4 September 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	6. 479 Accesses	Research article Economic burden of asthma: a systematic review Katayoun Bahadori, Mary M Doyle-Waters, Carlo Marra, Larry Lynd, Kadria Alasaly, John Swiston, J Mark FitzGerald BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:24 (19 May 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	7. 476 Accesses	Research article Evaluation of the effectiveness of manual chest physiotherapy techniques on quality of life at six months post exacerbation of COPD (MATREX): a randomised controlled equivalence trial Jane L Cross, Frances Elender, Gary Barton, Allan Clark, Lee Shepstone, Annie Blyth, Max O Bachmann, Ian Harvey BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:33 (2 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	8. 421 Accesses	Research article Long-term (5 year) safety of bronchial thermoplasty: Asthma Intervention Research (AIR) trial Neil C Thomson, Adalberto S Rubin, Robert M Niven, Paul A Corris, Hans Siersted, Ronald Olivenstein, Ian D Pavord, David McCormack, Michel Laviolette, Narinder S Shargill, Gerard Cox, the AIR Trial Study Group BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2011, 11:8 (11 February 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	9. 369 Accesses	Research article Post tracheostomy and post intubation tracheal stenosis: Report of 31 cases and review of the literature Nikolaos Zias, Alexandra Chroneou, Maher K Tabba, Anne V Gonzalez, Anthony W Gray, Carla R Lamb, David R Riker, John F Beamis BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8:18 (21 September 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10. 339 Accesses	Research article Fluticasone/formoterol combination therapy is as effective as fluticasone/salmeterol in the treatment of asthma, but has a more rapid onset of action: an open-label, randomized study Anna Bodzenta-Lukaszyk, Andrzej Dymek, Kirsten McAulay, Heikki Mansikka BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2011, 11:28 (23 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	11. 322 Accesses	Case report Aerosolized amikacin for treatment of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium infections: an observational case series Kala K Davis, Peter N Kao, Susan S Jacobs, Stephen J Ruoss BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2007, 7:2 (23 February 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	12. 315 Accesses	Research article The six minute walk test accurately estimates mean peak oxygen uptake Robert M Ross, Jayasimha N Murthy, Istvan D Wollak, Andrew S Jackson BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2010, 10:31 (26 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	13. 305 Accesses	Research article Assessing health status in COPD. A head-to-head comparison between the COPD assessment test (CAT) and the clinical COPD questionnaire (CCQ) Ioanna G Tsiligianni, Thys van der Molen, Despoina Moraitaki, Ilaine Lopez, Janwillem WH Kocks, Konstantinos Karagiannis, Nikolaos Siafakas, Nikolaos Tzanakis BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:20 (20 May 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	14. 275 Accesses	Research article Translation and validation of Berlin questionnaire in primary health care in Greece Izolde Bouloukaki, Ioannis D Komninos, Charalampos Mermigkis, Katerina Micheli, Maria Komninou, Violeta Moniaki, Eleni Mauroudi, Nikolaos M Siafakas, Sophia E Schiza BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2013, 13:6 (24 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	15. 253 Accesses	Debate Can asthma control be improved by understanding the patient's perspective? Rob Horne, David Price, Jen Cleland, Rui Costa, Donna Covey, Kevin Gruffydd-Jones, John Haughney, Svein Henrichsen, Alan Kaplan, Arnulf Langhammer, Anders Østrem, Mike Thomas, Thys van der Molen, J Christian Virchow, Siân Williams BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2007, 7:8 (22 May 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	16. 242 Accesses	Research article Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: consideration of a clinicopathological entity in a series of Japanese patients Hideki Kusagaya, Yutaro Nakamura, Masato Kono, Yusuke Kaida, Shigeki Kuroishi, Noriyuki Enomoto, Tomoyuki Fujisawa, Naoki Koshimizu, Koshi Yokomura, Naoki Inui, Takafumi Suda, Thomas V Colby, Kingo Chida BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:72 (5 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	17. 240 Accesses	Case report Unilateral phrenic nerve lesion in Lyme neuroborreliosis Marija Djukic, Jörg Larsen, Paul Lingor, Roland Nau BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2013, 13:4 (18 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	18. 235 Accesses	Research article Rapid effects of extrafine beclomethasone dipropionate/formoterol fixed combination inhaler on airway inflammation and bronchoconstriction in asthma: a randomised controlled trial Brian J O'Connor, Sara Collarini, Gianluigi Poli, Caterina Brindicci, Monica Spinola, Daniela Acerbi, Peter J Barnes, Brian Leaker BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2011, 11:60 (21 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	19. 224 Accesses	Research article Factors associated with patient visits to the emergency department for asthma therapy Hamdan AL-Jahdali, Ahmed Anwar, Abdullah AL-Harbi, Salim Baharoon, Rabih Halwani, Abdulllah Al Shimemeri, Saleh Al-Muhsen BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:80 (17 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	20. 224 Accesses	Case report Massive right-sided hemorrhagic pleural effusion due to pancreatitis; a case report Mohammad Namazi, Ashkan Mowla BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2004, 4:1 (17 February 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	21. 222 Accesses	Research article Psychosocial risk factors for hospital readmission in COPD patients on early discharge services: a cohort study Peter A Coventry, Isla Gemmell, Christopher J Todd BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2011, 11:49 (4 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22. 215 Accesses	Case report Pulmonary focal fibrosis associated with microscopic arterio-venous fistula manifesting as focal ground-glass opacity on thin-section CT Noriko Sudo, Atsushi Nambu, Takana Yamakawa, Masashi Kawamoto, Shozo Fujino, Masato Watanabe, Kunio Mizuguchi, Masao Tago BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2013, 13:3 (14 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	23. 210 Accesses	Research article Th1/Th2 cytokine pattern in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and induced sputum in pulmonary sarcoidosis Ioanna Tsiligianni, Katerina M Antoniou, Despina Kyriakou, Nikolaos Tzanakis, George Chrysofakis, Nikolaos M Siafakas, Demosthenes Bouros BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2005, 5:8 (24 June 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary People with pulmonary sarcoidosis have an increased number of CD4+ -IFN gamma producing cells in induced sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid compared to healthy controls.
	24. 208 Accesses	Research article Diagnostic accuracy of spirometry in primary care Antonius Schneider, Lena Gindner, Lisa Tilemann, Tjard Schermer, Geert-Jan Dinant, Franz Meyer, Joachim Szecsenyi BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:31 (10 July 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	25. 206 Accesses	Debate Improving lung cancer survival; time to move on Marlies E Heuvers, Joost P Hegmans, Bruno H Stricker, Joachim G Aerts BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:77 (13 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed