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	1. 724 Accesses	Research article Prevalence of asthma and other allergic conditions in Colombia 2009-2010: a cross-sectional study Rodolfo Dennis, Luis Caraballo, Elizabeth García, María X Rojas, Martín A Rondón, Adriana Pérez, Gustavo Aristizabal, Augusto Peñaranda, Ana M Barragan, Velky Ahumada, Silvia Jimenez BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:17 (2 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	2. 464 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
	3. 444 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
	4. 420 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 \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	5. 353 Accesses	Case report Non drowsy obstructive sleep apnea as a potential cause of resistant hypertension: a case report Aibek E Mirrakhimov BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:16 (25 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	6. 345 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
	7. 305 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
	8. 304 Accesses	Research article Cement dust exposure and acute lung function: A cross shift study Zeyede K Zeleke, Bente E Moen, Magne Bråtveit BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2010, 10:19 (14 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	9. 297 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
	10. 290 Accesses	Research article Predictors for length of hospital stay in patients with community-acquired Pneumonia: Results from a Swiss Multicenter study Isabelle E Suter-Widmer, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Werner Zimmerli, Werner Albrich, Beat Mueller, Philipp Schuetz BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:21 (20 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	11. 264 Accesses	Research article Respiratory physiotherapy and incidence of pulmonary complications in off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: an observational follow-up study Isabel Yánez-Brage, Salvador Pita-Fernández, Alberto Juffé-Stein, Ursicino Martínez-González, Sonia Pértega-Díaz, Ángeles Mauleón-García BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:36 (28 July 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	12. 258 Accesses	Research article The surfactant protein C mutation A116D alters cellular processing, stress tolerance, surfactant lipid composition, and immune cell activation Ralf Zarbock, Markus Woischnik, Christiane Sparr, Tobias Thurm, Suncana Kern, Eva Kaltenborn, Andreas Hector, Dominik Hartl, Gerhard Liebisch, Gerd Schmitz, Matthias Griese BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:15 (29 March 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Mutations to the gene encoding Surfactant protein C (SP-C) are implicated in interstitial lung disease; the A116D mutation impairs processing of proSP-C in vitro, leading to altered cell viability, surfactant lipid composition and activation of immune cells.
	13. 257 Accesses	Research article MRC chronic Dyspnea Scale: Relationships with cardiopulmonary exercise testing and 6-minute walk test in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients: a prospective study Effrosyni D Manali, Panagiotis Lyberopoulos, Christina Triantafillidou, Likourgos F Kolilekas, Christina Sotiropoulou, Joseph Milic-Emili, Charis Roussos, Spyros A Papiris BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2010, 10:32 (28 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	14. 241 Accesses	Research article Utilization and responsiveness of the asthma control test (ACT) at the initiation of therapy for patients with asthma: a randomized controlled trial Mohamed S Al Moamary, Ahmed G Al-Kordi, Mohammed O Al Ghobain, Hani M Tamim BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:14 (26 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary In a primary care setting, the Asthma Control Test (ACT) is responsive to changes in lung function at the initiation of asthma treatment, and may be useful for the initiation of asthma treatment.
	15. 237 Accesses	Research article Comparison of airway measurements during influenza-induced tachypnea in infant and adult cotton rats Elman L Trias, Arash Hassantoufighi, Gregory A Prince, Maryna C Eichelberger BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:28 (10 June 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	16. 235 Accesses	Research article Predictors of long time survival after lung cancer surgery: A retrospective cohort study Kjetil Roth, Tom Nilsen, Elisabeth Hatlen, Karina Sørensen, Torstein Hole, Rune Haaverstad BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8:22 (27 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	17. 235 Accesses	Research article The effect of obesity on spirometry tests among healthy non-smoking adults Mohammed Al Ghobain BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:10 (21 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	18. 233 Accesses	Research article Detection of air trapping in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by low frequency ultrasound Katrin Morenz, Heike Biller, Frank Wolfram, Steffen Leonhadt, Dirk Rüter, Thomas Glaab, Stefan Uhlig, Jens M Hohlfeld BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:8 (16 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	19. 221 Accesses	Research article Interleukin 6, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and interleukin 10 in the prediction of risk and etiologic patterns in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: results from the German competence network CAPNETZ Katrin Zobel, Peter Martus, Mathias W Pletz, Santiago Ewig, Michael Prediger, Tobias Welte, Frank Bühling, CAPNETZ study group BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:6 (20 February 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Patients with a severe course of community-aquired pneumonia (CAP) exhibit increased levels of interleukin 6, 10 and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein, however the predictive power of these factors for a severe course of pneumonia is lower than that of CRB-65.
	20. 217 Accesses	Research article Increased hospitalizations among sarcoidosis patients from 1998 to 2008: a population-based cohort study Alicia K Gerke, Ming Yang, Fan Tang, Joseph E Cavanaugh, Philip M Polgreen BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:19 (14 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	21. 217 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
	22. 217 Accesses	Research article Associations between statins and COPD: a systematic review Claudia C Dobler, Keith K Wong, Guy B Marks BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9:32 (12 July 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary 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.
	23. 215 Accesses	Case report Pulmonary sarcoidosis associated with psoriasis vulgaris: coincidental occurrence or causal association? Case report Melita Nikolopoulou, Stamatis Katsenos, Kostas Psathakis, Efstathios Rallis, Dimitrios Sampaziotis, Panagiotis Panagou, Kostas Tsintiris, Demosthenes Bouros BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2006, 6:26 (13 December 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24. 209 Accesses	Research article Is nebulized saline a placebo in COPD? Shahina Y Khan, B Ronan O'Driscoll BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2004, 4:9 (30 September 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary New support for the effectiveness of nebulized saline in alleviating breathlessness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rules out its continued use as a placebo in trials assessing symptom relief.
	25. 206 Accesses	Research article Lung function decline in relation to diagnostic criteria for airflow obstruction in respiratory symptomatic subjects Reinier P Akkermans, Marvin A Berrevoets, Ivo J Smeele, Annelies E Lucas, Bart P Thoonen, Joke G Grootens-Stekelenburg, Yvonne F Heijdra, Chris van Weel, Tjard R Schermer BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2012, 12:12 (22 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed