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Featured article: Daily physical activity and related risk factors in COPD
Physical inactivity in COPD increases risk of cardiovascular disease, frequent exacerbations, reduced health status, and increased symptoms. Albarrati et al reported that the level of daily physical activity (DPA) in COPD was independent of traditional risk factors and that the breathlessness score is a better predictor of the DPA than lung function and handgrip strength.
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Featured article: Microbial contamination of home nebulizers in children with cystic fibrosis and clinical implication on the number of pulmonary exacerbations
Early detection of pulmonary contamination in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) is essential. In this observational, cross sectional study, Tabatabaii et al reported that the majority of domiciliary nebulizers used by children with CF were contaminated with microorganisms indicating that the nebulizers may serve as potential reservoirs of pathogens.
Announcement: We are recruiting new Associate Editors
We are recruiting new Associate Editors to join our international editorial board, helping to provide expertise on a wide range of different subject disciplines.
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Comparison of ceftriaxone plus macrolide and ampicillin/sulbactam plus macrolide in treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia without risk factors for aspiration: an open-label, quasi-randomized, controlled trial
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Management of initial colonisations with Burkholderia species in France, with retrospective analysis in five cystic fibrosis Centres: a pilot study
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Treatment of superimposed preeclampsia on chronic hypertension in a twin pregnancy with automatic continuous positive airway pressure: a case report
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Recovery from hypoxemia and Hypercapnia following noninvasive pressure support ventilation in a patient with statin-associated necrotizing myopathy: a case report
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Six underlying health conditions strongly influence mortality based on pneumonia severity in an ageing population of Japan: a prospective cohort study
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The modified Medical Research Council scale for the assessment of dyspnea in daily living in obesity: a pilot study
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Reference values for the 6-minute walk test in healthy children and adolescents in Switzerland
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Economic burden of asthma: a systematic review
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Comparing new treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis – a network meta-analysis
Aims and scope
BMC Pulmonary Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of pulmonary and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
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Editor
- Tamara Hughes, BMC, UK
- Anna Melidoni, BMC, UK
Section Editors
- Sanjay Chotirmall, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
- Isis Fernandez, Helmholtz Zentrum München
- Craig Hersh, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Joerg Mattes, University of Newcastle
- Montserrat Sanchez-Cespedes, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute-IDIBELL
- Raffaele Scala, Unità Operativa Pneumologia, UTSIR e Endoscopia Toracica
- Giovanni Sotgiu, University of Sassari
- Giuseppe Verlato, University of Verona
Assistant Editor
- Maire Clayton, BMC, USA
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2018 Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact
2.184 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.596 - 5-year Impact Factor
0.960 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.955 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
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1,032 Altmetric Mentions
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