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Risk stratification scores for hospitalization duration and disease progression in moderate and severe patients with COVID-19
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Association between elevated serum bilirubin levels with preserved lung function under conditions of exposure to air pollution
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Sputum smear conversion and associated factors among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a longitudinal study
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POU2F2 promotes the proliferation and motility of lung cancer cells by activating AGO1
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Chest x-ray findings and temporal lung changes in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
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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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Economic burden of asthma: a systematic review
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Reference values for the 6-minute walk test in healthy children and adolescents in Switzerland
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- Jennifer Harman, BioMed Central, UK
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Steven Gray, St James's Hospital, Ireland
Craig P. Hersh, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA
Michele Mondoni, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Italy
Ernest Nadal, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Spain
Giovanni Sotgiu, University of Sassari, Italy
Giulia Stella, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Italy
Fabrizio Luppi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
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Speed
76 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
53 days to first decision for all manuscripts
184 days from submission to acceptance
17 days from acceptance to publicationCitation Impact
2.813 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.82 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.17 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.095 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
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