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Outdoor air pollution and respiratory health: a bibliometric analysis of publications in peer-reviewed journals (1900 – 2017)

Original research article – Open Access Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Waleed M. Sweileh, Samah W. Al-Jabi, Sa’ed H. Zyoud and Ansam F. Sawalha  Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 2018 13:15 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40248-018-0128-5 Abstract Background Outdoor air pollution is a major threat to global public health that needs responsible…

Nerve ablation after bronchial thermoplasty and sustained improvement in severe asthma

Research article Open Access Open Peer Review BMC Pulmonary Medicine N. Facciolongo, A. DiStefano, V. Pietrini, C. Galeone, F. Bellanova, F. Menzella, N. Scichilone, R. Piro, G. L. Bajocchi, B. Balbi, L. Agostini, P. P. Salsi, D. Formisano and M. Lusuardi BMC Pulmonary Medicine BMC series – open, inclusive and trusted 2018 18:29 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0554-8 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Bronchial thermoplasty…

Prevalence of asthma among the adult general population of five Middle Eastern countries: results of the SNAPSHOT program

BMC Pulmonary Medicine   Research article – Open Access – Open Peer Review   Hesham Tarraf, Omur Aydin, Dilsad Mungan, Mohammad Albader, Bassam Mahboub, Adam Doble, Aaicha Lahlou, Luqman Tariq, Fayaz Aziz and Abdelkader El Hasnaoui BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2018 18:68 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0621-9 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Asthma is a common…

Loss of bronchoprotection to Salbutamol during sputum induction with hypertonic saline: implications for asthma therapy

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Research Open Access   Hongyu Wang, Melanie Kjarsgaard, Terence Ho, John D. Brannan and Parameswaran Nair Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2018 14:26 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-018-0256-7 Abstract Background Sputum induction with hypertonic saline in obstructive airway diseases is generally…