Vol. 6 (2011)

Spontaneous pneumothorax and ozone levels: is there a relation?

Yasin Abul; Sait Karakurt, Korkut Bostanci, Mustafa Yuksel, Emel Eryuksel, Serdar Evman, Turgay Celikel
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Clinical trials in advanced stage lung cancer: a survey of patients’ opinion about their treatment

Bojan Zaric, Branislav Perin, Aleksandra Ilic, Ivan Kopitovic, Jovan Matijasevic, Ljiljana Andrijevic, Nevena Secen, Jelena Stanic, Milorad Bijelovic, Zdravko Kosjerina, Milan Antonic
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Trends in adult asthma hospitalization: gender-age effect

Francisco J. Gonzalez-Barcala, Jorge Aboal, Luis Valdes, José M. Carreira, José M. Alvarez-Dobaño, Amalia Puga, María Teresa Garcia-Sanz, Bahi Takkouche
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Prevalence of smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease amongst teachers working in Kocaeli, Turkey

Serap A. Barış, Füsun Yıldız, İlknur Başyiğit, Haşim Boyacı, Ahmet Ilgazlı
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Renal transplant improves pulmonary hypertension in patients with end stage renal disease

Serife Savas Bozbas, Suleyman Kanyilmaz, Sule Akcay, Huseyin Bozbas, Cihan Altin, Emir Karacaglar, Haldun Muderrisoglu, Mehmet Haberal
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Effects of volatile substance abuse on the respiratory system in adolescents

Halime S.C. Büker, Esen Demir, Zeki Yüncü, Figen Gülen, Levent Midyat, Remziye Tanaç
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Systemic inflammation in COPD in relation to smoking status

Danielius Serapinas, Andrius Narbekovas, Jonas Juskevicius, Raimundas Sakalauskas
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Ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of metastases in nonpalpable supraclavicular lymph nodes in lung cancer patients

Resat Kendirlinan, Gülcihan Özkan, Mehmet Bayram, Nur Dilek Bakan, Mehmet Tutar, Aygün Gür, Güngör Camsari
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Anxiety and depression in COPD patients and correlation with sputum and BAL cytology

Cuneyt Tetikkurt, Imran Ozdemir, Seza Tetikkurt, Nail Yılmaz, Turan Ertan, Nihal Bayar
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Clinical analysis of 68 patients with pulmonary mycosis in China

Bai-ling Luo, Le-meng Zhang, Cheng-ping Hu, Zeng Xiong
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Effect of radiological extent and severity of bronchiectasis on pulmonary function

Mehmet A. Habesoglu, Fahri Tercan, Ugur Ozkan, Fusun O. Eyuboglu
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Does asthma control as assessed by the asthma control test reflect airway inflammation?

Mine Bora, Aylin Ozgen Alpaydin, Arzu Yorgancioglu, Gizem Akkas, Aydın Isisag, Aysın Sakar Coskun, Pınar Celik
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Epidemiology and costs of hospital care for COPD in Puglia

Anna Maria Moretti, Silvio Tafuri, Davide Parisi, Cinzia Germinario
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Effects of indoor air pollution on respiratory symptoms of non-smoking women in Niš, Serbia

Aleksandra Stanković, Maja Nikolić, Mirjana Arandjelović
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Chronic ingestion of alcohol modulates expression of ubiquitin editing enzyme A20 in lung macrophages

Quan-Yong Huang, Yu-Chuan Chen, Shui-Ping Liu
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Frequency of pleural effusion in acute bronchiolitis and its effect on prognosis

Ayse E. Yilmaz, Aslı Koktener, Nurullah Celik, Halise Akca, Meki Bilici, Emit Mete
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Effects of climatic changes and urban air pollution on the rising trends of respiratory allergy and asthma

Gennaro D'Amato
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Fit for high altitude: are hypoxic challenge tests useful?

Heinrich Matthys
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Round atelectasis in sarcoidosis

Cuneyt Tetikkurt, Seza Tetikkurt, Imran Ozdemir, Nihal Bayar
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Rituximab treatment in a case of anti- synthetase syndrome with severe interstitial lung disease and acute respiratory failure

Maria Cristina Zappa, Tiziana Trequattrini, Francesco Mattioli, Rosario Rivitti, Rossana Vigliarolo, Antonella Marcoccia, Giovanni D’Arcangelo
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JAK2 V617F mutation negative erythrocytosis (or how to more simply perform diagnosis and treat a patient with increased hematocrit)

Luca Zito, Roberto Torchio, Kassem Bannout, Stefano Ulisciani, Marco Guglielmo, CLAUDIO Ciacco, Donatella Lodico
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Efficacy of hormonal suppression in a patient with chyluria due to lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Paola Contini, Mario Schiavina, Riccardo Schiavina, Francesco Tavalazzi, Andrea Fabiani, Valerio Di Scioscio, Paolo Spagnolo, Luca Richeldi
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Cervical necrotizing fasciitis associated with descending necrotizing mediastinitis

Ugur Gonlugur, Oguz Guclu, Ozan Karatag, Arzu Mirici, Sefa Derekoy
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Photoacoustic technique: a new method for measuring the rheologic properties of human bronchial mucus

Luis V.F. De Oliveira, Newton S. De Faria Jr., Fernanda M. Garcia Gonzaga Napoleone, Marcelo A. Ingraci Barboza, Fernando S. Studart Leitão Filho, Luiz C. De Mattos, Claudio F. Donner, Paulo R. Barja
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Time for physicians to be aware of molecular genetic testing Report from the 3rd Viareggio Health Festival, Italy

Cecilia Nardini
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Spontaneous pneumothorax

Heinrich Matthys
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Patient, doctor, disease, and informed consent

Riccardo Pela
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Does urban asthma exist? How climatic changes and urban air pollution intervene on asthma and respiratory allergy

Isabella Annesi-Maesano
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The lung at high altitude

Annalisa Cogo
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When to perform a bronchial challenge with mannitol?

Claudio M. Sanguinetti
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COPD, smoking behaviour, and the importance of teachers as role-models for adolescents

Sara Maio, Sandra Baldacci, Giovanni Viegi
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Kidney pulmonary hypertension: another road on the map?

Matteo Sofia, Anna A. Stanziola
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Persistence of systemic inflammation in COPD in spite of smoking cessation

Giovanni Invernizzi
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Anxiety and depression in COPD

Francesco G. Salerno, Mauro Carone
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Chronic pulmonary aspergilloses: do they exist?

Gianfranco Schiraldi, Lucia Minniti
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Does the asthma control test reflect inflammation?

Margherita Neri
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The European Respiratory Roadmap

Marc Decramer
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