Tuberkuloz ve Toraks

Aims & Scope

Tuberculosis and Thorax is a periodical journal of Turkish Association of Tuberculosis and Thorax and has been published quarterly in March, June, September and December since 1953.

A peer-reviewed system is used to select manuscripts.

The languages of the journal are Turkish and English.

Original research articles are particularly supported and encouraged.

The goal of the Journal is to present collective scientific knowledge and the scientific background via experimental and clinical studies, reviews, case reports, short communications and letters to the editor.

To undertake a novel effort in the international representation and attribution of published articles are the other aims of the journal.

The target readers of the Tuberculosis and Thorax include chest diseases specialists and residents as well as all other physicians working in the field of chest diseases.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Validity and reliability of Turkish version of St. George’s respiratory questionnaire

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Mehmet, Arzu, Ömer, Nilgün, Gamze, Sibel, Nurdan, Atilla, Selim Erkan, Eylem Sercan, Gonca

• Reliability and validity of Turkish version of COPD assessment test

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Arzu, Mehmet, Ömer, Nilgün, Gamze, Sibel, Nurdan, Atilla, Selim Erkan, Eylem Sercan, Gonca

• High flow nasal cannula in COVID-19: a literature review

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Aslıhan, Miraç, Serhat, Fatma, Aydın, Akın

• COVID-19 and acute kidney injury

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Lale, Asiye, Barış, Rengin, Mehmet

• Systemic inflammation and metabolic syndrome in stable COPD patients

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Evrim Eylem, Serdar, Sibel, Esen, Meral

• Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the pediatric sleep questionnaire: a tool for prediction of sleep related breathing disorder

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Hasan

• D-dimer levels and COVID-19 severity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Muhammed Emin, Aydın, Elif

• Association between admission neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and outcomes in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Shaghayegh, Mohammad Reza, Mohammad Hossein, Farid

• Turkish validation study of Morisky 8-item medication adherence questionnaire (MMAS-8) in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  Citation: 25

  Authors: İpek Kıvılcım, Nurdan, Zeynep

• Current situation in ARDS in the light of recent studies: Classification, epidemiology and pharmacotherapeutics

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Fatma, İrem, Akın