''Thorax'' is a monthly

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specialising in both clinical and experimental research articles on

respiratory medicine ''Respiratory Medicine'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Elsevier covering research in pulmonology. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports'', ''Respiratory Medicine'' has a 2020 impact factor The impact factor (I ...

as well as

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immunology Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of Immune system, immune systems in all Organism, organisms. Immunology charts, measures, and contextualizes the Physiology, physiological functioning of the immune system in ...

pharmacology Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur betwee ...

pathology Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...

, and

surgery Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery s ...

. It was established in 1946 and is published by the

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on behalf of the British Thoracic Society. The journal is available online by subscription and archived editions of the journal are available free of charge after 1 year. The

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are Professor Jennifer Quint, Imperial College London, UK Professor Mark Griffiths, Imperial College London, UK Professor Cecilia O'Kane, Queen's University Belfast, UK

Abstracting and indexing

''Thorax'' is abstracted and indexed by MEDLINE/Index Medicus,

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, and

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2023

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of 10.8.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://thorax.bmj.com BMJ Group academic journals Monthly journals Academic journals established in 1946 English-language journals Pulmonology journals