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Journal of Respiratory Diseases

JRD · ISSN 2642-9241 · DOI prefix 10.14302/issn.2642-9241 · CC BY 4.0

Research on the diseases and disorders that impair breathing — the airways, the lung parenchyma, the pulmonary circulation and the physiology of respiration — published open access and free to read on the day it appears.

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Conceptual artwork: translucent branching airway and lung forms in slate and terracotta.

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Random Forest Classifier for Respiratory Mortality Analytics

Philip de Melo

Research article · 29 June 2026 · Volume 1, Issue 3 · Pages 32–53 · 10.14302/issn.2642-9241.jrd-26-6332

A machine-learning framework for predicting in-hospital mortality among patients with respiratory disease, built from administrative and clinically derived variables. The author reports model performance on a dataset extended with physiologically constrained synthetic variables.

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Profile of Patients Who Died During One Year in the Pneumophthisiology Department of the Hospital National Ignace Deen CHU in Conakry

Boubacar Djelo Diallo, Ibrahima Sory Dialli, Thierno Hassane Diallo, Oumou Hawa Diallo, Alpha Oumar Barry, Camara Lansana Mady

Research article · 15 December 2024 · Volume 1, Issue 3 · Pages 26–31 · 10.14302/issn.2642-9241.jrd-24-5320

Spirometric profile of people living with HIV on antiretroviral drugs in Abidjan

Samake Kadiatou, Koné Z, Daix ATJ, Akoun OAMC, Kossa DOC, Bakayoko AS, Domoua KMS

Research article · 8 January 2024 · Volume 1, Issue 3 · Pages 15–25 · 10.14302/issn.2642-9241.jrd-23-4809

A Newer Approach in the Management of Cough: A Review on Levodropropizine

Thomas Prasanna K, Jog Pramod, Vohra Nitin R, Veligandla Krishna C, Petare Uttam Anup

Review · 23 May 2023 · Volume 1, Issue 3 · Pages 1–14 · 10.14302/issn.2642-9241.jrd-23-4566

Microalbuminuria and the Presence of Hypoxemia in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

S. M. Rezwanuzzaman, A. K. Al Miraj, Shuvo Majumder, Zakir Hasan, Kaoser Alam, Nasir Uddin Patwary

Research article · 4 June 2022 · Volume 1, Issue 2 · Pages 28–37 · 10.14302/issn.2642-9241.jrd-22-4181

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What the journal covers

A manuscript belongs here when its research question, analytical focus or principal contribution materially advances understanding of respiratory disease, respiratory health or the physiology of breathing.

Airways, parenchyma and the thoracic fieldAsthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease and thoracic oncology.
Infection, circulation and the pleural spacePneumonia, tuberculosis, viral respiratory disease, pulmonary vascular and pleural disease.
Breathing, sleep and critical illnessRespiratory physiology, lung-function measurement, sleep-related breathing disorders and respiratory failure.
Investigation, intervention and treatmentDiagnostics, imaging, bronchoscopy, therapeutics, rehabilitation and lung transplantation.
Populations, exposure and preventionRespiratory epidemiology, environmental and occupational exposure, prevention, health services and methods.

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Every manuscript is handled by named editors whose records are published in full. Editorial decisions are independent of fees, services, membership, and editorial or reviewer roles.