Comment:

H Teschler and M Berthon-Jones

Full polysomnography versus home sleep study: searching for the optimal procedure
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1699-1700. [PDF]  

RW Light and H Hamm

Malignant pleural effusion: would the real cause please stand up?
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1701-1702. [PDF]  

P Castiglioni, M Di Rienzo, and M Morpurgo

Is pulmonary arterial impedance affected by breathing?
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1933-1934. [PDF]  

Original Articles:

P Weynants, FX Marchandise, and Y Sibille

Pulmonary perspective: immunology in diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1703-1719. [Abstract] [PDF] [Correction]  

O Parra, N Garcia-Esclasans, JM Montserrat, L Garcia Eroles, J Ruiz, JA Lopez, JM Guerra, and JJ Sopena

Should patients with sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome be diagnosed and managed on the basis of home sleep studies?
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1720-1724. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Chaouat, E Weitzenblum, R Kessler, C Charpentier, M Ehrhart, P Levi-Valensi, J Zielinski, L Delaunois, R Cornudella, and J Moutinho dos Santos

Sleep-related O2 desaturation and daytime pulmonary haemodynamics in COPD patients with mild hypoxaemia
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1730-1735. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SP Aries, B Schaaf, F Hansen, K Weyrich, V Kurowski, R Dennin, and K Dalhoff

Expression of complement receptors and regulatory proteins on alveolar CD4+ lymphocytes from human immunodeficiency virus-1 infected individuals
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1736-1741. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GC Riise, C Kjellstrom, W Ryd, H Schersten, F Nilsson, G Martensson, and BA Andersson

Inflammatory cells and activation markers in BAL during acute rejection and infection in lung transplant recipients: a prospective, longitudinal study
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1742-1746. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Zhang, B Peng, J Niehus, CR Baumgarten, T Brunnee, S Thalhofer, P Dorow, and G Kunkel

Kinin generation in acute pneumonia and chronic bronchitis
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1747-1753. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CB Wilson, PW Jones, CJ O'Leary, DM Hansell, PJ Cole, and R Wilson

Effect of sputum bacteriology on the quality of life of patients with bronchiectasis
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1754-1760. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Barbato, M Magarotto, M Crivellaro, A Novello, Jr, A Cracco, J de Blic, P Scheinmann, JO Warner, and M Zach

Use of the paediatric bronchoscope, flexible and rigid, in 51 European centres
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1761-1766. [Abstract] [PDF]  

I Azevedo, J de Blic, CH Dumarey, P Scheinmann, BB Vargaftig, and M Bachelet

Increased spontaneous release of tumour necrosis factor-alpha by alveolar macrophages from wheezy infants
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1767-1773. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KC Lodrup Carlsen, JJ Jaakkola, P Nafstad, and KH Carlsen

In utero exposure to cigarette smoking influences lung function at birth
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1774-1779. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Asthma and respiratory symptoms in 6-7 yr old Italian children: gender, latitude, urbanization and socioeconomic factors. SIDRIA (Italian Studies on Respiratory Disorders in Childhood and the Environment)
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1780-1786. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Pekkanen, ST Remes, T Husman, M Lindberg, M Kajosaari, A Koivikko, and L Soininen

Prevalence of asthma symptoms in video and written questionnaires among children in four regions of Finland
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1787-1794. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Janson, S Chinn, D Jarvis, and P Burney

Physician-diagnosed asthma and drug utilization in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1795-1802. [Abstract] [PDF]  

V Bellia, G Cuttitta, F Cibella, AM Vignola, G Crescimanno, P D'Accardi, F Catalano, and G Bonsignore

Effect of ageing on peak expiratory flow variability and nocturnal exacerbations in bronchial asthma
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1803-1808. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MC Ronchi, C Piragino, E Rosi, L Stendardi, A Tanini, G Galli, R Duranti, and G Scano

Do sputum eosinophils and ECP relate to the severity of asthma?
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1809-1813. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Walland and R Hammer

Muscarinic contraction in isolated guinea-pig trachea and antagonism by noradrenaline
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1814-1819. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AH Kars, JM Bogaard, T Stijnen, J de Vries, AF Verbraak, and C Hilvering

Dead space and slope indices from the expiratory carbon dioxide tension-volume curve
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1829-1836. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Lechapt-Zalcman, I Hurbain, R Lacave, F Commo, T Urban, M Antoine, B Milleron, and JF Bernaudin

MDR1-Pgp 170 expression in human bronchus
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1837-1843. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Haver, C Gerard, L Kobzik, and SA Shore

Neutral endopeptidase activity in newborn and adult rabbit tracheas
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1844-1849. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Popov and M Simionescu

Alterations of lung structure in experimental diabetes, and diabetes associated with hyperlipidaemia in hamsters
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1850-1858. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MI Polkey, D Kyroussis, CH Hamnegard, PD Hughes, GF Rafferty, J Moxham, and M Green

Paired phrenic nerve stimuli for the detection of diaphragm fatigue in humans
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1859-1864. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Kondo, T Uhlig, P Pemberton, and PD Sly

Laser monitoring of chest wall displacement
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1865-1869. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Hammer and CJ Newth

Influence of endotracheal tube diameter on forced deflation flow-volume curves in rhesus monkeys
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1870-1873. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Lebrun, D Mathieu, C Saulnier, and P Nordmann

Limits of commercial molecular tests for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1874-1876. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Roth, T Schaberg, and H Mauch

Molecular diagnosis of tuberculosis: current clinical validity and future perspectives
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1877-1891. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Advenier, V Lagente, and E Boichot

The role of tachykinin receptor antagonists in the prevention of bronchial hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation and cough
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1892-1906. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SA Sahn

Pleural diseases related to metastatic malignancies
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1907-1913. [Abstract] [PDF]  

WD Kim

Lung mucus: a clinician's view
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1914-1917. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JL Clausen

Lung volume equipment and infection control. ERS/ATS Workshop Report Series. European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1928-1932. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

F Fanfulla, V Patruno, C Bruschi, and C Rampulla

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: is the "half-night polysomnography" an adequate method for evaluating sleep profile and respiratory events?
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1725-1729. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BJ Lipworth and DJ Clark

Lung delivery of salbutamol by dry powder inhaler (Turbuhaler) and small volume antistatic metal spacer (Airomir CFC-free MDI plus NebuChamber)
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1820-1823. [Abstract] [PDF]  

FG Bollert, SP Matusiewicz, MH Dewar, GM Brown, A McLean, AP Greening, and GK Crompton

Comparative efficacy and potency of ipratropium via Turbuhaler and pressurized metered-dose inhaler in reversible airflow obstruction
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1824-1828. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

P Piirila, T Estlander, M Hytonen, H Keskinen, O Tupasela, and M Tuppurainen

Rhinitis caused by ninhydrin develops into occupational asthma
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1918-1921. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MC Lin, MY Liaw, CC Huang, ML Chuang, and YH Tsai

Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis--a rare cause of acute respiratory failure managed with nasal mask bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) ventilation
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1922-1924. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Murris-Espin, L Lacassagne, A Didier, JJ Voigt, JM Cisterne, J Giron, D Durand, and P Leophonte

Metastatic pulmonary calcification after renal transplantation
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 1925-1927. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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