Comment:

JL Myers

NSIP, UIP, and the ABCs of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1003-1004. [PDF]  

AT Dinh-Xuan and J Texereau

Measuring exhaled nitric oxide: not only a matter of how--but also why--should we do it?
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1005-1007. [PDF]  

JH Bates

Detecting airways obstruction from the tidal flow profile
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1008-1009. [PDF]  

A Diez Herranz

Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1236. [PDF]  

Original Articles:

S Nagai, M Kitaichi, H Itoh, K Nishimura, T Izumi, and TV Colby

Idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia/fibrosis: comparison with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and BOOP
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1010-1019. [Abstract] [PDF] [Correction]  

PA Gevenois, G Sergent, V De Maertelaer, F Gouat, JC Yernault, and P De Vuyst

Micronodules and emphysema in coal mine dust or silica exposure: relation with lung function
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1020-1024. [Abstract] [PDF]  

O Bjortuft, F Brosstad, and J Boe

Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsies: measurement of bleeding volume and evaluation of the predictive value of coagulation tests
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1025-1027. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PC Cassina, H Teschler, N Konietzko, D Theegarten, and G Stamatis

Two-year results after lung volume reduction surgery in alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency versus smoker's emphysema
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1028-1032. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Takeyabu, T Betsuyaku, M Nishimura, A Yoshioka, M Tanino, K Miyamoto, and Y Kawakami

Cysteine proteinases and cystatin C in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from subjects with subclinical emphysema
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1033-1039. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KS Lindeman, TL Croxton, B Lande, and CA Hirshman

Hypocapnia-induced contraction of porcine airway smooth muscle
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1046-1052. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HW Mitchell, R Cvetkovski, MP Sparrow, PR Gray, and PK McFawn

Concurrent measurement of smooth muscle shortening, lumen narrowing and flow to acetylcholine in large and small porcine bronchi
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1053-1061. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Okazawa, ZH Cui, J Lotvall, S Yoshihara, BE Skoogh, K Kashimoto, and A Linden

Effect of a novel PACAP-27 analogue on muscarinic airway responsiveness in guinea-pigs in vivo
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1062-1066. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Morrison, RM Strieter, SC Donnelly, MD Burdick, SL Kunkel, and W MacNee

Neutrophil chemokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and leukocyte-conditioned medium from nonsmokers and smokers
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1067-1072. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Magnan, C Fourre-Jullian, H Jullian, M Badier, A Lanteaume, D Vervloet, and D Charpin

Rhinitis alone or rhinitis plus asthma: what makes the difference?
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1073-1078. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DW Reid, VJ Hendrick, TC Aitken, WT Berrill, SC Stenton, and DJ Hendrick

Age-dependent inaccuracy of asthma death certification in Northern England, 1991-1992
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1079-1083. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Devereux, DJ Hendrick, and SC Stenton

Perception of respiratory symptoms after methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction in a general population
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1089-1093. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Lantero, G Alessandri, D Spallarossa, L Scarso, and GA Rossi

LFA-1 expression by blood eosinophils is increased in atopic asthmatic children and is involved in eosinophil locomotion
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1094-1098. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA Odhiambo, LW Ng'ang'a, MW Mungai, CM Gicheha, JK Nyamwaya, F Karimi, PT Macklem, and MR Becklake

Urban-rural differences in questionnaire-derived markers of asthma in Kenyan school children
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1105-1112. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MJ Morris, RG Madgwick, I Collyer, F Denby, and DJ Lane

Analysis of expiratory tidal flow patterns as a diagnostic tool in airflow obstruction
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1113-1117. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EM Williams, RG Madgwick, and MJ Morris

Tidal expired airflow patterns in adults with airway obstruction
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1118-1123. [Abstract] [PDF] [Correction]  

F Santoli, F Zerah, N Vasile, D Bachir, F Galacteros, and G Atlan

Pulmonary function in sickle cell disease with or without acute chest syndrome
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1124-1129. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Cracowski, B Wuyam, V Klein, and P Levy

Lung function and exercise capacity in thalassaemia major
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1130-1136. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Dosanjh

Immunolocalization of G(alpha)i-3 in foetal lung fibroblasts
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1137-1140. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SM Phare, M Peters-Golden, and MJ Coffey

Alveolar lining fluid regulates mononuclear phagocyte 5-lipoxygenase metabolism
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1141-1146. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RJ Mason, LD Nielsen, Y Kuroki, E Matsuura, JH Freed, and JM Shannon

A 50-kDa variant form of human surfactant protein D
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1147-1155. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Sampol, X Munoz, MT Sagales, S Marti, A Roca, M Dolors de la Calzada, P Lloberes, and F Morell

Long-term efficacy of dietary weight loss in sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1156-1159. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Bellofiore, LS Malatino, MA Sapienza, I Bellanuova, A Cataliotti, and GU Di Maria

The relationship between cardiac output and posthyperventilation hyperpnoea in patients with essential hypertension
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1160-1163. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GA Iotti, MC Olivei, A Palo, C Galbusera, R Veronesi, and A Braschi

Acute effects of inhaled nitric oxide in adult respiratory distress syndrome
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1164-1171. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Ferrer, E Zavala, O Diaz, J Roca, PD Wagner, and R Rodriguez-Roisin

Assessment of ventilation-perfusion mismatching in mechanically ventilated patients
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1172-1176. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CG Elliott, MF Leppert, GJ Alexander, K Ward, L Nelson, and GG Pietra

Factor V Leiden is not common in patients diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1177-1180. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AM Antezana, G Antezana, O Aparicio, I Noriega, FL Velarde, and JP Richalet

Pulmonary hypertension in high-altitude chronic hypoxia: response to nifedipine
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1181-1185. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SJ Wilson, C O'Brien, MA Harris, and IB Masters

Measuring tidal volume and functional residual capacity change in sleeping infants using a volume displacement plethysmograph
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1186-1190. [Abstract] [PDF]  

V Antonaglia, A Grop, P Demanins, F Beltrame, U Lucangelo, A Peratoner, L De Simoni, A Gullo, and J Milic-Emili

Single-breath method for assessing the viscoelastic properties of the respiratory system
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1191-1196. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ML Wilsher

Seasonal clustering of sarcoidosis presenting with erythema nodosum
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1197-1199. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PS Hiemstra, S van Wetering, and J Stolk

Neutrophil serine proteinases and defensins in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effects on pulmonary epithelium
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1200-1208. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PJ Barnes and AJ Woolcock

Difficult asthma
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1209-1218. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Pellegrino, PJ Sterk, JK Sont, and V Brusasco

Assessing the effect of deep inhalation on airway calibre: a novel approach to lung function in bronchial asthma and COPD
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1219-1227. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

A Therminarias, MF Oddou, A Favre-Juvin, P Flore, and M Delaire

Bronchial obstruction and exhaled nitric oxide response during exercise in cold air
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1040-1045. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Jatakanon, S Lim, KF Chung, and PJ Barnes

An inhaled steroid improves markers of airway inflammation in patients with mild asthma
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1084-1088. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Jonasson, KH Carlsen, and P Blomqvist

Clinical efficacy of low-dose inhaled budesonide once or twice daily in children with mild asthma not previously treated with steroids
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1099-1104. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

T Ponge, D Boutoille, A Moreau, P Germaud, G Dabouis, T Baranger, and J Barrier

Systemic vasculitis in a patient with small-cell neuroendocrine bronchial cancer
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1228-1229. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CS Ulrik and K Viskum

Fibrous pleural tumour producing 171 litres of transudate
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1230-1232. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Wolthuis, RB Landewe, PH Theunissen, and LW Westerhuis

Chylothorax or leakage of total parenteral nutrition?
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 1233-1235. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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