Comment:

RP Murray and NR Anthonisen

Interventions for smoking cessation: the outcomes are determined by the questions asked
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 231-232. [PDF]  

R Wilson

Bacterial infection and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 233-235. [PDF]  

A Jubran

Is respiratory controller arrhythmia an artifact or a real phenomenon?
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 236-237. [PDF]  

S Teramoto and Y Ouchi

Inhaled oxitropium bromide is currently used as the first-line therapy of patients with chronic pulmonary disease in Japan
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 473-475. [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

P Tonnesen, P Paoletti, G Gustavsson, MA Russell, R Saracci, A Gulsvik, B Rijcken, and U Sawe

Higher dosage nicotine patches increase one-year smoking cessation rates: results from the European CEASE trial. Collaborative European Anti-Smoking Evaluation. European Respiratory Society
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 238-246. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Vagaggini, S Carnevali, P Macchioni, M Taccola, E Fornai, E Bacci, ML Bartoli, S Cianchetti, FL Dente, A Di Franco, D Giannini, and PL Paggiaro

Airway inflammatory response to ozone in subjects with different asthma severity
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 274-280. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Bradding, I Rushby, J Scullion, and MD Morgan

As-required versus regular nebulized salbutamol for the treatment of acute severe asthma
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 290-294. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KW Tsang, PI Ho, KN Chan, MS Ip, WK Lam, CS Ho, KY Yuen, GC Ooi, R Amitani, and E Tanaka

A pilot study of low-dose erythromycin in bronchiectasis
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 361-364. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Osanai, Y Akiba, S Fujiuchi, H Nakano, H Matsumoto, Y Ohsaki, and K Kikuchi

Depression of peripheral chemosensitivity by a dopaminergic mechanism in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 418-423. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA Bennett, TW Harrison, and AE Tattersfield

The contribution of the swallowed fraction of an inhaled dose of salmeterol to it systemic effects
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 445-448. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Original Articles:

E Piitulainen and S Eriksson

Decline in FEV1 related to smoking status in individuals with severe alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ)
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 247-251. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Kubo, S Eda, H Yamamoto, K Fujimoto, Y Matsuzawa, Y Maruyama, M Hasegawa, S Sone, and F Sakai

Expiratory and inspiratory chest computed tomography and pulmonary function tests in cigarette smokers
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 252-256. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RW Atkinson, HR Anderson, DP Strachan, JM Bland, SA Bremner, and A Ponce de Leon

Short-term associations between outdoor air pollution and visits to accident and emergency departments in London for respiratory complaints
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 257-265. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Tiittanen, KL Timonen, J Ruuskanen, A Mirme, and J Pekkanen

Fine particulate air pollution, resuspended road dust and respiratory health among symptomatic children
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 266-273. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TD Szucs, H Anderhub, and M Rutishauser

The economic burden of asthma: direct and indirect costs in Switzerland
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 281-286. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RG Oganov and GYa Maslennikova

Asthma mortality in Russia between 1980 and 1989
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 287-289. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AB Bohadana, R Peslin, SE Megherbi, D Teculescu, EA Sauleau, P Wild, and QT Pham

Dose-response slope of forced oscillation and forced expiratory parameters in bronchial challenge testing
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 295-300. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AH Henriksen, M Sue-Chu, T Lingaas Holmen, A Langhammer, and L Bjermer

Exhaled and nasal NO levels in allergic rhinitis: relation to sensitization, pollen season and bronchial hyperresponsiveness
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 301-306. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JF Arnal, P Flores, J Rami, M Murris-Espin, F Bremont, I M Pasto Aguilla, E Serrano, and A Didier

Nasal nitric oxide concentration in paranasal sinus inflammatory diseases
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 307-312. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Homma and CG Irvin

Bradykinin-induced bronchospasm in the rat in vivo: a role for nitric oxide modulation
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 313-320. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Silvestri, D Spallarossa, V Frangova Yourukova, E Battistini, B Fregonese, and GA Rossi

Orally exhaled nitric oxide levels are related to the degree of blood eosinophilia in atopic children with mild-intermittent asthma
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 321-326. [Abstract] [PDF]  

W Zetterquist, C Pedroletti, JO Lundberg, and K Alving

Salivary contribution to exhaled nitric oxide
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 327-333. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PA Steerenberg, JB Snelder, PH Fischer, JG Vos, H van Loveren, and JG van Amsterdam

Increased exhaled nitric oxide on days with high outdoor air pollution is of endogenous origin
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 334-337. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Monso, A Rosell, G Bonet, J Manterola, PJ Cardona, J Ruiz, and J Morera

Risk factors for lower airway bacterial colonization in chronic bronchitis
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 338-342. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Zalacain, V Sobradillo, J Amilibia, J Barron, V Achotegui, JI Pijoan, and JL Llorente

Predisposing factors to bacterial colonization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 343-348. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Almirall, I Bolibar, X Balanzo, and CA Gonzalez

Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a population-based case-control study
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 349-355. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Loukides, P Panagou, D Kolokouris, and N Kalogeropoulos

Bacterial pneumonia as a suprainfection in young adults with measles
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 356-360. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Vitacca, R Porta, L Bianchi, E Clini, and N Ambrosino

Differences in spontaneous breathing pattern and mechanics in patients with severe COPD recovering from acute exacerbation
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 365-370. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Orozco-Levi, J Gea, JL Lloreta, M Felez, J Minguella, S Serrano, and JM Broquetas

Subcellular adaptation of the human diaphragm in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 371-378. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PD Hughes, MI Polkey, J Moxham, and M Green

Long-term recovery of diaphragm strength in neuralgic amyotrophy
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 379-384. [Abstract] [PDF]  

YM Luo, LC Johnson, MI Polkey, ML Harris, RA Lyall, M Green, and J Moxham

Diaphragm electromyogram measured with unilateral magnetic stimulation
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 385-390. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Stassijns, G Gayan-Ramirez, P De Leyn, V de Bock, R Dom, R Lysens, and M Decramer

Effects of dilated cardiomyopathy on the diaphragm in the Syrian hamster
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 391-397. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PE Brander, IL Mortimore, and NJ Douglas

Effect of obesity and erect/supine posture on lateral cephalometry: relationship to sleep-disordered breathing
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 398-402. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Sakakibara, M Tong, K Matsushita, M Hirata, Y Konishi, and S Suetsugu

Cephalometric abnormalities in non-obese and obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 403-410. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Zucconi, A Caprioglio, G Calori, L Ferini-Strambi, A Oldani, C Castronovo, and S Smirne

Craniofacial modifications in children with habitual snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea: a case-control study
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 411-417. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Thomas, C Rube, M Semik, M von Eiff, F Klinke, HN Macha, L Freitag, HH Scheld, N Willich, WE Berdel, and K Junker

Trimodality therapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer: prediction of recurrence by assessment of p185neu
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 424-429. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HH Storm, PW Dickman, A Engeland, T Haldorsen, and T Hakulinen

Do morphology and stage explain the inferior lung cancer survival in Denmark?
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 430-435. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Makitaro, P Paakko, E Huhti, R Bloigu, and VL Kinnula

An epidemiological study of lung cancer: history and histological types in a general population in northern Finland
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 436-440. [Abstract] [PDF]  

I Yalcinkaya, M Er, B Ozbay, and S Ugras

Surgical treatment of hydatid cyst of the lung: review of 30 cases
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 441-444. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Gosselink, L Kovacs, and M Decramer

Respiratory muscle involvement in multiple sclerosis
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 449-454. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DE Leith and R Brown

Human lung volumes and the mechanisms that set them
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 468-472. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

D Jager, KM Muller, A Gillissen, and G Schultze-Werninghaus

Cough, dyspnoea and purulent sputum in a 66-yr-old nonsmoking female
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 456-459. [PDF]  

F Reiterer, HJ Dornbusch, B Urlesberger, P Reittner, R Fotter, M Zach, H Popper, and W Muller

Cytomegalovirus associated neonatal pneumonia and Wilson-Mikity syndrome: a causal relationship?
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 460-462. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CS Thomas, J Endrys, A Abul, and G Cherian

Late massive haemoptyses from bronchopulmonary collaterals in infarcted segments following pulmonary embolism
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 463-464. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Baharloo, R Verhelst, P Collard, and T Pieters

Rupture of aortic aneurysm with right-sided haemothorax
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 465-467. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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