Editorials:

R. Loddenkemper, G.J. Gibson, and Y. Sibille

The burden of lung disease in Europe: why a European White Book on lung disease?
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 869-69. [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Penzel

Is heart rate variability the simple solution to diagnose sleep apnoea?
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 870-971. [Full Text] [PDF]  

U. Costabel

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a treatable disease?
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 872-873. [Full Text] [PDF]  

K.F. Rabe

Combination therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: one size fits all?
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 874-875. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Forum:

M. Ioanas, M. Cavalcanti, M. Ferrer, M. Valencia, C. Agusti, J. Puig de la Bellacasa, and A. Torres

Hospital-acquired pneumonia: coverage and treatment adequacy of current guidelines
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 876-882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Bench to Bedside: Disease Markers:

A. Blomberg, I. Mudway, M. Svensson, A. Hagenbjörk-Gustafsson, L. Thomasson, R. Helleday, X. Dumont, B. Forsberg, G. Nordberg, and A. Bernard

Clara cell protein as a biomarker for ozone-induced lung injury in humans
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 883-888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Vaughan, L. Ngamtrakulpanit, T.N. Pajewski, R. Turner, T-A. Nguyen, A. Smith, P. Urban, S. Hom, B. Gaston, and J. Hunt

Exhaled breath condensate pH is a robust and reproducible assay of airway acidity
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 889-894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M.C. Fornazim, A. Balthazar, R. Quagliato, Jr, R.L. Mamoni, C. Garcia, and M.H.S.L. Blotta

Evaluation of bronchoalveolar cells in pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 895-899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory Cell Biology:

M. Mata, A. Ruíz, M. Cerdá, M. Martinez-Losa, J. Cortijo, F. Santangelo, A. Serrano-Mollar, A. Llombart-Bosch, and E.J. Morcillo

Oral N-acetylcysteine reduces bleomycin-induced lung damage and mucin Muc5ac expression in rats
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 900-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Interstitial Lung Disease:

A. Prasse, K-M. Müller, C. Kurz, H. Hamm, and J.C. Virchow, Jr

Does interferon- improve pulmonary function in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 906-911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: COPD:

P.M. Calverley, W. Boonsawat, Z. Cseke, N. Zhong, S. Peterson, and H. Olsson

Maintenance therapy with budesonide and formoterol in chronicobstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 912-919. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Godoy, Á.O. Campana, R.R.C. Geraldo, C.R. Padovani, and S.A.R Paiva

Cytokines and dietary energy restriction in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 920-925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I.E. Zühlke, F. Kanniess, K. Richter, D. Nielsen-Gode, S. Böhme, R.A. Jörres, and H. Magnussen

Montelukast attenuates the airway response to hypertonic saline in moderate-to-severe COPD
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 926-930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G.C. Donaldson, T.A.R. Seemungal, I.S. Patel, S.J. Lloyd-Owen, T.M.A. Wilkinson, and J.A. Wedzicha

Longitudinal changes in the nature, severity and frequency of COPD exacerbations
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 931-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Sleep-Disordered Breathing:

F. Roche, V. Pichot, E. Sforza, I. Court-Fortune, D. Duverney, F. Costes, M. Garet, and J-C. Barthélémy

Predicting sleep apnoea syndrome from heart period: a time-frequency wavelet analysis
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 937-942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Dingli, T. Assimakopoulos, P.K. Wraith, I. Fietze, C. Witt, and N.J. Douglas

Spectral oscillations of RR intervals in sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome patients
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 943-950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Asthma and Atopy:

E. Paraskakis, G. Sourvinos, F. Passam, N. Tzanakis, E.G. Tzortzaki, M. Zervou, D. Spandidos, and N.M. Siafakas

Microsatellite DNA instability and loss of heterozygosity in bronchial asthma
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 951-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Cullinan, J.M. Harris, A.J. Newman Taylor, M. Jones, P. Taylor, J.R. Dave, P. Mills, S.A. Moffat, C.W. White, J.K. Figg, A.M. Moon, and M.C. Barnes

Can early infection explain the sibling effect in adult atopy?
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 956-961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R.M.D. Bernsen, J.C. de Jongste, and J.C. van der Wouden

Lower risk of atopic disorders in whole cell pertussis-vaccinated children
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 962-964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Gono, K. Fujimoto, S. Kawakami, and K. Kubo

Evaluation of airway wall thickness and air trapping by HRCT in asymptomatic asthma
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 965-971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cystic Fibrosis:

P.M. Gustafsson, P. Aurora, and A. Lindblad

Evaluation of ventilation maldistribution as an early indicator of lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 972-979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Mechanical Ventilation in Infants:

P. Dahlem, W.M.C. van Aalderen, M.E. Hamaker, M.G.W. Dijkgraaf, and A.P. Bos

Incidence and short-term outcome of acute lung injury in mechanically ventilated children
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 980-985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Upper Airways:

D.A. Groneberg, W. Heppt, P. Welker, C. Peiser, Q. Thai Dinh, A. Cryer, M. Zweng, C. Witt, and A. Fischer

Aspirin-sensitive rhinitis-associated changes in upper airway innervation
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 986-991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Assessment of Airways Inflammation:

E. Gamble, W. Burns, J. Zhu, T. Ansari, V. De Rose, J. Kips, N.C. Barnes, and P.K. Jeffery

Variation of CD8+ T-lymphocytes around the bronchial internal perimeter in chronic bronchitis
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 992-995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M.M. Kelly, F.E. Hargreave, and G. Cox

A method to preserve sputum for delayed examination
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 996-1000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Valdiation of Lung Function Testing:

M. Wohlgemuth, E.L. van der Kooi, J.C. Hendriks, G.W. Padberg, and H.T. Folgering

Face mask spirometry and respiratory pressures in normal subjects
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 1001-1006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series:

A. Boehler and M. Estenne

Post-transplant bronchiolitis obliterans
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 1007-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Maggiorini and F. Léon-Velarde

High-altitude pulmonary hypertension: a pathophysiological entity to different diseases
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 1019-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERS Task Force:

E. Oostveen, D. MacLeod, H. Lorino, R. Farré, Z. Hantos, K. Desager, and F. Marchal

The forced oscillation technique in clinical practice: methodology, recommendations and future developments
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 1026-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case for Diagnosis:

E. Seebus, B. Vrugt, R.S. de Jong, and R. Aalbers

A 71-yr-old male with increasing dyspnoea, cough and an intrathoracic mass
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 1042-1045. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

E. Carter

Noseclips in children performing spirometry
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 1046. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Chavasse

From the Authors
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 1046. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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