Editorial:

A. Bush

Evidence-based medicines for children: important implications for new therapies at all ages
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1069-1072. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Provencher

Long-term treprostinil in pulmonary arterial hypertension: is the glass half full or half empty?
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1073-1075. [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Schönfeld

The mycobacterial mystery
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1076-1078. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Kabesch, F. Kauffmann, and E. von Mutius

New ways in respiratory genetics
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1079-1080. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Orginial Articles: Short report:

S. A. Ensminger and U. B. S. Prakash

Is bronchoscopic lung biopsy helpful in the management of patients with diffuse lung disease?
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1081-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Applied genetics:

H. Biller, G. Zissel, B. Ruprecht, M. Nauck, A. Busse Grawitz, and J. Müller-Quernheim

Genotype-corrected reference values for serum angiotensin-converting enzyme
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1085-1091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. J. de Serres, I. Blanco, and E. Fernández-Bustillo

Estimated numbers and prevalence of PI*S and PI*Z deficiency alleles of ₁-antitrypsin deficiency in Asia
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1091-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Interstitial lung disease:

R. Nadif, M. Mintz, J. Marzec, A. Jedlicka, F. Kauffmann, and S. R. Kleeberger

IL18 and IL18R1 polymorphisms, lung CT and fibrosis: a longitudinal study in coal miners
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1100-1105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory cell biology:

A. R. Behzad, K. Morimoto, J. Gosselink, J. Green, J. C. Hogg, and S. Hayashi

Induction of mesenchymal cell phenotypes in lung epithelial cells by adenovirus E1A
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1106-1117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. E. L. Dammann, N. Nassimi, W. Liu, and H. C. Nielsen

ErbB receptor regulation by dexamethasone in mouse type II epithelial cells
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1117-1123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Childhood wheeze:

G. Michel, M. Silverman, M-P. F. Strippoli, M. Zwahlen, A. M. Brooke, J. Grigg, and C. E. Kuehni

Parental understanding of wheeze and its impact on asthma prevalence estimates
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1124-1130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Asthma:

A. F. J. Brouwer, R. J. Roorda, and P. L. P. Brand

Home spirometry and asthma severity in children
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1131-1137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Sjåheim, J. Kongerud, Ø. Bjørtuft, P. A. Drabløs, D. Malterud, and T. S. Halstensen

Reduced bronchial CD4+ T-cell density in smokers with occupational asthma
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1138-1144. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. K. Miller, J. H. Lee, P. D. Blanc, D. J. Pasta, S. Gujrathi, H. Barron, S. E. Wenzel, S. T. Weiss for the TENOR Study Group

TENOR risk score predicts healthcare in adults with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1145-1155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: COPD:

C. P. Hersh, D. T. Miller, D. J. Kwiatkowski, and E. K. Silverman

Genetic determinants of C-reactive protein in COPD
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1156-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Rytilä, M. Plataki, F. Bucchieri, M. Uddin, G. Nong, V. L. Kinnula, and R. Djukanovic

Airway neutrophilia in COPD is not associated with increased neutrophil survival
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1163-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Oncology:

A. Bergeron, F. El Hage, M. Kambouchner, D. Lecossier, and A. Tazi

Characterisation of dendritic cell subsets in lung cancer micro-environments
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1170-1177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W-Y. Hsieh, M-W. Chen, H-T. Ho, T-M. You, and Y-T. Lu

Identification of differentially expressed proteins in human malignant pleural effusions
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1178-1185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. B. Thunnissen, K. M. Kerr, E. Brambilla, C. E. Comin, W. A. Franklin, B. Guldhammerskov, W. H. Westra, and D. B. Flieder

EU–USA pathology panel for uniform diagnosis in randomised controlled trials for HRCT screening in lung cancer
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1186-1189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Pulmonary hypertension:

C. T. Gan, G. P. McCann, J. T. Marcus, S. A. van Wolferen, J. W. Twisk, A. Boonstra, P. E. Postmus, and A. Vonk-Noordegraaf

NT-proBNP reflects right ventricular structure and function in pulmonary hypertension
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1190-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. J. Barst, N. Galie, R. Naeije, G. Simonneau, R. Jeffs, C. Arneson, and L. J. Rubin

Long-term outcome in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients treated with subcutaneous treprostinil
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1195-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data]  

Original Articles: Respiratory infections:

S. J. Fowler, J. French, N. J. Screaton, J. Foweraker, A. Condliffe, C. S. Haworth, A. R. Exley, and D. Bilton

Nontuberculous mycobacteria in bronchiectasis: prevalence and patient characteristics
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1204-1210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Dailloux, M. L. Abalain, C. Laurain, L. Lebrun, C. Loos-Ayav, A. Lozniewski, J. Maugein, and the French Mycobacteria Study Group

Respiratory infections associated with nontuberculous mycobacteria in non-HIV patients
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1211-1215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. de Vries, M. M. G. G. Sebek, and C. S. B. Lambregts-van Weezenbeek

Healthcare workers with tuberculosis infected during work
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1216-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Sleep-disordered breathing:

I. Koutsourelakis, E. Vagiakis, C. Roussos, and S. Zakynthinos

Obstructive sleep apnoea and oral breathing in patients free of nasal obstruction
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1222-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Exhaled biomarkers:

F. Gaber, F. Acevedo, I. Delin, B-M. Sundblad, L. Palmberg, K. Larsson, M. Kumlin, and S-E. Dahlén

Saliva is one likely source of leukotriene B₄ in exhaled breath condensate
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1229-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Birrell, K. McCluskie, E. Hardaker, R. Knowles, and M. G. Belvisi

Utility of exhaled nitric oxide as a noninvasive biomarker of lung inflammation in a disease model
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1236-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review:

D. D. Sin, N. R. Anthonisen, J. B. Soriano, and A. G. Agusti

Mortality in COPD: role of comorbidities
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1245-1257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series:

P. N. Le Souëf, P. Candelaria, and J. Goldblatt

Evolution and respiratory genetics
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1258-1263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. J. F. Herth, K. F. Rabe, S. Gasparini, and J. T. Annema

Transbronchial and transoesophageal (ultrasound-guided) needle aspirations for the analysis of mediastinal lesions
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1264-1275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Study:

A. P. Shah, H. Xu, P. J. Sime, and D. R. Trawick

Severe airflow obstruction and eosinophilic lung disease after Stevens–Johnson syndrome
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1276-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

K. Kiviranta and T. Haahtela

Caucasian race and lung function: time to revisit the racial groups used in reference values
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1280. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. L. Hahn

Components of airway disease
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1281. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. A. Dosman, J. A. Lawson, S. P. Kirychuk, Y. Cormier, J. Biem, and N. Koehncke

Three new cases of apparent occupational asthma in swine confinement facility employees
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1281-1282. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Granger

The specificity of interferon--based blood tests in the identification of latent tuberculosis infection
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1283. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Zarogiannis, C. Hatzoglou, P. A. Molyvdas, and K. Gourgoulianis

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1284. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Sadatsafavi and M. Najafzadeh

Cost-optimisation of screening for latent tuberculosis in close contacts
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1285. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Diel

From the authors
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1285-1286. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Schumann, C. Kropf, T. Wibmer, T. Merk, and S. Krüger

Therapy of exophytic bronchial tumorous stenosis by flexible cryoprobe
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1286-1287. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J-M. Vergnon

From the authors
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1287. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Vandevoorde and M. Swanney

Is forced expiratory volume in six seconds a valid alternative to forced vital capacity?
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1288-1289. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Hansen, X-G. Sun, and K. Wasserman

From the authors
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1289-1290. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. D. Blanc and J. R. Balmes

Epidemiology and costs of COPD
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1290. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. A. Kastelik, M. Greenstone, D. V. McGivern, and A. H. Morice

Cryptogenic organising pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1291. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

"ANGIOTENSIN II BLOCKERS IN OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL". S. ANDREAS. EUR RESPIR J 2006; 28: 670–671.
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1292. [Full Text] [PDF]  

"PREVALENCE AND SOCIOECONOMIC ASSOCIATIONS OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN NORTHERN AFRICA". V. GEORGY, H.I. FAHIM, M. EL GAAFARY AND S. WALTERS. EUR RESPIR J 2006; 28: 756–762.
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1292. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Reviews:

N. Ambrosino

Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation. Second Edition
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1293. [Full Text] [PDF]  

H.A. Thiadens

Disorders of the Respiratory Tract. Common Challenges in Primary Care
Eur Respir J 2006 28: 1293. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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