Editorial:

V. Brusasco

Statistically significant or clinically useful? From population studies to patient care
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 291-292. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Bush and C. Hogg

Many a slip?
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 293-294. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERS Position Statement:

J. G. Ayres, B. Forsberg, I. Annesi-Maesano, R. Dey, K. L. Ebi, P. J. Helms, M. Medina-Ramón, M. Windt, F. Forastiere on behalf of the Environment and Health Committee of the European Respiratory Society

Climate change and respiratory disease: European Respiratory Society position statement
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 295-302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perspective:

A. K. Simonds and D. K. Sokol

Lives on the line? Ethics and practicalities of duty of care in pandemics and disasters
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 303-309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. G. Tzortzaki and N. M. Siafakas

A hypothesis for the initiation of COPD
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 310-315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Occupational and environmental lung disease:

R. Dales, L. Chen, A. M. Frescura, L. Liu, and P. J. Villeneuve

Acute effects of outdoor air pollution on forced expiratory volume in 1 s: a panel study of schoolchildren with asthma
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 316-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: COPD and smoking-related disorders:

G. Deslee, J. C. Woods, C. M. Moore, L. Liu, S. H. Conradi, M. Milne, D. S. Gierada, J. Pierce, A. Patterson, R. A. Lewit, J. T. Battaile, M. J. Holtzman, J. C. Hogg, and R. A. Pierce

Elastin expression in very severe human COPD
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 324-331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P-O. Bridevaux, M. W. Gerbase, C. Schindler, D. Felber Dietrich, I. Curjuric, J. Dratva, U. Ackermann-Liebrich, N. M. Probst-Hensch, J-M. Gaspoz, and T. Rochat

Sex-specific effect of body weight gain on systemic inflammation in subjects with COPD: results from the SAPALDIA cohort study 2
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 332-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data]  

L. Puente-Maestu, F. Villar, J. de Miguel, W. W. Stringer, P. Sanz, M. L. Sanz, J. García de Pedro, and Y. Martínez-Abad

Clinical relevance of constant power exercise duration changes in COPD
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 340-345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: 1-Antitrypsin deficiency:

A. M. Wood, R. M. Harrison, S. Semple, J. G. Ayres, and R. A. Stockley

Outdoor air pollution is associated with disease severity in ₁-antitrypsin deficiency
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 346-353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary figure][CME questions]  

P. Brand, M. Schulte, M. Wencker, C. H. Herpich, G. Klein, K. Hanna, and T. Meyer

Lung deposition of inhaled ₁-proteinase inhibitor in cystic fibrosis and ₁-antitrypsin deficiency
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 354-360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary table and figures]  

Original Articles: Cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis:

M. P. Murray, J. L. Pentland, K. Turnbull, S. MacQuarrie, and A. T. Hill

Sputum colour: a useful clinical tool in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 361-364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Critical care and lung injury:

D. Adler, J. Gonzalez-Bermejo, A. Duguet, A. Demoule, F. Le Pimpec-Barthes, A. Hurbault, C. Morélot-Panzini, and T. Similowski

Diaphragm pacing restores olfaction in tetraplegia
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 365-370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Lung involvement of systemic disease:

M. J. Overbeek, M. C. Vonk, A. Boonstra, A. E. Voskuyl, A. Vonk-Noordegraaf, E. F. Smit, B. A. C. Dijkmans, P. E. Postmus, W. J. Mooi, Y. Heijdra, and K. Grünberg

Pulmonary arterial hypertension in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis: a distinctive vasculopathy
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 371-379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Thoracic oncology:

R. P. Young, R. J. Hopkins, T. Christmas, P. N. Black, P. Metcalf, and G. D. Gamble

COPD prevalence is increased in lung cancer, independent of age, sex and smoking history
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 380-386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Tuberculosis:

G. B. Migliori, B. Eker, M. D. Richardson, G. Sotgiu, J-P. Zellweger, A. Skrahina, J. Ortmann, E. Girardi, H. Hoffmann, G. Besozzi, N. Bevilacqua, D. Kirsten, R. Centis, C. Lange for the TBNET Study Group

A retrospective TBNET assessment of linezolid safety, tolerability and efficacy in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 387-393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory infections:

F. Scaglione, S. Esposito, S. Leone, V. Lucini, M. Pannacci, L. Ma, and G. L. Drusano

Feedback dose alteration significantly affects probability of pathogen eradication in nosocomial pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 394-400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cell and animal studies:

B. Thomas, A. Rutman, and C. O'Callaghan

Disrupted ciliated epithelium shows slower ciliary beat frequency and increased dyskinesia
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 401-404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Demoor, K. R. Bracke, T. Maes, B. Vandooren, D. Elewaut, C. Pilette, G. F. Joos, and G. G. Brusselle

Role of lymphotoxin- in cigarette smoke-induced inflammation and lymphoid neogenesis
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 405-416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F-X. Blanc, C. Coirault, P. Oliviero, and Y. Lecarpentier

Relaxation of tracheal smooth muscle is impaired in innate airway hyperresponsiveness
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 417-424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Okayama, S. Okumura, H. Sagara, K. Yuki, T. Sasaki, N. Watanabe, M. Fueki, K. Sugiyama, K. Takeda, T. Fukuda, H. Saito, and C. Ra

FcRI-mediated thymic stromal lymphopoietin production by interleukin-4-primed human mast cells
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 425-435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scientific Assembly Update:

A. Barbato, F. Bertuola, C. Kuehni, M. Korppi, S. Kotecha, M. W. Pijnenburg, F. Ratjen, P. Seddon, and A. Bush

Paediatrics in Berlin
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 436-443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review:

N. Ambrosino, N. Carpenè, and M. Gherardi

Chronic respiratory care for neuromuscular diseases in adults
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 444-451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. G. Jorens, E. Van Marck, A. Snoeckx, and P. M. Parizel

Nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 452-474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series:

B. Gooptu, U. I. Ekeowa, and D. A. Lomas

Mechanisms of emphysema in ₁-antitrypsin deficiency: molecular and cellular insights
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 475-488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Ocak, M. L. Sos, R. K. Thomas, and P. P. Massion

High-throughput molecular analysis in lung cancer: insights into biology and potential clinical applications
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 489-506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Escarrabill

Discharge planning and home care for end-stage COPD patients
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 507-512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letter:

S. El-Chemaly, A. Taveira-DaSilva, M. P. Stylianou, and J. Moss

Statins in lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a word of caution
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 513-514. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. B. Cooper, W. J. Boscardin, J. R. Colthurst, and E. C. Kleerup

Treatment of mild persistent asthma by cutaneous electronic stimulation
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 515-517. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. M. Jones, A. Dawson, G. H. Jenkins, A. G. Nicholson, D. M. Hansell, and N. K. Harrison

Sarcoidosis-related pulmonary veno-occlusive disease presenting with recurrent haemoptysis
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 517-520. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

M. M. van der Eerden and W. G. Boersma

Impact of macrolide therapy on mortality in severe sepsis caused by pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 521. [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Garcia-Pachon

Paradoxical movement of the lower ribcage in COPD
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 521-522. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Aliverti, M. Quaranta, and P. M. Calverley

From the authors:
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 522. [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Madsen

Verification of equipment for measuring the diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 523-524. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. P. Steinfort, D. F. Johnson, and L. B. Irving

Infective complications from endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 524-525. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. R. Haas

From the authors:
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 525. [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Guilleminault, P. Carré, and P. Diot

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with temozolomide
Eur Respir J 2009 34: 526. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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