Editorials:

P.J. Rees

Tiotropium in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 205-206. [Full Text] [PDF]  

T.L. Clanton

A breakthrough in the functional evaluation of the inspiratory muscle pump
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 207-208. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: COPD/Respiratory Muscles:

W. Vincken, J.A. van Noord, A.P.M. Greefhorst, Th.A. Bantje, S. Kesten, L. Korducki, and P.J.G. Cornelissen

Improved health outcomes in patients with COPD during 1 yr's treatment with tiotropium
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 209-216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Casaburi, D.A. Mahler, P.W. Jones, A. Wanner, G. San Pedro, R.L. ZuWallack, S.S. Menjoge, C.W. Serby, and T. Witek, Jr

A long-term evaluation of once-daily inhaled tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 217-224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Iwasawa, S. Kagei, T. Gotoh, Y. Yoshiike, K. Matsushita, H. Kurihara, K. Saito, and S. Matsubara

Magnetic resonance analysis of abnormal diaphragmatic motion in patients with emphysema
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 225-231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Hart, P. Hawkins, C-H. Hamnegård, M. Green, J. Moxham, and M.I. Polkey

A novel clinical test of respiratory muscle endurance
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 232-239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Asthma:

C.P. van Schayck, I.D. Bijl-Hofland, S.G.M. Cloosterman, H.T.M. Folgering, F.J.J. van der Elshout, and C. Van Weel

Potential masking effect on dyspnoea perception by short- and long-acting ß₂-agonists in asthma
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 240-245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Giraud and N. Roche

Misuse of corticosteroid metered-dose inhaler is associated with decreased asthma stability
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 246-251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R.J. Ward, C. Ward, D.P. Johns, B. Skoric, M. Abramson, and E.H. Walters

European Community Respiratory Health Survey calibration project of dosimeter driving pressures
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 252-256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Melis, L. Siena, E. Pace, M. Gjomarkaj, M. Profita, A. Pirazzoli, M. Todaro, G. Stassi, G. Bonsignore, and A.M. Vignola

Fluticasone induces apoptosis in peripheral T-lymphocytes: a comparison between asthmatic and normal subjects
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 257-266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Interstitial Lung Disease:

K.I. Gaede, G. Wilke, L. Brade, H. Brade, M. Schlaak, and J. Müller-Quernheim

Anti-Chlamydophila immunoglobulin prevalence in sarcoidosis and usual interstitial pneumoniae
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 267-274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K.R. Flaherty, G.B. Toews, W.D. Travis, T.V. Colby, E.A. Kazerooni, B.H. Gross, A. Jain, R.L. Strawderman, III, R. Paine, A. Flint, J.P. Lynch, III, and F.J. Martinez

Clinical significance of histological classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 275-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Paediatric Asthma:

T.J. Warke, P.S. Fitch, V. Brown, R. Taylor, J.D.M. Lyons, M. Ennis, and M.D. Shields

Outgrown asthma does not mean no airways inflammation
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 284-287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G.W.K. Wong, S.T. Li, D.S.C. Hui, T.F. Fok, N.S. Zhong, Y.Z. Chen, and C.K.W. Lai

Individual allergens as risk factors for asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in Chinese children
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 288-293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cystic Fibrosis:

E.M. App, D. Baran, I. Dab, A. Malfroot, M. Coffiner, F. Vanderbist, and M. King

Dose-finding and 24-h monitoring for efficacy and safety of aerosolized Nacystelyn in cystic fibrosis
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 294-302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Whitehead, S.P. Conway, C. Etherington, N.A. Caldwell, N. Setchfield, and S. Bogle

Once-daily tobramycin in the treatment of adult patients with cystic fibrosis
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 303-309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B.P. Madden, H. Kariyawasam, A.J. Siddiqi, A. Machin, J.A. Pryor, and M.E. Hodson

Noninvasive ventilation in cystic fibrosis patients with acute or chronic respiratory failure
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 310-313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]  

Original Articles: Respiratory Infections:

C. Raherison, P. Peray, R. Poirier, P. Romand, J-P. Grignet, P. Arsac, A. Taytard, and J-P. Daures

Management of lower respiratory tract infections by French general practitioners: the AIR II study
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 314-319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Alegre, J. Jufresa, R. Segura, A. Ferrer, L. Armadans, C. Aleman, R. Marti, E. Ruiz, and T. Fernández de Sevilla

Pleural-fluid myeloperoxidase in complicated and noncomplicated parapneumonic pleural effusions
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 320-325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Ioanas, J. Angrill, X. Baldo, F. Arancibia, J. Gonzalez, T. Bauer, E. Canalis, and A. Torres

Bronchial bacterial colonization in patients with resectable lung carcinoma
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 326-332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series:

V. De Rose

Mechanisms and markers of airway inflammation in cystic fibrosis
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 333-340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Schwarze and E.W. Gelfand

Respiratory viral infections as promoters of allergic sensitization and asthma in animal models
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 341-349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reviews:

I. Sabroe, C.M. Lloyd, M.K.B. Whyte, S.K. Dower, T.J. Williams, and J.E. Pease

Chemokines, innate and adaptive immunity, and respiratory disease
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 350-355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERS/ATS Statement:

J.F. Beamis, H.D. Becker, S. Cavaliere, H. Colt, J.P. Diaz-Jimenez, J.F. Dumon, E. Edell, K.L. Kovitz, H.N. Macha, A.C. Mehta, M. Marel, M. Noppen, J. Strausz, and T.G. Sutedja

ERS/ATS statement on interventional pulmonology: Chairmen: C.T. Bolliger, P.N. Mathur
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 356-373. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

E. Spitzer, D. Staab, R. Hanke, U. Wahn, and R. Grosse

Identification of a new cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator mutation in a severely affected patient
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 374-376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Merget, B. Marczynski, Z. Chen, K. Remberger, M. Raulf-Heimsoth, P.O. Willroth, and X. Baur

Haemorrhagic hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to naphthylene-1,5-diisocyanate
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 377-380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

D. Shusterman, C. Solomon, J. Balmes, and P. Blanc

Chlorine exposure and the upper respiratory tract
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 381-383. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Safety of formoterol Turbuhaler® at cumulative dose of 90 µg in patients with acute bronchial obstruction". J. Malolepszy, G. Böszörményi Nagy, O. Selroos, P. Larsson, R. Brander. Eur Respir J 2000; 18: 928–934
Eur Respir J 2002 19: 384. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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