Editorials:

M. Woodhead, S. Ewig, and A. Torres

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 739-740. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Ewig and A. Torres

Is Chlamydia pneumoniae an important pathogen in patients with community-acquired pneumonia?
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 741-742. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Forum:

N.G. Koulouris, S. Retsou, E. Kosmas, K. Dimakou, K. Malagari, G. Mantzikopoulos, A. Koutsoukou, J. Milic-Emili, and J. Jordanoglou

Tidal expiratory flow limitation, dyspnoea and exercise capacity in patients with bilateral bronchiectasis
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 743-748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Nayci, S. Atis, D.U. Talas, and G. Ersoz

Rigid bronchoscopy induces bacterial translocation: an experimental study in rats
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 749-752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory Cell Biology:

C. Mascaux, B. Martin, J.M. Verdebout, A.P. Meert, V. Ninane, and J.P. Sculier

Fragile histidine triad protein expression in nonsmall cell lung cancer and correlation with Ki-67 and with p53
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 753-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T.L. Ediger, N.A. Schulte, T.J. Murphy, and M.L. Toews

Transcription factor activation and mitogenic synergism in airway smooth muscle cells
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 759-769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]  

Original Articles: Bench to Bedside:

S. Cook, P. Vollenweider, B. Ménard, M. Egli, P. Nicod, and U. Scherrer

Increased eNO and pulmonary iNOS expression in eNOS null mice
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 770-773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Nishigaki, S. Fujiuchi, Y. Yamazaki, H. Matsumoto, A. Takeda, Y. Fujita, K. Okamoto, T. Fujikane, T. Shimizu, and K. Kikuchi

Increased vascular endothelial growth factor in acute eosinophilic pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 774-778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory Infections:

T.J. Marrie, R.W. Peeling, T. Reid, E. De Carolis, and the Canadian Community-Acquired Pneumonia Investigators

Chlamydia species as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia in Canada
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 779-784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Rocha, S. Pereira, L. Ferreira, and H. Barros

The role of adherence in tuberculosis HIV-positive patients treated in ambulatory regimen
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 785-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: COPD:

R.A. Rabinovich, M. Figueras, E. Ardite, N. Carbó, T. Troosters, X. Filella, J.A. Barberà, J.C. Fernandez-Checa, J.M. Argilés, and J. Roca

Increased tumour necrosis factor- plasma levels during moderate-intensity exercise in COPD patients
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 789-794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C.M.J.M. Gerrits, R.M.C. Herings, H.G.M. Leufkens, and J-W.J. Lammers

N-acetylcysteine reduces the risk of re-hospitalisation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 795-798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Asthma:

C. Büttner, A. Lun, T. Splettstoesser, G. Kunkel, and H. Renz

Monoclonal anti-interleukin-5 treatment suppresses eosinophil but not T-cell functions
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 799-803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Hoshino, N. Aoike, M. Takahashi, Y. Nakamura, and T. Nakagawa

Increased immunoreactivity of stromal cell-derived factor-1 and angiogenesis in asthma
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 804-809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J.M. Wraight, R.J. Hancox, G.P. Herbison, J.O. Cowan, E.M. Flannery, and D.R. Taylor

Bronchodilator tolerance: the impact of increasing bronchoconstriction
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 810-815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M.T. Newhouse, P. Patel, and M. Parry-Billings

Protection against methacholine-induced bronchospasm: salbutamol pMDI versus Clickhaler® DPI
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 816-820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Epidemiology:

E. Prescott, N. Godtfredsen, J. Vestbo, and M. Osler

Social position and mortality from respiratory diseases in males and females
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 821-826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A.A. Arif, G.L. Delclos, E.S. Lee, S.R. Tortolero, and L.W. Whitehead

Prevalence and risk factors of asthma and wheezing among US adults: an analysis of the NHANES III data
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 827-833. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Lau, S. Illi, C. Sommerfeld, B. Niggemann, K. Völkel, C. Madloch, C. Grüber, R. Nickel, J. Forster, U. Wahn, and the Multicentre Allergy Study Group

Transient early wheeze is not associated with impaired lung function in 7-yr-old children
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 834-841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Lung Disease in Prematurity:

W.A. Dik, M.A. Versnel, B.A. Naber, D.J. Janssen, A.H. van Kaam, and L.J.I. Zimmermann

Dexamethasone treatment does not inhibit fibroproliferation in chronic lung disease of prematurity
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 842-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cystic Fibrosis:

N.R. Labiris, C. Nahmias, A.P. Freitag, M.L. Thompson, and M.B. Dolovich

Uptake of ¹⁸fluorodeoxyglucose in the cystic fibrosis lung: a measure of lung inflammation?
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 848-854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Pulmonary Vasculature:

A.T. Jones, D.M. Hansell, and T.W. Evans

Pulmonary perfusion quantified by electron-beam computed tomography: effects of hypoxia and inhaled NO
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 855-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Hampl, J. Bíbová, V. Povysilová, and J. Herget

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate reduces chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 862-865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Occupational and Environmental Exposures:

T. Vehmas, L. Kivisaari, M.S. Huuskonen, and M.S. Jaakkola

Effects of tobacco smoking on findings in chest computed tomography among asbestos-exposed workers
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 866-871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Spirometry:

V. Gracchi, M. Boel, J. van der Laag, and C.K. van der Ent

Spirometry in young children: should computer-animation programs be used during testing?
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 872-875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Chavasse, P. Johnson, J. Francis, I. Balfour-Lynn, M. Rosenthal, and A. Bush

To clip or not to clip? Noseclips for spirometry
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 876-878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series:

G. Moscato, J-L. Malo, and D. Bernstein

Diagnosing occupational asthma: how, how much, how far?
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 879-885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A.H. Mohsen and M. McKendrick

Varicella pneumonia in adults
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 886-891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J.A. Barberà, V.I. Peinado, and S. Santos

Pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 892-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case for Diagnosis:

M. Meysman, M. Noppen, J. De Mey, R. Van Herreweghe, M. Pipeleers-Marichal, and W. Vincken

Recurrent tracheal mass
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 906-908. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

A. Hansell

Efficacy of acupuncture in asthma
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 909. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D.A. Stempel

Asthma variability
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 909-910. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Zhang, C. Yu, S.T. Holgate, and T.F. Reiss

From the Authors
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 909-910. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Genomic DNA extraction from small amounts of serum to be used for ₁-antitrypsin genotype analysis". S. Andolfatto, F. Namour, A-L. Garnier, F. Chabot, J-L. Gueant, I. Aimone-Gastin. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 215–219.
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 911. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of oxygen on breath markers of oxidative stress". M. Phillips, R.N. Cataneo, J. Greenberg, R. Grodman, R. Gunawardena, A. Naidu. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 48–51.
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 911. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors' Correction:

"Efficacy and safety of budesonide/formoterol in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease". W. Szafranski, A. Cukier, A. Ramirez, G. Menga, R. Sansores, S. Nahabedian, S. Peterson, H. Olsson. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 74–81.
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 912. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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