ERJ -- Terms and Conditions for Use

Copyright © 2004, ERJ Online by European Respiratory Society.

The person using ERJ Online may view, reproduce or store copies of articles comprising the journal provided that the articles are used only for their personal, non-commercial use. Uses beyond that allowed by the "Fair Use" limitations (sections 107 and 108) of the U.S. Copyright law require permission of the publisher.
For permissions to copy beyond that permitted by the U.S. Copyright Law and for reprints, contact the Copyright Clearance Center. The fee code for users of the Transactional Reporting Service appears in each abstract and full text article.
Any uses and or copies of this Journal in whole or in part must include the customary bibliographic citation, including author attribution, date, article title, ERJ Online, and the URL http://erj.ersjournals.com/ and MUST include a copy of the copyright notice.
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Disclaimer of Warranties

In no event shall European Respiratory Society, or Stanford University be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the use of the articles or other material derived from the journals, whether or not advised of the possibility of damage, and on any theory of liability.

This publication is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Descriptions of, or references to, products or publications does not imply endorsement of that product or publication.

ERJ Online is under development and changes may be made in these publications and programs at any time. There is no guarantee that the information contained in the online version of the journal is identical to the print version of the journal and neither the European Respiratory Society or Stanford has any duty to update the information contained on the online version to correct errors or otherwise.

Please note: If you are using one of the popular "offline browsers" that allow you to download content from a site and read it later, be aware that we impose one restriction on their use.

In order for us to provide reliable, continuous, and timely access to ERJ Online for all readers, we require that you configure your offline browser to request no more than one page per minute.
Be aware that non-compliance with this rule will result in your access to ERJ Online being blocked until you contact us and resolve the problem. If you repeatedly break this rule you will be permanently blocked from the site.

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