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Original Articles

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  Gas exchange at extreme altitude: results from the British 40th Anniversary Everest Expedition

  AJ Peacock, PL Jones

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1439-1444; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071439 Published 1 July 1997
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  Detection of adenovirus E1A DNA in pulmonary fibrosis using nested polymerase chain reaction

  K Kuwano, Y Nomoto, R Kunitake, N Hagimoto, T Matsuba, Y Nakanishi, N Hara

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1445-1449; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071445 Published 1 July 1997
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  Relationship between respiratory muscle function and quality of life in sarcoidosis

  RM Wirnsberger, M Drent, N Hekelaar, MH Breteler, S Drent, EF Wouters, PN Dekhuijzen

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1450-1455; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071450 Published 1 July 1997
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  Early diagnosis of lentivirus-induced infiltrative lung disease in sheep by high resolution computed tomography

  JL Cadore, P Loubeyre, S Vuillermoz, I Court-Fortune, D Revel, JF Mornex

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1456-1459; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071456 Published 1 July 1997
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  Higher asthma occurrence in an urban than a suburban area: role of house dust mite skin allergy

  MH Wieringa, JJ Weyler, FJ Van Bastelaer, VJ Nelen, MP Van Sprundel, PA Vermeire

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1460-1466; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071460 Published 1 July 1997
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  Relationship between allergic manifestations and Toxocara seropositivity: a cross-sectional study among elementary school children

  J Buijs, G Borsboom, M Renting, WJ Hilgersom, JC van Wieringen, G Jansen, J Neijens

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1467-1475; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071467 Published 1 July 1997
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  Allergen-induced release of GM-CSF and IL-8 in vitro by nasal polyp tissue from atopic subjects prolongs eosinophil survival

  HS Park, KS Jung, J Shute, K Roberts, ST Holgate, R Djukanovic

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1476-1482; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071476 Published 1 July 1997
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  Effect of topical anti-inflammatory drugs on epithelial cell-induced eosinophil survival and GM-CSF secretion

  J Roca-Ferrer, J Mullol, E Lopez, A Xaubet, L Pujols, JC Fernandez, C Picado

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1489-1495; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071489 Published 1 July 1997
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  Distribution of inhaled fluticasone propionate between human lung tissue and serum in vivo

  N Esmailpour, P Hogger, KF Rabe, U Heitmann, M Nakashima, P Rohdewald

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1496-1499; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071496 Published 1 July 1997
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  Prevalence and intensity of rhinoconjunctivitis in subjects with occupational asthma

  JL Malo, C Lemiere, A Desjardins, A Cartier

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1513-1515; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071513 Published 1 July 1997
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  Effects of repeated swine building exposures on normal naive subjects

  Y Cormier, C Duchaine, E Israel-Assayag, G Bedard, M Laviolette, J Dosman

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1516-1522; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071516 Published 1 July 1997
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  Short-term ventilatory effects in workers exposed to fumes containing zinc oxide: comparison of forced oscillation technique with spirometry

  HG Pasker, M Peeters, P Genet, J Clement, B Nemery, KP Van de Woestijne

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1523-1529; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071523 Published 1 July 1997
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  Community-acquired pneumonia: the annual cost to the National Health Service in the UK

  JF Guest, A Morris

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1530-1534; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071530 Published 1 July 1997
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  Pulmonary infection with Nocardia species: a report of 10 cases and review

  R Menendez, PJ Cordero, M Santos, M Gobernado, V Marco

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1542-1546; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071542 Published 1 July 1997
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  Prospective evaluation of computed tomography and mediastinoscopy in mediastinal lymph node staging

  A Gdeedo, P Van Schil, B Corthouts, F Van Mieghem, J Van Meerbeeck, E Van Marck

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1547-1551; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071547 Published 1 July 1997
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  Survey on the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in England and Wales

  A Crook, A Duffy, DJ Girling, RL Souhami, MK Parmar

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1552-1558; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071552 Published 1 July 1997
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  Exercise testing in the preoperative evaluation of patients with bronchogenic carcinoma

  K Richter Larsen, UG Svendsen, N Milman, J Brenoe, BN Petersen

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1559-1565; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071559 Published 1 July 1997
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  Urokinase-type plasminogen activator in carcinomatous pleural fluid

  H Ishikawa, H Satoh, S Hasegawa, T Yazawa, T Naito, YT Yamashita, M Ohtsuka, T Ogata, H Kamma

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1566-1571; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071566 Published 1 July 1997
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  Home assessment of activities of daily living in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on long-term oxygen therapy

  AA Okubadejo, L O'Shea, PW Jones, JA Wedzicha

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1572-1575; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071572 Published 1 July 1997
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  Body composition and health-related quality of life in patients with obstructive airways disease

  R Shoup, G Dalsky, S Warner, M Davies, M Connors, M Khan, F Khan, R ZuWallack

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1576-1580; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071576 Published 1 July 1997
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  Effects of psychotherapy in moderately severe COPD: a pilot study

  N Eiser, C West, S Evans, A Jeffers, F Quirk

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1581-1584; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071581 Published 1 July 1997
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  Published models and local data can bridge the gap between reference values of lung function for children and adults

  K Nysom, CS Ulrik, B Hesse, A Dirksen

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1591-1598; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071591 Published 1 July 1997
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  Measurement of the specific airway resistance by plethysmography in young children accompanied by an adult

  B Klug, H Bisgaard

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1599-1605; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071599 Published 1 July 1997
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  Pulmonary function in infants with neonatal chronic lung disease with or without hyaline membrane disease at birth

  IT Merth, JP de Winter, HM Zonderland, GJ Borsboom, PH Quanjer

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1606-1613; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071606 Published 1 July 1997
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  Breathing pattern and respiratory mechanics in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  M Vitacca, E Clini, D Facchetti, M Pagani, M Poloni, R Porta, N Ambrosino

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1614-1621; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071614 Published 1 July 1997
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  Respiratory mechanics in patients with tense cirrhotic ascites

  R Duranti, G Laffi, G Misuri, D Riccardi, M Gorini, M Foschi, I Iandelli, R Mazzanti, M Mancini, G Scano, P Gentilini

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1622-1630; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071622 Published 1 July 1997
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  A new device for in vivo measurement of nasal transepithelial potential difference in cystic fibrosis patients and normal subjects

  O Duperrex, PY Berclaz, D Bertrand, JS Lacroix, N Pochon, D Belli, T Rochat

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1631-1636; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071631 Published 1 July 1997
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  A new use for an old Holter monitor: an ambulatory cough meter

  AB Chang, RG Newman, PD Phelan, CF Robertson

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1637-1639; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071637 Published 1 July 1997
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  Glucocorticoid-resistant asthma: pathogenesis and clinical implications for management

  SJ Szefler, DY Leung

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1640-1647; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071640 Published 1 July 1997
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  Pleurodesis: state of the art

  F Rodriguez-Panadero, VB Antony

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1648-1654; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071648 Published 1 July 1997
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  Airway mucosa: secretory cells, mucus and mucin genes

  PK Jeffery, D Li

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1655-1662; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071655 Published 1 July 1997
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  Pulmonary hyperinflation and ventilator-dependent patients

  A Rossi, A Ganassini, G Polese, V Grassi

  European Respiratory Journal 10 (7) 1663-1674; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071663 Published 1 July 1997