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Original Articles

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  Pulmonary fibrosis: cytokines in the balance

  RK Coker, GJ Laurent

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1218-1221; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061218 Published 1 June 1998
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  Clinical utility of the polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis

  AH Kolk, LF Kox, J van Leeuwen, S Kuijper, HM Jansen

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1222-1226; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061222 Published 1 June 1998
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  Analysis of BAL fluid in M. avium-intracellulare infection in individuals without predisposing lung disease

  Y Yamazaki, K Kubo, M Sekiguchi, T Honda

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1227-1231; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061227 Published 1 June 1998
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  Novel adaptation of a method to assess responsiveness of bronchial segments in vitro

  BE Mc Parland, PR Johnson, CL Armour, JL Black

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1248-1256; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061248 Published 1 June 1998
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  Upper airway cooling reduces upper airway resistance in anaesthetized young guinea-pigs

  AK Curran, KD O'Halloran, A Bradford

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1257-1262; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061257 Published 1 June 1998
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  Detection of immunoglobulins G and A to Aspergillus fumigatus by immunoblot analysis for monitoring Aspergillus-induced lung diseases

  MT van Rens, R Vernooy-Jeras, M Merton-de Ridder, H van Velzen-Blad, JM van den Bosch

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1274-1280; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061274 Published 1 June 1998
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  Role of interleukin-2 in the development and persistence of lymphocytic alveolitis in farmer's lung

  A Dakhama, E Israel-Assayag, Y Cormier

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1281-1286; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061281 Published 1 June 1998
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  Six year longitudinal study of respiratory function in dairy farmers in the Doubs province

  JC Dalphin, MF Maheu, A Dussaucy, D Pernet, JC Polio, A Dubiez, JJ Laplante, A Depierre

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1287-1293; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061287 Published 1 June 1998
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  Acid fog and hospital visits for asthma: an epidemiological study

  H Tanaka, S Honma, M Nishi, T Igarashi, S Teramoto, F Nishio, S Abe

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1301-1306; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061301 Published 1 June 1998
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  Association between PM10 and decrements in peak expiratory flow rates in children: reanalysis of data from five panel studies

  G Hoek, DW Dockery, A Pope, L Neas, W Roemer, B Brunekreef

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1307-1311; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061307 Published 1 June 1998
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  Effects of air quality on chronic respiratory symptoms adjusted for allergy among preadolescent children

  W Jedrychowski, E Flak

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1312-1318; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061312 Published 1 June 1998
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  Effect of environmental tobacco smoke on cough in children with a history of tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy

  Y Chen, DC Rennie, LA Lockinger, JA Dosman

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1319-1323; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061319 Published 1 June 1998
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  Increasing prevalence of wheeze and asthma in Nottingham primary schoolchildren 1988-1995

  A Venn, S Lewis, M Cooper, J Hill, J Britton

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1324-1328; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061324 Published 1 June 1998
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  Expression of insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins by bronchoalveolar cells from children with and without interstitial lung disease

  K Chadelat, M Boule, S Corroyer, B Fauroux, B Delaisi, G Tournier, A Clement

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1329-1336; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061329 Published 1 June 1998
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  Deposition and clearance of inhaled 18FDG powder in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  M Yanai, J Hatazawa, F Ojima, H Sasaki, M Itoh, T Ido

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1342-1348; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061342 Published 1 June 1998
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  Noninvasive pressure support ventilation in COPD patients with postextubation hypercapnic respiratory insufficiency

  G Hilbert, D Gruson, L Portel, G Gbikpi-Benissan, JP Cardinaud

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1349-1353; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061349 Published 1 June 1998
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  References values for forced spirometry. Group of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey

  J Roca, F Burgos, J Sunyer, M Saez, S Chinn, JM Anto, R Rodriguez-Roisin, PH Quanjer, D Nowak, P Burney

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1354-1362; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061354 Published 1 June 1998
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  Respiratory symptoms, lung function and use of health services among unemployed young adults in Spain. Spanish Group of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey

  M Kogevinas, JM Anto, A Tobias, J Alonso, J Soriano, E Almar, N Muniozguren, F Payo, A Pereira, J Sunyer

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1363-1368; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061363 Published 1 June 1998
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  Relationship between external resistances, lung function changes and maximal exercise capacity

  CF Melissant, JW Lammers, M Demedts

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1369-1375; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061369 Published 1 June 1998
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  The effect of octreotide on breathing and the ventilatory response to CO2 in conscious dogs

  K Cao, RR Grunstein, KY Ho, CE Sullivan

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1376-1381; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061376 Published 1 June 1998
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  Airway response of children with primary ciliary dyskinesia to exercise and beta2-agonist challenge

  GE Phillips, S Thomas, S Heather, A Bush

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1389-1391; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061389 Published 1 June 1998
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  Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the chest: state-of-the-art

  RC Bittner, R Felix

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1392-1404; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061392 Published 1 June 1998
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  Guidelines for mineral fibre analyses in biological samples: report of the ERS Working Group. European Respiratory Society

  P De Vuyst, A Karjalainen, P Dumortier, JC Pairon, E Monso, P Brochard, H Teschler, A Tossavainen, A Gibbs

  European Respiratory Journal 11 (6) 1416-1426; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11061416 Published 1 June 1998