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Original Articles

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  Repeated exposure to an ambient level of NO2 enhances asthmatic response to a nonsymptomatic allergen dose

  V Strand, M Svartengren, S Rak, C Barck, G Bylin

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 6-12; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010006 Published 1 July 1998
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  High prevalence of bronchial hyperresponsiveness and asthma in ice hockey players

  JD Leuppi, M Kuhn, C Comminot, WH Reinhart

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 13-16; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010013 Published 1 July 1998
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  Are International Asthma Guidelines effective for low-income Brazilian children with asthma?

  AL Cabral, WA Carvalho, M Chinen, RM Barbiroto, FM Boueri, MA Martins

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 35-40; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010035 Published 1 July 1998
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  Asthma and respiratory symptoms in urban and rural Saudi Arabia

  N Hijazi, B Abalkhail, A Seaton

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 41-44; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010041 Published 1 July 1998
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  Tumour necrosis factor-alpha induces hyperreactivity in tracheal smooth muscle of the guinea-pig in vitro

  HJ Pennings, K Kramer, A Bast, WA Buurman, EF Wouters

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 45-49; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010045 Published 1 July 1998
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  Effects of cromolyn and nedocromil on ion currents in canine tracheal smooth muscle

  LJ Janssen, J Wattie, PA Betti

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 50-56; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010050 Published 1 July 1998
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  Erythromycin and clarithromycin attenuate cytokine-induced endothelin-1 expression in human bronchial epithelial cells

  H Takizawa, M Desaki, T Ohtoshi, S Kawasaki, T Kohyama, M Sato, J Nakajima, M Yanagisawa, K Ito

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 57-63; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010057 Published 1 July 1998
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  Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide regulates neurally mediated airway responses

  M Shigyo, H Aizawa, H Inoue, K Matsumoto, S Takata, N Hara

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 64-70; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010064 Published 1 July 1998
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  Longitudinal predictors of airway responsiveness to distilled water: the role of atopy and maternal smoke exposure

  M Studnicka, B Roithner, C Gartner, ST Weiss, M Neumann, T Frischer

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 75-81; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010075 Published 1 July 1998
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  Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in lung transplant recipients is associated with increased neutrophil activity and decreased antioxidant status in the lung

  GC Riise, A Williams, C Kjellstrom, H Schersten, BA Andersson, FJ Kelly

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 82-88; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010082 Published 1 July 1998
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  Pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma in 21 patients, including three with partial spontaneous regression

  M Kitaichi, S Nagai, K Nishimura, H Itoh, H Asamoto, T Izumi, DH Dail

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 89-96; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010089 Published 1 July 1998
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  Lymphomatoid granulomatosis--a report on four cases: evidence for B phenotype of the tumoral cells

  P Taniere, F Thivolet-Bejui, D Vitrey, S Isaac, R Loire, JF Cordier, F Berger

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 102-106; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010102 Published 1 July 1998
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  Pseudomonas aeruginosa bronchopulmonary infection in patients with AIDS, with emphasis on relapsing infection

  P Domingo, A Ferre, MA Baraldes, J Ris, F Sanchez

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 107-112; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010107 Published 1 July 1998
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  Aetiology and outcome of severe community-acquired pneumonia in Singapore

  YK Tan, KL Khoo, SP Chin, YY Ong

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 113-115; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010113 Published 1 July 1998
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  Pulmonary complications in patients with haematological malignancies treated at a respiratory ICU

  S Ewig, A Torres, R Riquelme, M El-Ebiary, M Rovira, E Carreras, A Rano, A Xaubet

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 116-122; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010116 Published 1 July 1998
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  Energy intake and energy expenditure in prepubertal males with asthma

  C Maffeis, E Chiocca, M Zaffanello, M Golinelli, L Pinelli, AL Boner

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 123-129; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010123 Published 1 July 1998
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  Posterior subcapsular cataracts, bruises and hoarseness in children with asthma receiving long-term treatment with inhaled budesonide

  L Agertoft, FE Larsen, S Pedersen

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 130-135; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010130 Published 1 July 1998
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  Differences in airway wall compliance as a possible mechanism for wheezing disorders in infants

  U Frey, AC Jackson, M Silverman

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 136-142; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010136 Published 1 July 1998
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  High-frequency respiratory input impedance measurements in infants assessed by the high speed interrupter technique

  U Frey, M Silverman, R Kraemer, AC Jackson

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 148-158; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010148 Published 1 July 1998
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  Respiratory mechanics in ventilated COPD patients: forced oscillation versus occlusion techniques

  R Farre, M Ferrer, M Rotger, A Torres, D Navajas

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 170-176; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010170 Published 1 July 1998
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  Influence of cervical sympathetic nerves on ventilation and upper airway resistance in the rat

  KD O'Halloran, AK Curran, A Bradford

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 177-184; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010177 Published 1 July 1998
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  A French survey of 3,225 patients treated with CPAP for obstructive sleep apnoea: benefits, tolerance, compliance and quality of life

  N Meslier, T Lebrun, V Grillier-Lanoir, N Rolland, C Henderick, JC Sailly, JL Racineux

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 185-192; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010185 Published 1 July 1998
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  Upper airway mucosa temperature in obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome, nonapnoeic snorers and nonsnorers

  F Series, I Marc

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 193-197; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010193 Published 1 July 1998
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  Prevalence of snoring and sleep breathing-related disorders in Chinese, Malay and Indian adults in Singapore

  TP Ng, A Seow, WC Tan

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 198-203; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010198 Published 1 July 1998
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  Accuracy of oxygen delivery by liquid oxygen canisters

  MJ Kampelmacher, PB Cornelisse, GP Alsbach, RG van Kesteren, CF Melissant, JM Douze, JW Lammers

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 204-207; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010204 Published 1 July 1998
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  Introduction to a new inspiratory threshold loading device

  RC Chen, CL Que, S Yan

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 208-211; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010208 Published 1 July 1998
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  Five years' experience of PAS Port intravenous access system in adult cystic fibrosis

  J Burdon, SP Conway, P Murchan, M Lansdown, RC Kester

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 212-216; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010212 Published 1 July 1998
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  Totally implantable venous access devices in cystic fibrosis: complications and patients' opinions

  HC Rodgers, K Liddle, SJ Nixon, JA Innes, AP Greening

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 217-220; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010217 Published 1 July 1998
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  Transcription factors and asthma

  PJ Barnes, IM Adcock

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 221-234; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010221 Published 1 July 1998
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  Pathophysiology of changes in absolute lung volumes

  E Bancalari, J Clausen

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (1) 248-258; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010248 Published 1 July 1998