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Original Articles

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  Idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia/fibrosis: comparison with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and BOOP

  S Nagai, M Kitaichi, H Itoh, K Nishimura, T Izumi, TV Colby

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1010-1019; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051010 Published 1 November 1998

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  Micronodules and emphysema in coal mine dust or silica exposure: relation with lung function

  PA Gevenois, G Sergent, V De Maertelaer, F Gouat, JC Yernault, P De Vuyst

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1020-1024; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051020 Published 1 November 1998
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  Bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsies: measurement of bleeding volume and evaluation of the predictive value of coagulation tests

  O Bjortuft, F Brosstad, J Boe

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1025-1027; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051025 Published 1 November 1998
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  Two-year results after lung volume reduction surgery in alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency versus smoker's emphysema

  PC Cassina, H Teschler, N Konietzko, D Theegarten, G Stamatis

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1028-1032; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051028 Published 1 November 1998
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  Cysteine proteinases and cystatin C in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from subjects with subclinical emphysema

  K Takeyabu, T Betsuyaku, M Nishimura, A Yoshioka, M Tanino, K Miyamoto, Y Kawakami

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1033-1039; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051033 Published 1 November 1998
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  Hypocapnia-induced contraction of porcine airway smooth muscle

  KS Lindeman, TL Croxton, B Lande, CA Hirshman

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1046-1052; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051046 Published 1 November 1998
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  Concurrent measurement of smooth muscle shortening, lumen narrowing and flow to acetylcholine in large and small porcine bronchi

  HW Mitchell, R Cvetkovski, MP Sparrow, PR Gray, PK McFawn

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1053-1061; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051053 Published 1 November 1998
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  Effect of a novel PACAP-27 analogue on muscarinic airway responsiveness in guinea-pigs in vivo

  A Okazawa, ZH Cui, J Lotvall, S Yoshihara, BE Skoogh, K Kashimoto, A Linden

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1062-1066; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051062 Published 1 November 1998
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  Neutrophil chemokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and leukocyte-conditioned medium from nonsmokers and smokers

  D Morrison, RM Strieter, SC Donnelly, MD Burdick, SL Kunkel, W MacNee

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1067-1072; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051067 Published 1 November 1998
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  Rhinitis alone or rhinitis plus asthma: what makes the difference?

  A Magnan, C Fourre-Jullian, H Jullian, M Badier, A Lanteaume, D Vervloet, D Charpin

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1073-1078; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051073 Published 1 November 1998
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  Age-dependent inaccuracy of asthma death certification in Northern England, 1991-1992

  DW Reid, VJ Hendrick, TC Aitken, WT Berrill, SC Stenton, DJ Hendrick

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1079-1083; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051079 Published 1 November 1998
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  Perception of respiratory symptoms after methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction in a general population

  G Devereux, DJ Hendrick, SC Stenton

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1089-1093; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051089 Published 1 November 1998
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  LFA-1 expression by blood eosinophils is increased in atopic asthmatic children and is involved in eosinophil locomotion

  S Lantero, G Alessandri, D Spallarossa, L Scarso, GA Rossi

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1094-1098; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051094 Published 1 November 1998
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  Urban-rural differences in questionnaire-derived markers of asthma in Kenyan school children

  JA Odhiambo, LW Ng'ang'a, MW Mungai, CM Gicheha, JK Nyamwaya, F Karimi, PT Macklem, MR Becklake

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1105-1112; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051105 Published 1 November 1998
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  Analysis of expiratory tidal flow patterns as a diagnostic tool in airflow obstruction

  MJ Morris, RG Madgwick, I Collyer, F Denby, DJ Lane

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1113-1117; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051113 Published 1 November 1998
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  Tidal expired airflow patterns in adults with airway obstruction

  EM Williams, RG Madgwick, MJ Morris

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1118-1123; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051118 Published 1 November 1998

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  Pulmonary function in sickle cell disease with or without acute chest syndrome

  F Santoli, F Zerah, N Vasile, D Bachir, F Galacteros, G Atlan

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1124-1129; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051124 Published 1 November 1998
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  Lung function and exercise capacity in thalassaemia major

  C Cracowski, B Wuyam, V Klein, P Levy

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1130-1136; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051130 Published 1 November 1998
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  Immunolocalization of G(alpha)i-3 in foetal lung fibroblasts

  A Dosanjh

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1137-1140; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051137 Published 1 November 1998
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  Alveolar lining fluid regulates mononuclear phagocyte 5-lipoxygenase metabolism

  SM Phare, M Peters-Golden, MJ Coffey

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1141-1146; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051141 Published 1 November 1998
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  A 50-kDa variant form of human surfactant protein D

  RJ Mason, LD Nielsen, Y Kuroki, E Matsuura, JH Freed, JM Shannon

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1147-1155; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051147 Published 1 November 1998
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  Long-term efficacy of dietary weight loss in sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

  G Sampol, X Munoz, MT Sagales, S Marti, A Roca, M Dolors de la Calzada, P Lloberes, F Morell

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1156-1159; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051156 Published 1 November 1998
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  The relationship between cardiac output and posthyperventilation hyperpnoea in patients with essential hypertension

  S Bellofiore, LS Malatino, MA Sapienza, I Bellanuova, A Cataliotti, GU Di Maria

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1160-1163; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051160 Published 1 November 1998
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  Acute effects of inhaled nitric oxide in adult respiratory distress syndrome

  GA Iotti, MC Olivei, A Palo, C Galbusera, R Veronesi, A Braschi

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1164-1171; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051164 Published 1 November 1998
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  Assessment of ventilation-perfusion mismatching in mechanically ventilated patients

  M Ferrer, E Zavala, O Diaz, J Roca, PD Wagner, R Rodriguez-Roisin

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1172-1176; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051172 Published 1 November 1998
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  Factor V Leiden is not common in patients diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension

  CG Elliott, MF Leppert, GJ Alexander, K Ward, L Nelson, GG Pietra

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1177-1180; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051177 Published 1 November 1998
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  Pulmonary hypertension in high-altitude chronic hypoxia: response to nifedipine

  AM Antezana, G Antezana, O Aparicio, I Noriega, FL Velarde, JP Richalet

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1181-1185; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051181 Published 1 November 1998
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  Measuring tidal volume and functional residual capacity change in sleeping infants using a volume displacement plethysmograph

  SJ Wilson, C O'Brien, MA Harris, IB Masters

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1186-1190; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051186 Published 1 November 1998
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  Single-breath method for assessing the viscoelastic properties of the respiratory system

  V Antonaglia, A Grop, P Demanins, F Beltrame, U Lucangelo, A Peratoner, L De Simoni, A Gullo, J Milic-Emili

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1191-1196; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051191 Published 1 November 1998
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  Seasonal clustering of sarcoidosis presenting with erythema nodosum

  ML Wilsher

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1197-1199; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051197 Published 1 November 1998
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  Neutrophil serine proteinases and defensins in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effects on pulmonary epithelium

  PS Hiemstra, S van Wetering, J Stolk

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1200-1208; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051200 Published 1 November 1998
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  Difficult asthma

  PJ Barnes, AJ Woolcock

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1209-1218; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051209 Published 1 November 1998
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  Assessing the effect of deep inhalation on airway calibre: a novel approach to lung function in bronchial asthma and COPD

  R Pellegrino, PJ Sterk, JK Sont, V Brusasco

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (5) 1219-1227; DOI: 10.1183/0903.1936.98.12051219 Published 1 November 1998