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Original Articles

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  Airway smooth muscle in asthma: flirting with disaster

  JJ Fredberg

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1252-1256; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061252 Published 1 December 1998
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  Nocturnal evolution of respiratory effort in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: influence on arousal threshold

  E Sforza, J Krieger, C Petiau

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1257-1263; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061257 Published 1 December 1998
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  Does arousal frequency predict daytime function?

  RN Kingshott, HM Engleman, IJ Deary, NJ Douglas

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1264-1270; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061264 Published 1 December 1998
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  Effect of low-dose acetazolamide on the ventilatory CO2 response during hypoxia in the anaesthetized cat

  M Wagenaar, L Teppema, A Berkenbosch, C Olievier, H Folgering

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1271-1277; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061271 Published 1 December 1998
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  Effects of negative pressure assisted ventilation on dyspnoeic sensation and breathing pattern

  T Nishino, S Isono, T Ide

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1278-1283; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061278 Published 1 December 1998
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  Exhaled nitric oxide is not elevated in the inflammatory airways diseases of cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis

  LP Ho, JA Innes, AP Greening

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1290-1294; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061290 Published 1 December 1998
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  Relationships between nasal potential difference and respiratory function in adults with cystic fibrosis

  I Fajac, D Hubert, T Bienvenu, B Richaud-Thiriez, R Matran, JC Kaplan, J Dall'Ava-Santucci, DJ Dusser

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1295-1300; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061295 Published 1 December 1998
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  In vitro-induced human airway hyperresponsiveness to bradykinin

  M Molimard, E Naline, E Boichot, P Devillier, V Lagente, B Begaud, C Advenier

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1301-1306; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061301 Published 1 December 1998
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  Subthreshold concentration of endothelin-1-enhanced, capsaicin-induced bronchoconstriction in anaesthetized guinea-pigs

  H Kanazawa, H Fujiwara, K Hirata, J Yoshikawa

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1307-1312; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061307 Published 1 December 1998
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  Increased airway osmolarity inhibits the action of nitric oxide in the rabbit

  M Hogman, J Hjoberg, G Hedenstierna

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1313-1317; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061313 Published 1 December 1998
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  Effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on allergen- and hyperventilation-induced bronchoconstriction in guinea-pigs

  H Nogami, E Umeno, S Kano, T Hirose, S Nishima

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1318-1321; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061318 Published 1 December 1998
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  Costs of asthma according to the degree of severity

  J Serra-Batlles, V Plaza, E Morejon, A Comella, J Brugues

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1322-1326; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061322 Published 1 December 1998
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  Comparative effects of anti-inflammatory corticosteroids in human bone-derived osteoblast-like cells

  H Namkung-Matthai, JP Seale, K Brown, RS Mason

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1327-1333; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061327 Published 1 December 1998
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  Selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors modulate the activity of alveolar macrophages from sensitized guinea-pigs

  N Germain, B Bertin, A Legendre, B Martin, V Lagente, A Payne, E Boichot

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1334-1339; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061334 Published 1 December 1998
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  Improved airway targeting with the CFC-free HFA-beclomethasone metered-dose inhaler compared with CFC-beclomethasone

  CL Leach, PJ Davidson, RJ Boudreau

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1346-1353; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061346 Published 1 December 1998
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  Daily variations in air pollution and respiratory health in a multicentre study: the PEACE project. Pollution Effects on Asthmatic Children in Europe

  W Roemer, G Hoek, B Brunekreef, J Haluszka, A Kalandidi, J Pekkanen

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1354-1361; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061354 Published 1 December 1998
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  Seasonal variations in hospital treatment periods and deaths among adult asthmatics

  T Harju, T Tuuponen, T Keistinen, SL Kivela

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1362-1365; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061362 Published 1 December 1998
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  Birth characteristics and asthma symptoms in young adults: results from a population-based cohort study in Norway

  C Svanes, E Omenaas, JM Heuch, LM Irgens, A Gulsvik

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1366-1370; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061366 Published 1 December 1998
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  Acute exposure to hair bleach causes airway hyperresponsiveness in a rabbit model

  T Mensing, W Marek, M Raulf-Heimsoth, X Baur

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1371-1374; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061371 Published 1 December 1998
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  In vivo platelet and T-lymphocyte activities during pulmonary tuberculosis

  Y Buyukasik, B Soylu, AR Soylu, OI Ozcebe, S Canbakan, IC Haznedaroglu, S Kirazli, Y Baser, SV Dundar

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1375-1379; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061375 Published 1 December 1998
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  Wartime migration and the incidence of tuberculosis in the Zagreb region, Croatia

  M Pavlovic, D Simic, M Krstic-Buric, N Corovic, D Zivkovic, A Rozman, T Peros-Golubicic

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1380-1383; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061380 Published 1 December 1998
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  Do radiographic features of acute infection influence management of lower respiratory tract infections in the community?

  JC Simpson, P Hulse, PM Taylor, M Woodhead

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1384-1387; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061384 Published 1 December 1998
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  Characterizing alterations in the pulmonary surfactant system in a rat model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia

  J Vanderzwan, L McCaig, S Mehta, M Joseph, J Whitsett, DG McCormack, JF Lewis

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1388-1396; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061388 Published 1 December 1998
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  Loss of immunoreactivity for RTI40, a type I cell-specific protein in the alveolar epithelium of rat lungs with bleomycin-induced fibrosis

  R Koslowski, LG Dobbs, KW Wenzel, D Schuh, M Muller, M Kasper

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1397-1403; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061397 Published 1 December 1998
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  Heterogeneous point mutations of the p53 gene in pulmonary fibrosis

  S Hojo, J Fujita, I Yamadori, T Kamei, T Yoshinouchi, Y Ohtsuki, H Okada, S Bandoh, Y Yamaji, J Takahara, T Fukui, M Kinoshita

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1404-1408; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061404 Published 1 December 1998
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  Cyclophosphamide pulse therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

  M Kolb, J Kirschner, W Riedel, H Wirtz, M Schmidt

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1409-1414; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061409 Published 1 December 1998
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  Cytology of bronchial biopsy rinse fluid to improve the diagnostic yield for lung cancer

  A Rosell, E Monso, L Lores, X Vila, M Llatjos, J Ruiz, J Morera

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1415-1418; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061415 Published 1 December 1998
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  Talc-induced inflammation in the pleural cavity

  MM van den Heuvel, HJ Smit, SB Barbierato, CE Havenith, RH Beelen, PE Postmus

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1419-1423; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061419 Published 1 December 1998
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  Preoperative CYFRA 21-1 level as a prognostic indicator in resected nonsmall cell lung cancer

  J Niklinski, T Burzykowski, W Niklinska, J Laudanski, L Chyczewski, M Rapellino, M Furman

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1424-1428; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061424 Published 1 December 1998
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  Invasive exercise testing in the evaluation of patients at high-risk for lung resection

  J Ribas, O Diaz, JA Barbera, M Mateu, E Canalis, L Jover, J Roca, R Rodriguez-Roisin

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1429-1435; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061429 Published 1 December 1998
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  Variations in airways impedance during respiratory cycle derived from combined measurements of input and transfer impedances

  W Tomalak, R Peslin, C Duvivier

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1436-1441; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061436 Published 1 December 1998
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  Effects of a standard hyperbaric oxygen treatment protocol on pulmonary function

  E Thorsen, L Aanderud, TB Aasen

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1442-1445; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061442 Published 1 December 1998
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  Plasma coagulation profiles in patients with severe primary pulmonary hypertension

  MM Hoeper, M Sosada, H Fabel

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1446-1449; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061446 Published 1 December 1998
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  The influence of personal tobacco smoking on the clinical practice of Italian chest physicians

  S Nardini, R Bertoletti, V Rastelli, CF Donner

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1450-1453; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061450 Published 1 December 1998
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  Regulation of airway neurogenic inflammation by neutral endopeptidase

  GU Di Maria, S Bellofiore, P Geppetti

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1454-1462; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061454 Published 1 December 1998
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  Immunogenetic basis of environmental lung disease: lessons from the berylliosis model

  C Saltini, M Amicosante, A Franchi, G Lombardi, L Richeldi

  European Respiratory Journal 12 (6) 1463-1475; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12061463 Published 1 December 1998