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Original Articles

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  Is pulmonary embolism a common cause of chronic pulmonary hypertension? Limitations of the embolic hypothesis

  P Egermayer, AJ Peacock

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 440-448; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.03.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Pharmacogenetics of asthma

  IP Hall

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 449-451; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.04.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Endothelial signal transduction system enhances neutrophil-induced pulmonary vascular permeability

  T Tanita, C Song, H Kubo, S Ono, S Fujimura

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 452-458; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.05.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Asthma morbidity 6 yrs after an effective asthma self-management programme in a Maori community

  WJ D'Souza, T Slater, C Fox, B Fox, H Te Karu, T Gemmell, MM Ratima, NE Pearce, RB Beasley

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 464-469; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.07.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Relationships of active smoking to asthma and asthma severity in the EGEA study. Epidemiological study on the Genetics and Environment of Asthma

  V Siroux, I Pin, MP Oryszczyn, N Le Moual, F Kauffmann

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 470-477; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.08.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Low-dose methotrexate treatment in severe glucocorticoid-dependent asthma: effect on mucosal inflammation and in vitro sensitivity to glucocorticoids of mitogen-induced T-cell proliferation

  B Vrugt, S Wilson, A Bron, J Shute, ST Holgate, R Djukanovic, R Aalbers

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 478-485; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.09.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Clinical judgement of airway inflammation versus sputum cell counts in patients with asthma

  K Parameswaran, E Pizzichini, MM Pizzichini, P Hussack, A Efthimiadis, FE Hargreave

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 486-490; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.10.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Local production and detection of (specific) IgE in nasal B-cells and plasma cells of allergic rhinitis patients

  A KleinJan, JG Vinke, LW Severijnen, WJ Fokkens

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 491-497; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.11.x Published 1 March 2000
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  N-acetylcysteine prevents cigarette smoke induced small airways alterations in rats

  ML Rubio, MV Sanchez-Cifuentes, M Ortega, G Peces-Barba, JD Escolar, S Verbanck, M Paiva, N Gonzalez Mangado

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 505-511; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.13.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Subepithelial immunopathology of the large airways in smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  BE Lams, AR Sousa, PJ Rees, TH Lee

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 512-516; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.14.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Preservation of intraalveolar surfactant in a rat lung ischaemia/reperfusion injury model

  M Ochs, H Fehrenbach, I Nenadic, T Bando, A Fehrenbach, D Schepelmann, JM Albes, T Wahlers, J Richter

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 526-531; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.16.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Surfactant function affected by airway inflammation and cooling: possible impact on exercise-induced asthma

  G Enhorning, J Hohlfeld, N Krug, G Lema, RC Welliver

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 532-538; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.17.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Sniff nasal inspiratory pressure as a marker of respiratory function in motor neuron disease

  MB Chaudri, C Liu, L Watson, D Jefferson, WJ Kinnear

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 539-542; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.18.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Four decades of surgery for bronchogenic carcinoma in one centre

  A Spiliopoulos, M de Perrot

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 543-546; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.19.x Published 1 March 2000
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  P53 immunohistochemistry can identify bronchial dysplastic lesions proceeding to lung cancer: a prospective study

  A Ponticiello, E Barra, U Giani, M Bocchino, A Sanduzzi

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 547-552; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.20.x Published 1 March 2000
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  PM10 elemental composition and acute respiratory health effects in European children (PEACE project). Pollution Effects on Asthmatic Children in Europe

  W Roemer, G Hoek, B Brunekreef, J Clench-Aas, B Forsberg, J Pekkanen, A Schutz

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 553-559; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.21.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Farming practices and the respiratory health risks of swine confinement buildings

  Y Cormier, E Israel-Assayag, G Racine, C Duchaine

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 560-565; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.22.x Published 1 March 2000
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  In vitro assessment of an ultrasonic flowmeter for use in ventilated infants

  P Scalfaro, J Cotting, PD Sly

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 566-569; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.23.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Detection of inspiratory flow limitation during sleep by computer assisted respiratory inductive plethysmography

  V Kaplan, JN Zhang, EW Russi, KE Bloch

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 570-578; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.24.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Anti-inflammatory properties of ebselen in a model of sephadex-induced lung inflammation

  MG Belvisi, EB Haddad, C Battram, M Birrell, M Foster, S Webber

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 579-581; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.25.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Constitutive nuclear factor-kappaB activity in human upper airway tissues and nasal epithelial cells

  I Ramis, G Bioque, J Lorente, P Jares, P Quesada, J Rosello-Catafau, E Gelpi, O Bulbena

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 582-589; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.26.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Steering simulation performance in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and matched control subjects

  M Juniper, MA Hack, CF George, RJ Davies, Stradling JR

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 590-595; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.27.x Published 1 March 2000
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  Assessment of diaphragm paralysis with oesophageal electromyography and unilateral magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation

  YM Luo, ML Harris, RA Lyall, A Watson, MI Polkey, J Moxham

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 596-599; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.28.x Published 1 March 2000
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  The contractile apparatus and mechanical properties of airway smooth muscle

  SJ Gunst, DD Tang

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (3) 600-616; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.15.29.x Published 1 March 2000