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Original Articles

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  Thunderstorm-associated asthma in an inland town in south-eastern Australia. Who is at risk?

  ST Girgis, GB Marks, SH Downs, A Kolbe, GN Car, R Paton

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 3-8; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a02.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Frequency and determinants of exaggerated bronchoconstriction during shortened methacholine challenge tests in epidemiological and clinical set-ups

  S Troyanov, JL Malo, A Cartier, D Gautrin

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 9-14; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a03.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Interferon-gamma increases IL-12 mRNA expression and attentuates allergic late-onset airway responses in the Brown Norway rat

  S Isogai, Q Hamid, E Minshall, S Miyake, Y Yoshizawa, R Taha, M Toda, JG Martin, A Watanabe

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 22-29; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a05.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Nedocromil sodium in the treatment of exercise-induced asthma: a meta-analysis

  C Spooner, BH Rowe, LD Saunders

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 30-37; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a06.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Aspirin-tolerant asthmatics generate more lipoxins than aspirin-intolerant asthmatics

  M Sanak, BD Levy, CB Clish, N Chiang, K Gronert, L Mastalerz, CN Serhan, A Szczeklik

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 44-49; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a08.x Published 1 July 2000
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  S and Z alpha1-antitrypsin alleles are risk factors for bronchial hyperresponsiveness in young farmers: an example of gene/environment interaction

  T Sigsgaard, I Brandslund, O Omland, C Hjort, ED Lund, OF Pedersen, MR Miller

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 50-55; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a09.x Published 1 July 2000
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  High-resolution computed tomographic characteristics in acute farmer's lung and in its follow-up

  Y Cormier, M Brown, S Worthy, G Racine, NL Muller

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 56-60; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a10.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Environmental exposure to air pollution and allergens and peak flow changes

  BG Higgins, HC Francis, C Yates, CJ Warburton, AM Fletcher, CA Pickering, AA Woodcock

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 61-66; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a11.x Published 1 July 2000
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  The effect of lung biopsy on lung function in diffuse lung disease

  Z Daniil, FC Gilchrist, SJ Marciniak, P Pantelidis, P Goldstraw, U Pastorino, RM du Bois

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 67-73; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a12.x Published 1 July 2000
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  HLA-Gm/kappam interaction in sarcoidosis. Suggestions for a complex genetic structure

  M Martinetti, JM Dugoujon, C Tinelli, A Cipriani, A Cortelazzo, L Salvaneschi, L Casali, G Semenzato, M Cuccia, M Luisetti

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 74-80; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a13.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Prevalence of wheeze during childhood: retrospective and prospective assessment

  CE Kuehni, AM Brooke, M Silverman

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 81-85; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a14.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Similar prevalence of respiratory symptoms and atopy in Estonian schoolchildren with changing lifestyle over 4 yrs

  MA Riikjarv, T Annus, L Braback, K Rahu, B Bjorksten

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 86-90; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a15.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Sputum induction in young cystic fibrosis patients

  K De Boeck, M Alifier, S Vandeputte

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 91-94; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a16.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide in exhaled air of children with cystic fibrosis during antibiotic treatment

  Q Jobsis, HC Raatgeep, SL Schellekens, A Kroesbergen, WC Hop, JC de Jongste

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 95-100; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a17.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Antenatal retinoic acid does not alter alveolization or postnatal lung function in preterm sheep

  KE Willet, AH Jobe, M Ikegami, J Newnham, PD Sly

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 101-107; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a18.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in adults with chronic cough compared with healthy blood donors

  NH Birkebaek, JS Jensen, T Seefeldt, J Degn, B Huniche, PL Andersen, L Ostergaard

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 108-111; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a19.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Antibacterial activity of human neutrophil peptide-1 against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv: in vitro and ex vivo study

  S Sharma, I Verma, GK Khuller

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 112-117; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a20.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Long-term treatment with continuous positive airway pressure improves quality of life in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

  BM Sanner, J Klewer, A Trumm, W Randerath, I Kreuzer, W Zidek

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 118-122; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a21.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Cardiovascular risk factors in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

  JL Kiely, WT McNicholas

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 128-133; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a23.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Bronchoscopy in the preoperative staging of oesophageal cancer below the tracheal bifurcation: a prospective study

  M Riedel, HJ Stein, L Mounyam, R Lembeck, Siewert JR

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 134-139; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a24.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Endothelin-1 in stable bronchiectasis

  L Zheng, G Tipoe, WK Lam, JC Ho, I Shum, GC Ooi, R Leung, KW Tsang

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 146-149; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a26.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Induced sputum cell counts: their usefulness in clinical practice

  L Jayaram, K Parameswaran, MR Sears, FE Hargreave

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 150-158; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a27.x Published 1 July 2000
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  Phenotypic diversity and molecular mechanisms of airway smooth muscle proliferation in asthma

  SJ Hirst, TR Walker, ER Chilvers

  European Respiratory Journal 16 (1) 159-177; DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.2000.16a28.x Published 1 July 2000