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01 December 2011; volume 38, issue 6

Electronic Resources

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    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) E12; Published 30 November 2011
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In Memoriam

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    Prof. John Guy Widdicombe, 1925–2011: an appreciation of an eminent respiratory physiologist
    K.F. Chung
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1243-1244; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00171711 Published 30 November 2011
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    Prof. Paul Sadoul, 1918–2011
    E. Puchelle, P.H. Quanjer, A. Lockhart, E. Berglund, A.T. Dinh-Xuan, J. Widimsky
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1245-1247; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00165311 Published 30 November 2011
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    Prof. Philippe Godard, 1948–2011
    M. Gaga, G. Joos, P. Chanez
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1248-1249; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00172411 Published 30 November 2011

Editorial

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    New guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections
    M. Woodhead
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1250-1251; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00105211 Published 30 November 2011
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    Is it really time to look at distal airways to improve asthma phenotyping and treatment?
    T. Perez
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1252-1254; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00067711 Published 30 November 2011
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    Vitamin D in asthma and allergy: what next?
    S.T. Weiss, A.A. Litonjua
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1255-1257; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00129811 Published 30 November 2011
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    Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection: do we have a surveillance system in Europe?
    E. Pontali, M.B. Pasticci, A. Matteelli, F. Baldelli, G.B. Migliori
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1258-1260; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00143111 Published 30 November 2011

ERS Task Force Report

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    Recommendations for epidemiological studies on COPD
    P.S. Bakke, E. Rönmark, T. Eagan, F. Pistelli, I. Annesi-Maesano, M. Maly, M. Meren, P. Vermeire†, J. Vestbo, G. Viegi, J. Zielinski, B. Lundbäck
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1261-1277; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00193809 Published 30 November 2011

Original Article

Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease

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    Exposure to thoracic dust, airway symptoms and lung function in cement production workers
    K-C. Nordby, A.K.M. Fell, H. Notø, W. Eduard, M. Skogstad, Y. Thomassen, A. Bergamaschi, J. Kongerud, H. Kjuus
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1278-1286; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00007711 Published 30 November 2011

Smoking-Related Disorders

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    Biomarkers of early respiratory effects in smoking adolescents
    E. Van Miert, A. Sardella, A. Bernard
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1287-1293; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00000911 Published 30 November 2011

COPD

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    Development of a decision tree to assess the severity and prognosis of stable COPD
    C. Esteban, I. Arostegui, J. Moraza, M. Aburto, J.M. Quintana, J. Pérez-Izquierdo, S. Aizpiri, A. Capelastegui
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1294-1300; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00189010 Published 30 November 2011
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    Exhaled air molecular profiling in relation to inflammatory subtype and activity in COPD
    N. Fens, S.B. de Nijs, S. Peters, T. Dekker, H.H. Knobel, T.J. Vink, N.P. Willard, A.H. Zwinderman, F.H. Krouwels, H-G. Janssen, R. Lutter, P.J. Sterk
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1301-1309; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00032911 Published 30 November 2011

Asthma

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    Supplementation with vitamin A early in life and subsequent risk of asthma
    W. Checkley, K.P. West Jr, R.A. Wise, L. Wu, S.C. LeClerq, S. Khatry, J. Katz, P. Christian, J.M. Tielsch, A. Sommer
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1310-1319; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00006911 Published 30 November 2011
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    Vitamin D and atopy and asthma phenotypes in children: a longitudinal cohort study
    E.M. Hollams, P.H. Hart, B.J. Holt, M. Serralha, F. Parsons, N.H. de Klerk, G. Zhang, P.D. Sly, P.G. Holt
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1320-1327; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00029011 Published 30 November 2011
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Cystic Fibrosis

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    Improved treatment response to dornase alfa in cystic fibrosis patients using controlled inhalation
    E.M. Bakker, S. Volpi, E. Salonini, E.C. van der Wiel-Kooij, C.J.J.C.M. Sintnicolaas, W.C.J. Hop, B.M. Assael, P.J.F.M. Merkus, H.A.W.M. Tiddens
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1328-1335; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00006211 Published 30 November 2011
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    Do responses to exercise training in cystic fibrosis depend on initial fitness level?
    W. Gruber, D.M. Orenstein, K.M. Braumann
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1336-1342; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00192510 Published 30 November 2011

Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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    Effect of atrial septostomy on the survival of patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
    J. Sandoval, J. Gaspar, H. Peña, L.E. Santos, J. Córdova, K. del Valle, A. Rodríguez, T. Pulido
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1343-1348; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00072210 Published 30 November 2011

Sleep-Related Disorders

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    Self-reported sleep apnoea and mortality in patients from the Swedish Obese Subjects study
    N.S. Marshall, L. Delling, R.R. Grunstein, M. Peltonen, C.D. Sjöström, K. Karason, L.M.S. Carlsson, J. Hedner, K. Stenlöf, L. Sjöström
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1349-1354; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00022111 Published 30 November 2011

Lung Involvement of Systemic Disease

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    Serum CC chemokine ligand-18 predicts lung disease worsening in systemic sclerosis
    K.P. Tiev, T. Hua-Huy, A. Kettaneh, M. Gain, S. Duong-Quy, C. Tolédano, J. Cabane, A.T. Dinh-Xuan
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1355-1360; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00004711 Published 30 November 2011
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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

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    An open-label trial of rituximab therapy in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
    M.S. Kavuru, A. Malur, I. Marshall, B.P. Barna, M. Meziane, I. Huizar, H. Dalrymple, R. Karnekar, M.J. Thomassen
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1361-1367; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00197710 Published 30 November 2011
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Sarcoidosis

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    Stage IV sarcoidosis: comparison of survival with the general population and causes of death
    A. Nardi, P-Y. Brillet, P. Letoumelin, F. Girard, M. Brauner, Y. Uzunhan, J-M. Naccache, D. Valeyre, H. Nunes
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1368-1373; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00187410 Published 30 November 2011

Tuberculosis

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    The burden of TB–HIV in the EU: how much do we know? A survey of surveillance practices and results
    M.E. Kruijshaar, L. Pimpin, I. Abubakar, B. Rice, V. Delpech, L.N. Drumright, V. Hollo, E. Huitric, M. van de Laar, A. Amato-Gauci, D. Manissero, C. Ködmön
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1374-1381; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00198310 Published 30 November 2011
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    Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in European Union and European Economic Area countries
    L. Pimpin, L.N. Drumright, M.E. Kruijshaar, I. Abubakar, B. Rice, V. Delpech, V. Hollo, A. Amato-Gauci, D. Manissero, C. Ködmön
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1382-1392; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00198410 Published 30 November 2011
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    Comparative cost and performance of light-emitting diode microscopy in HIV–tuberculosis-co-infected patients
    A. Whitelaw, J. Peter, H. Sohn, D. Viljoen, G. Theron, M. Badri, V. Davids, M. Pai, K. Dheda
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1393-1397; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00023211 Published 30 November 2011
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    Diagnosing tuberculosis with urine lipoarabinomannan: systematic review and meta-analysis
    J. Minion, E. Leung, E. Talbot, K. Dheda, M. Pai, D. Menzies
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1398-1405; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00025711 Published 30 November 2011
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Respiratory Infections

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    Computed tomography measurements of parapneumonic effusion indicative of thoracentesis
    B.K. Moffett, T.S. Panchabhai, E. Anaya, R. Nakamatsu, F.W. Arnold, P. Peyrani, T. Wiemken, J. Guardiola, J.A. Ramirez
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1406-1411; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00004511 Published 30 November 2011
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Thoracic Oncology

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    Primary lung adenocarcinoma: characteristics by smoking habit and sex
    H. Nagy-Mignotte, P. Guillem, A. Vesin, A.C. Toffart, M. Colonna, V. Bonneterre, P.Y. Brichon, C. Brambilla, E. Brambilla, S. Lantuejoul, J.F. Timsit, D. Moro-Sibilot for the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Group at Grenoble University Hospital
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1412-1419; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00191710 Published 30 November 2011
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    Predicting survival in malignant mesothelioma
    A.W. Musk, N. Olsen, H. Alfonso, A. Reid, R. Mina, P. Franklin, J. Sleith, N. Hammond, T. Threlfall, K.B. Shilkin, N.H. de Klerk
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1420-1424; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00000811 Published 30 November 2011
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    Efficacy of pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions in breast cancer patients
    T. Hirata, K. Yonemori, A. Hirakawa, C. Shimizu, K. Tamura, M. Ando, N. Katsumata, M. Tanimoto, Y. Fujiwara
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1425-1430; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00171610 Published 30 November 2011

Paediatric Lung Disease

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    Relationship between past airway pathology and current lung function in preschool wheezers
    S. Sonnappa, C.M. Bastardo, S. Saglani, A. Bush, P. Aurora
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1431-1436; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00164910 Published 30 November 2011
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    High-resolution computed tomography and pulmonary function in children with common variable immunodeficiency
    L. van Zeggeren, A.A.J.M. van de Ven, S.W.J. Terheggen-Lagro, O.M. Mets, F.J. Beek, J.M. van Montfrans, P.A. de Jong
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1437-1443; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00173410 Published 30 November 2011

Lung Cell Signalling Pathways

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    IκBα glutathionylation and reduced histone H3 phosphorylation inhibit eotaxin and RANTES
    P. Seidel, M. Roth, Q. Ge, I. Merfort, C.T. S’ng, A.J. Ammit
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1444-1452; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00129610 Published 30 November 2011

Review

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    Iron deficiency in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a potential therapeutic target
    C.J. Rhodes, J. Wharton, L. Howard, J.S.R. Gibbs, A. Vonk-Noordegraaf, M.R. Wilkins
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1453-1460; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00037711 Published 30 November 2011

Series

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    Metalloproteinases in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
    R.C.A. Dancer, A.M. Wood, D.R. Thickett
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1461-1467; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00024711 Published 30 November 2011
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    New tools in pulmonary rehabilitation
    P.J. Wijkstra, J.B. Wempe
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1468-1474; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00111911 Published 30 November 2011

Letters

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    Predictive value of latent tuberculosis tests in Indian healthcare workers: a cohort study
    R. Joshi, U. Narang, A. Zwerling, D. Jain, V. Jain, S. Kalantri, M. Pai
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1475-1477; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00014611 Published 30 November 2011
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    Microsatellite alterations at 3p and 19q in EBC DNA of smokers: are they reversible after smoking cessation?
    G.E. Carpagnano, D. Lacedonia, G.P. Palladino, M.P. Foschino Barbaro
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1477-1480; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00032011 Published 30 November 2011
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    EBUS-TBNA in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary artery sarcoma and thromboembolism
    J.S. Park, J-H. Chung, S. Jheon, D-J. Choi, H.I. Yoon, J.H. Lee, C-T. Lee, S.W. Lee
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1480-1482; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00043211 Published 30 November 2011
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    Ralstonia mannitolilytica and COPD: a case report
    Z.Y. Zong, C.H. Peng
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1482-1483; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00046011 Published 30 November 2011
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    Can transmissible strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa be successfully eradicated?
    F.J. Gilchrist, M. France, R. Bright-Thomas, C.J. Doherty, J.R. Govan, A.K. Webb, A.M. Jones
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1483-1486; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00048611 Published 30 November 2011
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    Diagnosis of respiratory viral infections in cystic fibrosis by PCR using sputum samples
    A.M. Jones, W. Flight, B. Isalska, M. Cullen, K. Mutton, A. Bowling, D. Riley, K. Webb, R. Bright-Thomas
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1486-1487; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00061711 Published 30 November 2011
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    Exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide pulses
    E. Morawiec, I. Tillie-Leblond, V. Pansini, J. Salleron, M. Remy-Jardin, B. Wallaert
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1487-1489; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00127311 Published 30 November 2011

Retraction

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    “Impact of maternal asthma on perinatal outcomes.” F. Firoozi, C. Lemière, M-F. Beauchesne, S. Perreault, A. Forget, and L. Blais.
    European Respiratory Journal 38 (6) 1490; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00029109 Published 30 November 2011
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