September

ERJ at your fingertips Arnold J.L. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 335-336
Controlling passive smoking through legislation in Ireland: an attack on civil liberty or good public health policy? McNicholas W.T. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 337-338
Combination therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: still more questions than answers Hoeper M.M., Dinh-Xuan A.T. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 339-340
The role of reference values in interpreting lung function tests Crapo R.O. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 341-342
A new tool for an old disease Khanavkar B., Ewig S. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 343-344
Interventional bronchoscopy for tuberculous tracheobronchial stenosis Low S-Y., Hsu A., Eng P. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 345-347
Endobronchial brachytherapy in the treatment of malignant lung tumours Escobar-Sacristan J.A., Granda-Orive J.I., Gutierrez Jimenez T., Delgado J.M., Rodero Banos A., Saez Valls R. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 348-352
Combination of bosentan with epoprostenol in pulmonary arterial hypertension: BREATHE-2 Humbert M., Barst R.J., Robbins I.M., Channick R.N., Galie N., Boonstra A., Rubin L.J., Horn E.M., Manes A., Simonneau G. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 353-359
Regulation of interleukin-1β and interleukin-1β inhibitor release by human airway epithelial cells Yang Y., Bin W., Aksoy M.O., Kelsen S.G. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 360-366
Inhaled IFN-γ for persistent nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease due to functional IFN-γ deficiency Hallstrand T.S., Ochs H.D., Zhu Q., Liles W.C. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 367-370
BMPR2 mutations in pulmonary arterial hypertension with congenital heart disease Roberts K.E., McElroy J.J., Wong W.P.K., Yen E., Widlitz A., Barst R.J., Knowles J.A., Morse J.H. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 371-374
Safety of research bronchoscopy, biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage in asthma Elston W.J., Whittaker A.J., Khan L.N., Flood-Page P., Ramsay C., Jeffery P.K., Barnes N.C. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 375-377
Exercise-induced flow limitation, dynamic hyperinflation and exercise capacity in patients with bronchial asthma Kosmas E.N., Milic-Emili J., Polychronaki A., Dimitroulis I., Retsou S., Gaga M., Koutsoukou A., Roussos Ch., Koulouris N.G. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 378-384
Dynamic hyperinflation and tolerance to interval exercise in patients with advanced COPD Vogiatzis I., Nanas S., Kastanakis E., Georgiadou O., Papazahou O., Roussos Ch. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 385-390
Smoking cessation improves both direct and indirect airway hyperresponsiveness in COPD Willemse B.W.M., ten Hacken N.H.T., Rutgers B., Lesman-Leegte I.G.A.T., Timens W., Postma D.S. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 391-396
Spirometric reference equations for European females and males aged 65-85 yrs Garcia-Rio F., Pino J.M., Dorgham A., Alonso A., Villamor J. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 397-405
Phase II of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC II): rationale and methods Weiland S.K., Bjorksten B., Brunekreef B., Cookson W.O.C., von Mutius E., Strachan D.P., the International... Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 406-412
Primary pulmonary lymphangiectasia in infancy and childhood Barker P.M., Esther C.R., Fordham L.A., Maygarden S.J., Funkhouser W.K. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 413-419
Side-effects of fluticasone in asthmatic children: no effects after dose reduction Visser M.J., van der Veer E., Postma D.S., Arends L.R., de Vries T.W., Brand P.L.P., Duiverman E.J. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 420-425
Surfactant proteins in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in adults Brasch F., Birzele J., Ochs M., Guttentag S.H., Schoch O.D., Boehler A., Beers M.F., Muller K.M., Hawgood S., Johnen G. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 426-435
Pulmonary function and exercise capacity in survivors of severe acute respiratory syndrome Ong K-C., Ng A.W-K., Lee L.S-U., Kaw G., Kwek S-K., Leow M.K-S., Earnest A. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 436-442
Home respiratory polygraphy for diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing in heart failure Quintana-Gallego E., Villa-Gil M., Carmona-Bernal C., Botebol-Benhamou G., Martinez-Martinez A., Sanchez-Armengol A., Polo-Padillo J., Capote F. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 443-448
Cystic fibrosis patients and families support cross-infection measures Griffiths A.L., Armstrong D., Carzino R., Robinson P. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 449-452
Chest wall kinematics and respiratory muscle action in ankylosing spondylitis patients Romagnoli I., Gigliotti F., Galarducci A., Lanini B., Bianchi R., Cammelli D., Scano G. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 453-460
Can psychological factors help us to determine adherence to CPAP? A prospective study Wild M.R., Engleman H.M., Douglas N.J., Espie C.A. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 461-465
Penetration of newer quinolones in the empyema fluid Liapakis I.E., Kottakis I., Tzatzarakis M.N., Tsatsakis A.M., Pitiakoudis M.S., Ypsilantis P., Light R.W., Simopoulos C.E., Bouros D.E. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 466-470
Post-genome respiratory epidemiology: a multidisciplinary challenge Kauffmann F., the Post Genome R... Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 471-480
The diagnosis and management of chronic cough Morice A.H., G.A. Fontana, A.R.A. Sovijarvi, M. Pistolesi, K.F. Chung, J. Widdicombe, F. O'Connell, P. Geppetti, L. Gronke, J. De Jongste, M. Belvisi, P. Dicpinigaitis, A. Fischer, L. McGarvey, W.J. Fokkens, J. Kastelik Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 481-492
European framework to decrease the burden of TB/HIV de Colombani P., Banatvala N., Zaleskis R., Maher D. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 493-501
Adenocarcinoma of the lung mimicking inflammatory lung disease with honeycombing Lantuejoul S., Colby T.V., Ferretti G.R., Brichon P.Y., Brambilla C., Brambilla E. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 502-505
A young male with chest pain, cough and fever Kapotsis G.E., Daniil Z., Malagari K., Vamvouka C., Kalomenidis I., Roussos Ch., Papiris S.A. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 506-509
Inspiratory muscle training as a tool for the management of patients with COPD McConnell A.K., Weiner P., Romer L.M. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 510-511
From the authors: Hart N., Moxham J., Polkey M.I. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 511
Increased mortality in COPD among construction workers exposed to inorganic dust Bernstein D.M. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 512
From the authors: Bergdahl I., Toren K., Nillson T., Eriksson K., Hedlund U., Flodin R., Jarvholm B. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 512
Meta-analysis on dose-response relationship of inhaled steroids must be done in homogenous asthma populations Ingelf J., Ekelund J., Carlsson L.-G. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 513
From the authors: Masoli M., Weatherall M., Holt S., Beasley R. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 513-514