ERJ Open Research

ERJ Open Research is a fully open access original research journal, published online by the European Respiratory Society. The journal aims to publish high-quality work in all fields of respiratory science and medicine, covering basic science, clinical translational science and clinical medicine.

The journal was created to help fulfil the ERS objective to disseminate scientific and educational material to its members and to the medical community, but also to provide researchers with an affordable open access specialty journal in which to publish their work.

June

Cardiac impact of inhaled therapy in the largest randomised placebo-controlled trial in COPD history: have we reached the SUMMIT? Stefan Andreas, Christer Janson, Maarten van den Berge, Lies Lahousse ERJ Open Res 2016: 00055-2016
Understanding the priorities for women diagnosed with lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a patient perspective Iris Bassi, Gill Hollis, Vincent Cottin, Sergio Harari, Elma Zwanenburg, Marcel Veltkamp, Alvaro Casanova, Monica Fletcher, Sarah Masefield, Pippa Powell, Jeanette Boyd ERJ Open Res 2016: 00102-2015
Key paediatric messages from Amsterdam Jonathan Grigg, Jürg Barben, Kajsa Bohlin, Mark L. Everard, Graham Hall, Mariëlle Pijnenburg, Kostas N. Priftis, Franca Rusconi, Fabio Midulla ERJ Open Res 2016: 00020-2016
High-altitude alpine therapy and lung function in asthma: systematic review and meta-analysis Denis Vinnikov, Abdullah Khafagy, Paul D. Blanc, Nurlan Brimkulov, Craig Steinmaus ERJ Open Res 2016: 00097-2015
Measurement duration impacts variability but not impedance measured by the forced oscillation technique in healthy, asthma and COPD subjects Joanna C. Watts, Claude S. Farah, Leigh M. Seccombe, Blake M. Handley, Robin E. Schoeffel, Amy Bertolin, Jessica Dame Carroll, Gregory G. King, Cindy Thamrin ERJ Open Res 2016: 00094-2015
A randomised, open-label study of umeclidinium versus glycopyrronium in patients with COPD Tara Rheault, Sanjeev Khindri, Mitra Vahdati-Bolouri, Alison Church, William A. Fahy ERJ Open Res 2016: 00101-2015
Recommendations to improve smoking cessation outcomes from people with lung conditions who smoke Sarah Masefield, Pippa Powell, Carlos Jiménez-Ruiz, Peter Hajek, Keir Lewis, Stefan Andreas, Philip Tønnesen, Onno van Schayck, Christina Gratziou, Bertrand Dautzenberg, Serena Tonstad, Thomas Hering, Stephano Nardini, Monica Fletcher ERJ Open Res 2016: 00009-2016
The cystic fibrosis lower airways microbial metagenome Patricia Moran Losada, Philippe Chouvarine, Marie Dorda, Silke Hedtfeld, Samira Mielke, Angela Schulz, Lutz Wiehlmann, Burkhard Tümmler ERJ Open Res 2016: 00096-2015
Add-on LABA in a separate inhaler as asthma step-up therapy versus increased dose of ICS or ICS/LABA combination inhaler David B. Price, Gene Colice, Elliot Israel, Nicolas Roche, Dirkje S. Postma, Theresa W. Guilbert, Willem M.C. van Aalderen, Jonathan Grigg, Elizabeth V. Hillyer, Victoria Thomas, Richard J. Martin ERJ Open Res 2016: 00106-2015
Clinical profile of patients with adult-onset eosinophilic asthma Jantina C. de Groot, Huib Storm, Marijke Amelink, Selma B. de Nijs, Edwin Eichhorn, Bennie H. Reitsma, Elisabeth H.D. Bel, Anneke ten Brinke ERJ Open Res 2016: 00100-2015
Hydrogen peroxide in exhaled air: a source of error, a paradox and its resolution Stefan Peters, Angelika Kronseder, Stefan Karrasch, Petra A. Neff, Matz Haaks, Andreas R. Koczulla, Petra Reinhold, Dennis Nowak, Rudolf A. Jörres ERJ Open Res 2016: 00052-2015
Functional characterisation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells from COPD patients Winifred Broekman, Helene Roelofs, Maria C. Zarcone, Christian Taube, Jan Stolk, Pieter S. Hiemstra ERJ Open Res 2016: 00045-2015
The effect of adenotonsillectomy for childhood sleep apnoea on cardiorespiratory control Mathias Baumert, Yvonne Pamula, James Martin, Declan Kennedy, Anand Ganesan, Muammar Kabir, Mark Kohler, Sarah A. Immanuel ERJ Open Res 2016: 00003-2016
A practical measurement of thoracic sarcopenia: correlation with clinical parameters and outcomes in advanced lung cancer Nicholas G. Wysham, Ryan D. Nipp, Thomas W. LeBlanc, Steven P. Wolf, Magnus P. Ekstrom, David C. Currow ERJ Open Res 2016: 00085-2015
Antibiotic preferences for childhood pneumonia vary by physician type and European region Julia A. Bielicki, Charlotte I.S. Barker, Alike W. van der Velden, Mike Sharland, Diego van Esso, Adamos Hadjipanayis, Stefano del Torso, Zachi Grossman ERJ Open Res 2016: 00001-2016
Embolisation of PAVMs reported to improve nosebleeds by a subgroup of patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia Claire L. Shovlin, Trishan Patel, James E. Jackson ERJ Open Res 2016: 00035-2016
Why do some adults with PiMZ a1-antitrypin develop bronchiectasis? Nupur Aggarwal, Beatriz Martinez Delgado, Sandeep Salipalli, Nerea Matamala, Jessica Rademacher, Nicolaus Schwerk, Tobias Welte, Sabina Janciauskiene, Felix C. Ringshausen ERJ Open Res 2016: 00021-2016
Increasing burden of COPD in rural India: an example why India warrants primary healthcare reforms Toshita Kalkana, Saibal Moitra, Surinder K. Jindal, Subhabrata Moitra ERJ Open Res 2016: 00032-2016
“Factors associated with medication adherence in school-aged children with asthma.” Amy H.Y. Chan, Alistair W. Stewart, Juliet M. Foster, Edwin A. Mitchell, Carlos A. Camargo Jr and Jeff Harrison. ERJ Open Research 2016; 2: 00087-2015. ERJ Open Res 2016: 00087-2015-ERR