European Respiratory Journal

The ERJ publishes clinical and experimental work relating to all aspects of adult and paediatric respiratory medicine, including cell biology, epidemiology, immunology, oncology, pathophysiology, imaging, occupational medicine, intensive care, sleep medicine and thoracic surgery. In addition to original research material, the ERJ also publishes editorial commentaries, reviews, short research letters and correspondence to the editor. Articles are published continuously and collected into 12 monthly issues in two volumes per year.

August

Marching to the beat of different drummers: individual airway response diversity Brown R.H. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 193-194
Stroke alert: sleep disordered breathing predicts survival? Grote L. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 195-196
Blunted sensation of dyspnoea and near fatal asthma Eckert D.J., Catcheside P.G., McEvoy R.D. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 197-199
Patient-physician communication about end-of-life care for patients with severe COPD Curtis J.R., Engelberg R.A., Nielsen E.L., Au D.H., Patrick D.L. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 200-205
The TORCH (TOwards a Revolution in COPD Health) survival study protocol The TORCH Study Group Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 206-210
Heterogeneity of narrowing in normal and asthmatic airways measured by HRCT King G.G., Carroll J.D., Muller N.L., Whittall K.P., Gao M., Nakano Y., Pare P.D. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 211-218
Dyspnoea at rest and at the end of different exercises in patients with near-fatal asthma Barreiro E., Gea J., Sanjuas C., Marcos R., Broquetas J., Milic-Emili J. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 219-225
Montelukast protects against nasal lysine-aspirin challenge in patients with aspirin-induced asthma Lee D.K.C., Haggart K., Robb F.M., Lipworth B.J. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 226-230
β-Adrenoceptor stimulation and neutrophil accumulation in mouse airways Miyamoto M., Tomaki M., Lotvall J., Linden A. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 231-237
Reduced inspiratory flow attenuates IL-8 release and MAPK activation of lung overstretch Kotani M., Kotani T., Li Z., Silbajoris R., Piantadosi C.A., Huang Y-C.T. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 238-246
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells: role in the diagnosis of lung infections Richeldi L., Mariani M., Losi M., Maselli F., Corbetta L., Buonsanti C., Colonna M., Sinigaglia F., Panina-Bordignon P., Fabbri L.M. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 247-250
Sarcoidosis and granuloma genes: a family-based study in African-Americans Rybicki B.A., Maliarik M.J., Poisson L.M., Iannuzzi M.C. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 251-257
The use of SPECT in preoperative assessment of patients with lung cancer Piai D.B., Quagliatto R., Toro I., Cunha Neto C., Etchbehere E., Camargo E. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 258-262
Efficacious pleurodesis with OK-432 and doxorubicin against malignant pleural effusions Kishi K., Homma S., Sakamoto S., Kawabata M., Tsuboi E., Nakata K., Yoshimura K. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 263-266
Sleep-related breathing disorders: impact on mortality of cerebrovascular disease Parra O., Arboix A., Montserrat J.M., Quinto L., Bechich S., Garcia-Eroles L. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 267-272
Automatic CPAP titration with different self-setting devices in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea Stammnitz A., Jerrentrup A., Penzel T., Peter J.H., Vogelmeier C., Becker H.F. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 273-278
Performance vigilance task and sleepiness in patients with sleep-disordered breathing Sforza E., Haba-Rubio J., De Bilbao F., Rochat T., Ibanez V. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 279-285
Airway iron and iron-regulatory cytokines in cystic fibrosis Reid D.W., Lam Q.T., Schneider H., Walters E.H. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 286-291
Umbilical cord trace elements and minerals and risk of early childhood wheezing and eczema Shaheen S.O., Newson R.B., Henderson A.J., Emmett P.M., Sherriff A., Cooke M., the ALSPAC Study ... Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 292-297
Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in popcorn production plant workers Akpinar-Elci M., Travis W.D., Lynch D.A., Kreiss K. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 298-302
Acute mountain sickness is related to nocturnal hypoxemia but not to hypoventilation Erba P., Anastasi S., Senn O., Maggiorini M., Bloch K.E. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 303-308
Effect of freezing of sputum samples on flow cytometric analysis of lymphocyte subsets Jaksztat E., Holz O., Paasch K., Kelly M.M., Hargreave F.E., Cox G., Magnussen H., Jorres R.A. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 309-312
New strategies to improve exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Ambrosino N., Strambi S. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 313-322
Multiple system atrophy presenting as central sleep apnoea Cormican L.J., Higgins S., Davidson A.C., Howard R., Williams A.J. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 323-325
A 7 month old presenting with respiratory distress Chakraborty S., Sridhar A.V., Rao K.N., Shannon R. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 326-329
The role of omalizumab or rhuMAb-E25 in the treatment of allergic rhinitis Lee D.K.C. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 330
From the Authors Hanf G., Noga O. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 330-331
Alveolization: does "A" stand for appropriate morphometry? Fehrenbach H. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 331-332
From the Authors Maden M., Hind M. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 332
Pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometric values and the degree of reversibility in patients with COPD Lee D.K.C. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 332
From the Editor Sterk P.J. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 332-333
Additive blockade of β2-integrin adhesion of eosinophils by salmeterol and fluticasone propionate Hart S.P. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 333
From the Authors Leff A.R. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: 334