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.

May

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Woodhead M., Ewig S., Torres A. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 739-740
Is Chlamydia pneumoniae an important pathogen in patients with community-acquired pneumonia? Ewig S., Torres A. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 741-742
Tidal expiratory flow limitation, dyspnoea and exercise capacity in patients with bilateral bronchiectasis Koulouris N.G., Retsou S., Kosmas E., Dimakou K., Malagari K., Mantzikopoulos G., Koutsoukou A., Milic-Emili J., Jordanoglou J. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 743-748
Rigid bronchoscopy induces bacterial translocation: an experimental study in rats Nayci A., Atis S., Talas D.U., Ersoz G. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 749-752
Fragile histidine triad protein expression in nonsmall cell lung cancer and correlation with Ki-67 and with p53 Mascaux C., Martin B., Verdebout J.M., Meert A.P., Ninane V., Sculier J.P. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 753-758
Transcription factor activation and mitogenic synergism in airway smooth muscle cells Ediger T.L., Schulte N.A., Murphy T.J., Toews M.L. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 759-769
Increased eNO and pulmonary iNOS expression in eNOS null mice Cook S., Vollenweider P., Menard B., Egli M., Nicod P., Scherrer U. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 770-773
Increased vascular endothelial growth factor in acute eosinophilic pneumonia Nishigaki Y., Fujiuchi S., Yamazaki Y., Matsumoto H., Takeda A., Fujita Y., Okamoto K., Fujikane T., Shimizu T., Kikuchi K. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 774-778
Chlamydia species as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia in Canada Marrie T.J., Peeling R.W., Reid T., De Carolis E., the Canadian Comm... Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 779-784
The role of adherence in tuberculosis HIV-positive patients treated in ambulatory regimen Rocha M., Pereira S., Ferreira L., Barros H. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 785-788
Increased tumour necrosis factor-α plasma levels during moderate-intensity exercise in COPD patients Rabinovich R.A., Figueras M., Ardite E., Carbo N., Troosters T., Filella X., Barbera J.A., Fernandez-Checa J.C., Argiles J.M., Roca J. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 789-794
N-acetylcysteine reduces the risk of re-hospitalisation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Gerrits C.M.J.M., Herings R.M.C., Leufkens H.G.M., Lammers J-W.J. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 795-798
Monoclonal anti-interleukin-5 treatment suppresses eosinophil but not T-cell functions Buttner C., Lun A., Splettstoesser T., Kunkel G., Renz H. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 799-803
Increased immunoreactivity of stromal cell-derived factor-1 and angiogenesis in asthma Hoshino M., Aoike N., Takahashi M., Nakamura Y., Nakagawa T. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 804-809
Bronchodilator tolerance: the impact of increasing bronchoconstriction Wraight J.M., Hancox R.J., Herbison G.P., Cowan J.O., Flannery E.M., Taylor D.R. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 810-815
Protection against methacholine-induced bronchospasm: salbutamol pMDI versus Clickhaler(R) DPI Newhouse M.T., Patel P., Parry-Billings M. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 816-820
Social position and mortality from respiratory diseases in males and females Prescott E., Godtfredsen N., Vestbo J., Osler M. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 821-826
Prevalence and risk factors of asthma and wheezing among US adults: an analysis of the NHANES III data Arif A.A., Delclos G.L., Lee E.S., Tortolero S.R., Whitehead L.W. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 827-833
Transient early wheeze is not associated with impaired lung function in 7-yr-old children Lau S., Illi S., Sommerfeld C., Niggemann B., Volkel K., Madloch C., Gruber C., Nickel R., Forster J., Wahn U., the Multicentre A... Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 834-841
Dexamethasone treatment does not inhibit fibroproliferation in chronic lung disease of prematurity Dik W.A., Versnel M.A., Naber B.A., Janssen D.J., van Kaam A.H., Zimmermann L.J.I. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 842-847
Uptake of 18fluorodeoxyglucose in the cystic fibrosis lung: a measure of lung inflammation? Labiris N.R., Nahmias C., Freitag A.P., Thompson M.L., Dolovich M.B. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 848-854
Pulmonary perfusion quantified by electron-beam computed tomography: effects of hypoxia and inhaled NO Jones A.T., Hansell D.M., Evans T.W. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 855-861
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate reduces chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in rats Hampl V., Bibova J., Povysilova V., Herget J. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 862-865
Effects of tobacco smoking on findings in chest computed tomography among asbestos-exposed workers Vehmas T., Kivisaari L., Huuskonen M.S., Jaakkola M.S. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 866-871
Spirometry in young children: should computer-animation programs be used during testing? Gracchi V., Boel M., van der Laag J., van der Ent C.K. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 872-875
To clip or not to clip? Noseclips for spirometry Chavasse R., Johnson P., Francis J., Balfour-Lynn I., Rosenthal M., Bush A. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 876-878
Diagnosing occupational asthma: how, how much, how far? Moscato G., Malo J-L., Bernstein D. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 879-885
Varicella pneumonia in adults Mohsen A.H., McKendrick M. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 886-891
Pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Barbera J.A., Peinado V.I., Santos S. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 892-905
Recurrent tracheal mass Meysman M., Noppen M., De Mey J., Van Herreweghe R., Pipeleers-Maricha... M., Vincken W. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 906-908
Efficacy of acupuncture in asthma Hansell A. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 909
Asthma variability Stempel D.A. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 909-910
From the Authors Zhang J., Yu C., Holgate S.T., Reiss T.F. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 909-910
Genomic DNA extraction from small amounts of serum to be used for α1-antitrypsin genotype analysis. S. Andolfatto, F. Namour, A-L. Garnier, F. Chabot, J-L. Gueant, I. Aimone-Gastin. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 911
Effect of oxygen on breath markers of oxidative stress. M. Phillips, R.N. Cataneo, J. Greenberg, R. Grodman, R. Gunawardena, A. Naidu. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 911
Efficacy and safety of budesonide/formoterol in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. W. Szafranski, A. Cukier, A. Ramirez, G. Menga, R. Sansores, S. Nahabedian, S. Peterson, H. Olsson. Eur Respir J 2003; 21: 912