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.

November

Is "nonusual interstitial pneumonia" an acceptable diagnosis? Behr J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1069-1070
The European Community Respiratory Health Survey II The European Community Respiratory Health Survey II Steering Committee Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1071-1079
Dose reduction of inhaled corticosteroids under concomitant medication with montelukast in patients with asthma Kanniess F., Richter K., Janicki S., Schleiss M.B., Jorres R.A., Magnussen H. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1080-1087
The anti-IgE antibody omalizumab improves asthma-related quality of life in patients with allergic asthma Buhl R., Hanf G., Soler M., Bensch G., Wolfe J., Everhard F., Champain K., Fox H., Thirlwell J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1088-1094
Benefits at 3 yrs of an asthma education programme coupled with regular reinforcement Ignacio-Garcia J-M., Pinto-Tenorio M., Chocron-Giraldez M.J., Cabello-Rueda F., Lopez-Cozar Gil A.I., Ignacio-Garcia J-M., de Ramon-Garrido E. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1095-1101
Variability and lack of predictive ability of asthma end-points in clinical trials Zhang J., Yu C., Holgate S.T., Reiss T.F. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1102-1109
Nerve growth factor levels and localisation in human asthmatic bronchi Olgart Hoglund C., de Blay F., Oster J-P., Duvernelle C., Kassel O., Pauli G., Frossard N. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1110-1116
Risk of over-diagnosis of COPD in asymptomatic elderly never-smokers Hardie J.A., Buist A.S., Vollmer W.M., Ellingsen I., Bakke P.S., Morkve O. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1117-1122
Evidence of local exercise-induced systemic oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients Couillard A., Koechlin C., Cristol J.P., Varray A., Prefaut C. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1123-1129
Combined treatment with acetazolamide and medroxyprogesterone in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients Wagenaar M., Je Vos P., Heijdra Y.F., Teppema L.J., Folgering H.T.M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1130-1137
Effects of formoterol and ipratropium bromide in COPD: a 3-month placebo-controlled study Wadbo M., Lofdahl C-G., Larsson K., Skoogh B.E., Tornling G., Arwestrom E., Bengtsson T., Strom K. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1138-1146
Health status measured with the CRQ does not predict mortality in COPD Oga T., Nishimura K., Tsukino M., Sato S., Hajiro T., Ikeda A., Mishima M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1147-1151
Serum levels of CC16, SP-A and SP-B reflect tobacco-smoke exposure in asymptomatic subjects Robin M., Dong P., Hermans C., Bernard A., Bersten A.D., Doyle I.R. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1152-1161
Sex-related interactive effect of smoking and household pets on asthma incidence Chen Y., Dales R., Tang M., Krewski D. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1162-1166
Asbestos bodies in the sputum of asbestos workers: correlation with occupational exposure Paris C., Galateau-Salle F., Creveuil C., Morello R., Raffaelli C., Gillon J.C., Billon-Galland M.A., Pairon J.C., Chevreau L., Letourneux M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1167-1173
HLA-DP-unrestricted TNF-α release in beryllium-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells Amicosante M., Berretta F., Franchi A., Rogliani P., Dotti C., Losi M., Dweik R., Saltini C. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1174-1178
Single-cell analysis: a novel approach to tumour necrosis factor-α synthesis and secretion in sarcoidosis Pantelidis P., McGrath D.S., Southcott A.M., du Bois R.M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1179-1184
Keratinocyte growth factor-induced proliferation of rat airway epithelium is restricted to Clara cells in vivo Fehrenbach H., Fehrenbach A., Pan T., Kasper M., Mason R.J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1185-1197
Oxidative burst in lipopolysaccharide-activated human alveolar macrophages is inhibited by interleukin-9 Pilette C., Ouadrhiri Y., Van Snick J., Renauld J-C., Staquet P., Vaerman J-P., Sibille Y. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1198-1205
CC and C chemokine expression in pulmonary sarcoidosis Petrek M., Kolek V., Szotkowska J., du Bois R.M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1206-1212
Steroid treatment based on the findings of transbronchial biopsy in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia Watanabe K., Higuchi K., Ninomiya K., Ohshima T., Aritomi T., Kawabata Y., Yoshida M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1213-1219
Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in sarcoidosis and IPF Henry M.T., McMahon K., Mackarel A.J., Prikk K., Sorsa T., Maisi P., Sepper R., FitzGerald M.X., O'Connor C.M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1220-1227
Murine gammaherpes virus as a cofactor in the development of pulmonary fibrosis in bleomycin resistant mice Lok S.S., Haider Y., Howell D., Stewart J.P., Hasleton P.S., Egan J.J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1228-1232
Health utilities in evaluating intervention in the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome Chakravorty I., Cayton R.M., Szczepura A. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1233-1238
Evidence for left ventricular dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome Alchanatis M., Tourkohoriti G., Kosmas E.N., Panoutsopoulos G., Kakouros S., Papadima K., Gaga M., Jordanoglou J.B. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1239-1245
Electroencephalographic spectral analysis: detection of cortical activity changes in sleep apnoea patients Dingli K., Assimakopoulos T., Fietze I., Witt C., Wraith P.K., Douglas N.J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1246-1253
Factors associated with unknown aetiology in patients with community-acquired pneumonia Ewig S., Torres A., Angeles Marcos M., Angrill J., Rano A., de Roux A., Mensa J., Martinez J.A., de la Bellacasa J.P., Bauer T. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1254-1262
Pseudomonas aeruginosa induces MUC5AC production via epidermal growth factor receptor Kohri K., Ueki I.F., Shim J-J., Burgel P-R., Oh Y-M., Tam D.C., Dao-Pick T., Nadel J.A. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1263-1270
Complications of flexible bronchoscopy in children: prospective study of 1,328 procedures de Blic J., Marchac V., Scheinmann P. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1271-1276
RSV bronchiolitis and risk of wheeze and allergic sensitisation in the first year of life Schauer U., Hoffjan S., Bittscheidt J., Kochling A., Hemmis S., Bongartz S., Stephan V. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1277-1283
Surfactant in children with malignancies, immunosuppression, fever and pulmonary infiltrates Griese M., Neumann M., von Bredow T., Schmidt R., Ratjen F. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1284-1291
Lung and thorax development during adolescence: relationship with pubertal status Neve V., Girard F., Flahault A., Boule M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1292-1298
Alveolar epithelial fluid transport in acute lung injury: new insights Sartori C., Matthay M.A. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1299-1313
Haemodynamic evaluation of pulmonary hypertension Chemla D., Castelain V., Herve P., Lecarpentier Y., Brimioulle S. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1314-1331
Noninvasive ventilation in children Norregaard O. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1332-1342
Respiratory intermediate care units: a European survey: European Respiratory Society Task Force on epidemiology of respiratory intermediate care in Europe Members of the Task Force: Corrado A.,Roussos C., Ambrosino N., Confalonieri M., Cuvelier A., Elliott M., Ferrer M., Gorini M., Gurkan O., Muir J.F., Quareni L., Robert D., Rodenstein D., Rossi A., Schoenhofer B., Simonds A.K., Strom K., Torres A., Za S. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1343-1350
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis induced by the yeast Debaryomyces Hansenii Yamamoto Y., Osanai S., Fujiuchi S., Yamazaki K., Nakano H., Ohsaki Y., Kikuchi K. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1351-1353
Particulate matter and lung function growth in children: a 3-yr follow-up study in Austrian schoolchildren Brunekreef B. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1354-1355
From the Authors Horak F., Studnicka M., Gartner C., Spengler J.D., Tauber E., Urbanek R., Veiter A., Frischer T. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1355