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.

March

In memoriam Wendy Thompson, 1944-2008 Howard P. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 457-458
What is the role of genetics in occupational asthma? Mapp C. E. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 459-460
Promoting effective self-management programmes to improve COPD Bourbeau J., van der Palen J. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 461-463
Paediatric HERMES: update of the European Training Syllabus for Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Gappa M., Paton J., Baraldi E., Bush A., Carlsen K-H., de Jongste J. C., Eber E., Fauroux B., McKenzie S., Noel J-L., Palange P., Pohunek P., Priftis K., Severin T., Wildhaber J. H., Zivkovic Z., Zach M. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 464-465
Introducing the new European Respiratory Review Humbert M. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 466-467
Genetic variation as a predictor of smoking cessation success. A promising preventive and intervention tool for chronic respiratory diseases? Quaak M., van Schayck C. P., Knaapen A. M., van Schooten F. J. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 468-480
A natural experiment on the impact of fruit supplementation on asthma symptoms in children Fogarty A. W., Antoniak M., Venn A. J., Davies L., Goodwin A., Salfield N., Britton J. R., Lewis S. A. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 481-485
Fluctuation analysis of lung function as a predictor of long-term response to β2-agonists Thamrin C., Stern G., Strippoli M-P. F., Kuehni C. E., Suki B., Taylor D. R., Frey U. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 486-493
Different respiratory phenotypes are associated with isocyanate exposure in spray painters Pronk A., Preller L., Doekes G., Wouters I. M., Rooijackers J., Lammers J-W., Heederik D. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 494-501
Glucocorticoid therapy increases COX-2 gene expression in nasal polyps in vivo Pujols L., Benitez P., Alobid I., Martinez-Anton A., Roca-Ferrer J., Mullol J., Picado C. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 502-508
COPD in Chinese nonsmokers Zhou Y., Wang C., Yao W., Chen P., Kang J., Huang S., Chen B., Wang C., Ni D., Wang X., Wang D., Liu S., Lu J., Zheng J., Zhong N., Ran P. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 509-518
Validation of the COPD severity score for use in primary care: the NEREA study Miravitlles M., Llor C., de Castellar R., Izquierdo I., Baro E., Donado E. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 519-527
Sex differences in mortality in patients with COPD de Torres J. P., Cote C. G., Lopez M. V., Casanova C., Diaz O., Marin J. M., Pinto-Plata V., de Oca M. M., Nekach H., Dordelly L. J., Aguirre-Jaime A., Celli B. R. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 528-535
Computed tomographic emphysema distribution: relationship to clinical features in a cohort of smokers Mair G., Miller J. J., McAllister D., Maclay J., Connell M., Murchison J. T., MacNee W. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 536-542
Sex-specific association of epidermal growth factor gene polymorphisms with acute respiratory distress syndrome Sheu C. C., Zhai R., Su L., Tejera P., Gong M. N., Thompson B. T., Chen F., Christiani D. C. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 543-550
Extracorporeal pumpless interventional lung assist in clinical practice: determinants of efficacy Muller T., Lubnow M., Philipp A., Bein T., Jeron A., Luchner A., Rupprecht L., Reng M., Langgartner J., Wrede C. E., Zimmermann M., Birnbaum D., Schmid C., Riegger G. A. J., Pfeifer M. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 551-558
Obstructive sleep apnoea and its association with gestational hypertension Champagne K., Schwartzman K., Opatrny L., Barriga P., Morin L., Mallozzi A., Benjamin A., Kimoff R. J. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 559-565
Autotitrating versus standard noninvasive ventilation: a randomised crossover trial Jaye J., Chatwin M., Dayer M., Morrell M. J., Simonds A. K. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 566-571
Circulating cell-derived microparticles in patients with minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnoea Ayers L., Ferry B., Craig S., Nicoll D., Stradling J. R., Kohler M. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 574-580
Impact of resistance to first-line and injectable drugs on treatment outcomes in MDR-TB Hwang S. S., Kim H-R., Kim H. J., Kim M. J., Lee S. M., Yoo C-G., Kim Y. W., Han S. K., Shim Y-S., Yim J-J. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 581-585
QuantiFERON-TB Gold and the TST are both useful for latent tuberculosis infection screening in autoimmune diseases Bartalesi F., Vicidomini S., Goletti D., Fiorelli C., Fiori G., Melchiorre D., Tortoli E., Mantella A., Benucci M., Girardi E., Cerinic M. M., Bartoloni A. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 586-593
Air pollution during pregnancy and lung function in newborns: a birth cohort study Latzin P., Roosli M., Huss A., Kuehni C. E., Frey U. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 594-603
Clinical signs and symptoms of oropharyngeal aspiration and dysphagia in children Weir K., McMahon S., Barry L., Masters I. B., Chang A. B. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 604-611
Amifostine reduces lung vascular permeability via suppression of inflammatory signalling Fu P., Birukova A. A., Xing J., Sammani S., Murley J. S., Garcia J. G. N., Grdina D. J., Birukov K. G. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 612-624
Pre-ischaemic exogenous surfactant reduces pulmonary injury in rat ischaemia/reperfusion Muhlfeld C., Schaefer I-M., Becker L., Bussinger C., Vollroth M., Bosch A., Nagib R., Madershahian N., Richter J., Wahlers T., Wittwer T., Ochs M. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 625-633
Early short-term versus prolonged low-dose methylprednisolone therapy in acute lung injury Silva P. L., Garcia C. S. N. B., Maronas P. A., Cagido V. R., Negri E. M., Damaceno-Rodrigues N. R., Ventura G. M., Bozza P. T., Zin W. A., Capelozzi V. L., Pelosi P., Rocco P. R. M. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 634-645
The phenotype and genotype of adult obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome Riha R. L., Gislasson T., Diefenbach K. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 646-655
Early proximal lung cancer diagnosis and treatment McWilliams A., Lam B., Sutedja T. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 656-665
Granulomatous angiitis leading to a pulmonary veno-occlusive disease-like picture Dwyer N., Smith R., Challis D., Reid D., Kilpatrick D. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 666-669
Tuberculosis complicating imatinib treatment for chronic myeloid leukaemia Daniels J. M. A., Vonk-Noordegraaf A., Janssen J. J. W. M., Postmus P. E., van Altena R. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 670-672
Lysosomal iron in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a case report Persson H. L., Vainikka L. K. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 673-679
Central airway stenosis in a patient with autoimmune pancreatitis Ito M., Yasuo M., Yamamoto H., Tsushima K., Tanabe T., Yokoyama T., Hamano H., Kawa S., Uehara T., Honda T., Kawakami S., Kubo K. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 680-683
Fenfluramine-like cardiovascular side-effects of benfluorex Boutet K., Frachon I., Jobic Y., Gut-Gobert C., Leroyer C., Carlhant-Kowalski D., Sitbon O., Simonneau G., Humbert M. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 684-688
A 3-year-old female with cough, dyspnoea and low-grade fever Been J. V., Robben S. G., Delhaas T., Theunissen P., Dompeling E., Jobsis Q. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 690-693
Pulmonary mass in an infant Lumsden D. E., Olsen O., Sebire N. J., Wallis C. E., Sonnappa S. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 694-699
Understanding the nature and outcome of childhood wheezing Scott M., Kurukulaaratchy R. J., Raza A., Arshad S. H. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 700-701
Pre-immigration screening for pulmonary tuberculosis Mor Z., Lerman Y., Leventhal A. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 701-702
Left ventricular dysfunction in patients with interstitial lung diseases Jastrzebski D., Nowak J., Ziora D., Wojarski J., Kozielski J., Polonski L., Zembala M. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 702-703
From the authors Bouros D., Giannakoulas G. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 703-704
A new perspective on concepts of asthma severity, control and optimum treatment Madsen F. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 704-705
To the Editors Bush A., de Benedictis F. M., Hedlin G., Paton J. Y., Wennergren G., Wilson N. M. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 705-706
From the authors Taylor D. R., Reddel H. K. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 706
From the authors Brand P. L. P., Bush A. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 707-708
Lung function decline in COPD trials Keene O. N., Celli B., Anderson J. A., Ferguson G. T., Jenkins C. R., Jones P. W., Vestbo J., Knobil K., Yates J. C., Calverley P. M. A. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 708-709
From the authors Suissa S. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 709-710
Textbook of Lung Cancer. Second Edition Willems L.N.A. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 711