Comment:

DO Rodenstein and P Levy

To sleep, perchance to leak
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1241-1243. [PDF]  

L Puybasset and JJ Rouby

Almitrine and NO in acute respiratory distress syndrome: two pieces of the same puzzle?
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1244-1245. [PDF]  

Original Articles:

NF Voelkel and RM Tuder

Severe pulmonary hypertensive diseases: a perspective
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1246-1250. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Grunder, P Gehr, H Bachofen, S Schurch, and H Siegenthaler

Structures of surfactant films: a scanning force microscopy study
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1290-1296. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Coirault, MP Sauviat, D Chemla, JC Pourny, and Y Lecarpentier

The effects of gadolinium, a stretch-sensitive channel blocker, on diaphragm muscle
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1297-1303. [Abstract] [PDF]  

I Welle, GE Eide, PS Bakke, and A Gulsvik

The single-breath transfer factor for carbon monoxide and respiratory symptoms in a Norwegian community sample
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1320-1325. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PL Shah, S Mawdsley, K Nash, P Cullinan, PJ Cole, and R Wilson

Determinants of chronic infection with Staphylococcus aureus in patients with bronchiectasis
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1340-1344. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LJ Palmer, IJ Valinsky, T Pikora, SR Zubrick, and LI Landau

Environmental factors and asthma and allergy in schoolchildren from Western Australia
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1351-1357. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Parameswaran, J Belda, and MR Sears

Use of peak flow variability and methacholine responsiveness in predicting changes from pre-test diagnosis of asthma
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1358-1362. [Abstract] [PDF]  

OM Koskinen, TM Husman, TM Meklin, and AI Nevalainen

The relationship between moisture or mould observations in houses and the state of health of their occupants
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1363-1367. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Mizutani, T Nabe, K Sasaki, H Takenaka, and S Kohno

Nasal hyperresponsiveness to histamine induced by repetitive exposure to cedar pollen in guinea-pigs
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1368-1375. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Ramael, J Nagels, H Heylen, S De Schepper, J Paulussen, M De Maeyer, and C Van Haesendonck

Detection of SV40 like viral DNA and viral antigens in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1381-1386. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EJ Miller, O Kajikawa, S Pueblitz, RW Light, KK Koenig, and S Idell

Chemokine involvement in tetracycline-induced pleuritis
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1387-1393. [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

P Berger, J Lavallee, R Rouiller, F Laurent, R Marthan, and JM Tunon-de-Lara

Assessment of bronchial inflammation using an automated cell recognition system based on colour analysis
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1394-1402. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Kraft

The distal airways: are they important in asthma?
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1403-1417. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA Pryor

Physiotherapy for airway clearance in adults
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1418-1424. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

H Teschler, J Stampa, R Ragette, N Konietzko, and M Berthon-Jones

Effect of mouth leak on effectiveness of nasal bilevel ventilatory assistance and sleep architecture
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1251-1257. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Isono, A Tanaka, and T Nishino

Effects of tongue electrical stimulation on pharyngeal mechanics in anaesthetized patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1258-1265. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Penzel, HF Becker, U Brandenburg, T Labunski, W Pankow, and JH Peter

Arousal in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux and sleep apnoea
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1266-1270. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Tun, S Okabe, W Hida, H Kurosawa, M Tabata, Y Kikuchi, and K Shirato

Nocturnal blood pressure during apnoeic and ventilatory periods in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1271-1277. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Coste, F Lofaso, MP d'Ortho, B Louis, E Dahan, R Peynegre, and A Harf

Protruding the tongue improves posterior rhinomanometry in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1278-1282. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Papazian, F Bregeon, F Gaillat, X Thirion, A Roch, E Cortes, V Fulachier, P Saux, Y Jammes, and JP Auffray

Inhaled NO and almitrine bismesylate in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: effect of noradrenalin
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1283-1289. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA Neder, LE Nery, A Castelo, S Andreoni, MC Lerario, A Sachs, AC Silva, and BJ Whipp

Prediction of metabolic and cardiopulmonary responses to maximum cycle ergometry: a randomised study
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1304-1313. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Troosters, A Verstraete, K Ramon, R Schepers, R Gosselink, M Decramer, and KP Van de Woestijne

Physical performance of patients with numerous psychosomatic complaints suggestive of hyperventilation
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1314-1319. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Sulc, CA Volta, Y Ploysongsang, L Eltayara, R Olivenstein, and J Milic-Emili

Flow limitation and dyspnoea in healthy supine subjects during methacholine challenge
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1326-1331. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KW Tsang, WK Lam, E Kwok, KN Chan, WH Hu, GC Ooi, L Zheng, BC Wong, and SK Lam

Helicobacter pylori and upper gastrointestinal symptoms in bronchiectasis
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1345-1350. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Bury, JL Corhay, B Duysinx, F Daenen, B Ghaye, N Barthelemy, P Rigo, and P Bartsch

Value of FDG-PET in detecting residual or recurrent nonsmall cell lung cancer
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1376-1380. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

S Homma, M Kawabata, K Kishi, E Tsuboi, K Narui, T Nakatani, S Saiki, and K Nakata

Bronchiolitis in Kartagener's syndrome
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1332-1339. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Reynaud-Gaubert, P Thomas, JY Gaubert, P Pietri, L Garbe, R Giudicelli, J Orehek, and P Fuentes

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: lung transplantation as a therapeutic option
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1425-1428. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Paul, U Klettke, J Moldenhauer, KM Muller, I Kleinau, K Magdorf, and U Wahn

Increasing dose of methylprednisolone pulse therapy treats desquamative interstitial pneumonia in a child
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1429-1432. [Abstract] [PDF]  

I Herry, B Iung, JY Piechaud, F Saidi, C Mayaud, and A Boissonnas

Cardiac cause of hypoxaemia in a kyphoscoliotic patient
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1433-1434. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Congresses:

PJ Sterk, SA Buist, AJ Woolcock, GB Marks, TA Platts-Mills, E von Mutius, J Bousquet, AJ Frew, RA Pauwels, N Ait-Khaled, SL Hill, and MR Partridge

The message from the World Asthma Meeting. The Working Groups of the World Asthma Meeting, held in Barcelona, Spain, December 9-13, 1998
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1435-1453. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

S Teramoto, T Matsuse, and Y Ouchi

Physiological changes in respiratory function associated with ageing
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1454-1455. [PDF]  

R Rodriguez-Roisin, F Burgos, J Roca, JA Barbera, RM Marrades, and PD Wagner

Physiological changes in respiratory function associated with ageing
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1454-1456.  

BM Button

Postural drainage techniques and gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants with cystic fibrosis
Eur Respir J 1999 14: 1456-1457. [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

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