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.

December

Goodbye. Introducing the new Chief Editors: Peter Sterk and Klaus Rabe Decramer M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1357-1358
Is sputum eosinophilia a good or poor predictor of benefit from inhaled corticosteroid therapy in asthma? Pizzichini M.M.M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1359-1361
European training of paediatricians to paediatric pulmonologists Gerritsen J., Carlsen K-H. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1362-1363
Assessment and evaluation of symptomatic steroid-naive asthmatics without sputum eosinophilia and their response to inhaled corticosteroids Godon P., Boulet L-P., Malo J-L., Cartier A., Lemiere C. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1364-1369
Eosinophilic inflammation in sputum of poorly controlled asthmatics Romagnoli M., Vachier I., Tarodo de la Fuen... P., Meziane H., Chavis C., Bousquet J., Godard P., Chanez P. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1370-1377
Effects of salmeterol on mucosal inflammation in asthma: a placebo-controlled study Jeffery P.K., Venge P., Gizycki M.J., Egerod I., Dahl R., Faurschou P. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1378-1385
Mometasone furoate is a less specific glucocorticoid than fluticasone propionate Austin R.J.H., Maschera B., Walker A., Fairbairn L., Meldrum E., Farrow S.N., Uings I.J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1386-1392
Adenosine in exhaled breath condensate in healthy volunteers and in patients with asthma Huszar E., Vass G., Vizi E., Csoma Zs., Barat E., Molnar Vilagos Gy., Herjavecz I., Horvath I. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1393-1398
Diaphragmatic function after intense exercise in congestive heart failure patients Kufel T.J., Pineda L.A., Junega R.G., Hathwar R., Mador M.J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1399-1405
Copenhagen City Heart Study: longitudinal analysis of ventilatory capacity in diabetic and nondiabetic adults Lange P., Parner J., Schnohr P., Jensen G. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1406-1412
Effect of medroxyprogesterone on arterial blood gases, leptin and neuropeptide Y in postmenopausal females Saaresranta T., Irjala K., Polo O. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1413-1418
Size matching in lung transplantation using predicted total lung capacity Ouwens J.P., van der Mark T.W., van der Bij W., Geertsma A., de Boer W.J., Koeter G.H. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1419-1422
Effects of terbutaline in combination with mannitol on mucociliary clearance Daviskas E., Anderson S.D., Eberl S., Chan H-K., Young I.H., Seale J.P. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1423-1429
Regulation of E-cadherin expression by dexamethasone and tumour necrosis factor-α in nasal epithelium Carayol N., Vachier I., Campbell A., Crampette L., Bousquet J., Godard P., Chanez P. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1430-1436
Applicability of laser scanning cytometry to study paediatric alveolar macrophages Bunn H.J., Woltmann G., Grigg J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1437-1443
Hypertonic saline increases tight junction permeability in airway epithelium Hogman M., Mork A-C., Roomans G.M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1444-1448
Vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA and protein expression in airway epithelial cell lines in vitro Koyama S., Sato E., Tsukadaira A., Haniuda M., Numanami H., Kurai M., Nagai S., Izumi T. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1449-1456
Sequential genotyping of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from upper and lower airways of cystic fibrosis patients Jung A., Kleinau I., Schonian G., Bauernfeind A., Chen C., Griese M., Doring G., Gobel U., Wahn U., Paul K. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1457-1463
What predicts poor collection of medication among children with asthma? A case-control study Irvine L., Crombie I.K., Alder E.M., Neville R.G., Clark R.A. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1464-1469
Children with mild asthma: do they benefit from inhaled corticosteroids? Arets H.G.M., Kamps A.W.A., Brackel H.J.L., Mulder P.G.H., Vermue N.A., van der Ent C.K. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1470-1475
The management of childhood asthma in the community Maziak W., von Mutius E., Beimfohr C., Hirsch T., Leupold W., Keil U., Weiland S.K. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1476-1482
Nosocomial tracheobronchitis in mechanically ventilated patients: incidence, aetiology and outcome Nseir S., Di Pompeo C., Pronnier P., Beague S., Onimus T., Saulnier F., Grandbastien B., Mathieu D., Delvallez-Roussel M., Durocher A. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1483-1489
Effects of noninvasive ventilation on lung hyperinflation in stable hypercapnic COPD Diaz O., Begin P., Torrealba B., Jover E., Lisboa C. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1490-1498
Partial liquid ventilation: effects of liquid volume and ventilatory settings on perfluorocarbon evaporation Loer S.A., Kindgen-Milles D., Tarnow J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1499-1504
Comparison of a cardiorespiratory device versus polysomnography for diagnosis of sleep apnoea Calleja J.M., Esnaola S., Rubio R., Duran J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1505-1510
Mortality in severe sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome patients: impact of treatment Marti S., Sampol G., Munoz X., Torres F., Roca A., Lloberes P., Sagales T., Quesada P., Morell F. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1511-1518
Ventricular mass index using magnetic resonance imaging accurately estimates pulmonary artery pressure Saba T.S., Foster J., Cockburn M., Cowan M., Peacock A.J. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1519-1524
Occupational and environmental risk factors for respiratory symptoms in rural Beijing, China Zhang L-X., Enarson D.A., He G-X., Li B., Chan-Yeung M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1525-1531
Exhaled nitric oxide in specific challenge tests to assess occupational asthma Piipari R., Piirila P., Keskinen H., Tuppurainen M., Sovijarvi A., Nordman H. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1532-1537
Components of respiratory resistance monitored in mechanically ventilated patients Babik B., Petak F., Asztalos T., Deak Z.I., Bogats G., Hantos Z. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1538-1544
Physiology and pathophysiology of pleural fluid turnover Zocchi L. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1545-1558
Pathobiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension Eddahibi S., Morrell N., d'Ortho M-P., Naeije R., Adnot S. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1559-1572
Infrastructure, funding and follow-up in a programme of noninvasive ventilation Leger P., Laier-Groeneveld G. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1573-1578
Effects of mechanical ventilation on diaphragm function and biology Gayan-Ramirez G., Decramer M. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1579-1586
Paediatric respiratory training in Europe: syllabus and centres Zach M.S., Long Range Planning Committee, Paediatric Assembly of the European Respiratory Society , Committee on Paediatric Respiratory Training in Europe, European Board of Paediatrics Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1587-1593
Public health and medicolegal implications of sleep apnoea W.T. McNicholas a... , Members of the Ta... Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1594-1609
Polyethylene flock-associated interstitial lung disease in a Spanish female Barroso E., Ibanez M.D., Aranda F.I., Romero S. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1610-1612
Dyspnoea perception during clinical remission of atopic asthma Jang A-S. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1613
Cooperative effect of adenosine deaminase and ABO-secretor genetic complex on susceptibility to childhood asthma Bottini N., Ronchetti F., Gloria-Bottini F. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1613-1615
Measurements of interrupter resistance: reference values for children 3-13 yrs of age. P.J.F.M. Merkus, H.G.M. Arets, T. Joosten, A. Siero, M. Brouha, J.Y. Mijnsbergen, J.C. de Jongste, C.K. van der Ent. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1616
The Italian multicentre study on noninvasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. E. Clini, C. Sturani, A. Rossi, S. Viaggi, A. Corrado, C.F. Donner, N. Ambrosino, on behalf of the Rehabilitation and Chronic Care Study Group, Italian Association of Hospital Pulmonologists (AIPO). Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 1617