| Page | Editorials |
| 91 | Stephen Stick |
| Original Articles |
| 93 | Clinical significance of vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with primary lung cancer
IZUMI KISHIRO, SHIRO KATO, DAISUKE FUSE, TAKESHI YOSHIDA, SUGURU MACHIDA, NOBORU KANEKO |
| 99 | Serum vascular endothelial growth factor levels correlate better with tumour stage in small cell lung cancer than albumin, neuron-specific enolase or lactate dehydrogenase
JULIAN W MALL, WOLFGANG SCHWENK, ANDREAS W PHILIPP, CATHRINE MEYER-KIPKER, WERNER MALL, JOACHIM MULLER, CHRISTIAN POLLMANN |
| 103 | Cyclic stretch upregulates interleukin-8 and transforming growth factor-β1 production through a protein kinase C-dependent pathway in alveolar epithelial cells
HIROYUKI YAMAMOTO, HIDEMI TERAMOTO, KOHSAKU UETANI, KATSUTOSHI IGAWA, EIJI SHIMIZU |
| 111 | Optimization of sputum-processing methods for the measurement of interleukin-5: Effects of protease inhibition
JODIE L SIMPSON, PETER G GIBSON, PETER AB WARK |
| 117 | Use of star volume to measure the size of the alveolar space in the asthmatic guinea-pig lung
ZHENG-WEI YANG,YAN-HONG QIN, SHU-RONG SU |
| 123 | Comparison between specified percentage and fifth percentile criteria for spirometry interpretation in Thai patients
WANCHAI DEJSOMRITRUTAI, PHUNSUP WONGSURAKIAT, NITIPATANA CHIERAKUL, SUCHAI CHAROENRATANAKUL, ARTH NANA, KHUN NANTA MARANETRA |
| 129 | Prevalence of self-reported respiratory symptoms in rural areas of Iran in 2000
MOHAMMAD GOLSHAN, BEHNOOSH ESTEKI, PAYAM DADVAND |
| 133 | Adherence to asthma self-management plans with inhaled corticosteroid and oral prednisone: A descriptive analysis
JONATHAN M WRAIGHT, JAN O COWAN, ERIN M FLANNERY, G IAN TOWN, D ROBIN TAYLOR |
| 141 | Chronic cough at a non-teaching hospital: Are extrapulmonary causes overlooked?
ABDULLAH F AL-MOBEIREEK, AWADH AL-SARHANI, SALEH AL-AMRI, ELIJAH BAMGBOYE, SYED AHMED |
| 147 | Are you busy for the next 5 years? Recruitment in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS)
SEEMA MIHRSHAHI, NICOLA VUKASIN, SAMANTHA FORBES, CRAIG WAINWRIGHT, WILLIAM KRAUSE, ROSARIO AMPON, CRAIG MELLIS, GUY MARKS, JENNIFER PEAT FOR THE CAPS TEAM |
| Short Communication |
| 153 | An inverse correlation between estimated tuberculosis notification rates and asthma symptoms
PHILIPPA SHIRTCLIFFE, MARK WEATHERALL, RICHARD BEASLEY on behalf of the ISAAC Phase One StudyGroup |
| Case Reports |
| 157 | Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage: A rare reaction to insect sting
AMARTYA MUKHOPADHYAY, KOK-YONG FONG, TOW KEANG LIM |
| 161 | Spontaneous bilateral rupture of the Achilles tendon in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ROHIT KHURANA, PAUL J TORZILLO, MARK HORSLEY, JOHN MAHONEY |
| Forthcoming Meetings |
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