| Page | SUMMARIES AT A GLANCE |
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| FORTHCOMING MEETINGS |
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| JOURNAL STATISTICS |
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| EDITORIAL |
| 4 | |
| INVITED REVIEW SERIES: INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
| 5 | Bioterrorism for the respiratory physician
GW Waterer & H Robertson |
| 12 | When and how to treat pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases
RM Thomson & W-W Yew |
| REVIEW ARTICLE |
| 27 | Impact of oxidative stress on lung diseases
HS Park, SR Kim & YC Lee |
| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| 39 | Changes in the proteome of human bronchial epithelial cells following stimulation with leucotriene E4 and transforming growth factor-b1
S Altraja, J Jaama, E Valk & A Altraja |
| 46 | Polymorphisms of human vascular endothelial growth factor gene in high-altitude pulmonary
oedema susceptible subjects
M Hanaoka, Y Droma, M Ota, M Ito, Y Katsuyama & K Kubo |
| 53 | Carbocisteine can scavenge reactive oxygen species in vitro
H Nogawa, Y Ishibashi, A Ogawa, K Masuda, T Tsubuki, T Kameda & S Matsuzawa |
| 60 | SH2-Bb expression in alveolar macrophages in BAL fluid of asthmatic guinea pigs and its role in NGF-TrkA-mediated asthma
L Li, L Kong, X Fang, C Jiang, Y Wang, Z Zhong, Q Sun, G Gu, D Zheng, R Meng & J Kang |
| 69 | The impact of smoke on respiratory hospital outcomes during the 2002-2003 bushfire season, Victoria, Australia
R Tham, B Erbas, M Akram, M Dennekamp & MJ Abramson |
| 76 | Cognitive, mood and quality of life impairments in a select population of ARDS survivors
ME Mikkelsen, WH Shull, RC Biester, DB Taichman, S Lynch, E Demissie, J Hansen-Flaschen & JD Christie |
| 83 | Quality of life and autonomy preferences in stable asthmatics: A developing country scenario
A Sidana, D Singh, A Mohan & R Guleria |
| 90 | Trends in COPD mortality and hospitalizations in countries and regions of Asia-Pacific
WC Tan, P Seale, M Ip, Y-S Shim, C-H Chiang, T-P Ng, J Abisheganadan, S Charoenratanakul, T deGuia, A Mahayiddin, H Mangunnegoro, Y-J Xu & N-S Zhong |
| 98 | Correlates of mortality in elderly COPD patients: Focus on health-related quality of life
R Antonelli-Incalzi, C Pedone, S Scarlata, S Battaglia, N Scichilone, F Forestiere & V Bellia |
| 105 | Risk factors and outcome of community-acquired pneumonia due to Gram-negative bacilli
M Falguera, J Carratalá, A Ruiz-Gonzalez, C Garcia-Vidal, I Gazquez, J Dorca, F Gudiol & JM Porcel |
| SHORT COMMUNICATIONS |
| 112 | Effect of hydrofl uoroalkane-ethanol inhalers on estimated alcohol levels in asthmatic subjects
C Bruce, HP Chan, L Mueller, PS Thomas & DH Yates |
| 117 | Angiogenic cytokines in induced sputum of patients with sarcoidosis
E Fireman, D Gilburd & S Marmor |
| TECHNICAL REPORT |
| 124 | Clinical application of the liquid-based cytological test in cytological screening of sputum for the diagnosis of lung cancer
G-P Wu, E-H Wang, J-H Li, Z-M Fu & S Han |
| CASE REVIEW |
| 129 | Constrictive bronchiolitis associated with paraneoplastic autoimmune multi-organ syndrome
F Maldonado, MR Pittelkow & JH Ryu |
| CASE REPORTS |
| 134 | Lung cyst: An unusual manifestation of Niemann-Pick disease
BG Baldi, ANC Santana, TY Takagaki, C Fujita, RA Kairalla & CRR Carvalho |
| 137 | Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis with pulmonary involvement: A case report and review of the literature
S-Y Ruan, K-Y Chen & P-C Yang |
| 141 | Pulmonary hydatid disease diagnosed by bronchoscopy: A report of three cases
A Yilmaz, LY Tuncer, E Damadoglu, E Sulu, HB Takir & UB Selvi |
| 144 | Pseudomembranous aspergillus tracheobronchitis superimposed on post-tuberculosis tracheal
stenosis
P Pornsuriyasak, S Murgu & H Colt |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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| ERRATA |
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