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EDITORIALS:

Philip C. Hopewell: Targeting Tuberculosis Prevention; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2017-2018. [Full text]
Abu S. M. Shamsuzzaman and Virend K. Somers: Fibrinogen, Stroke, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea . An Evolving Paradigm of Cardiovascular Risk; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2018-2020. [Full text]
John H. Newman and Kirk B. Lane: Hypertensive Pulmonary Vascular Disease . Dawn of the Age of Prevention?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2020-2021. [Full text]
Keith G. Hickling: Lung-protective Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome . Protection by Reduced Lung Stress or by Therapeutic Hypercapnia?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2021-2022. [Full text]

PRO/CON EDITORIALS:

Steven A. Sahn: Talc Should Be Used for Pleurodesis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2023-2024. [Full text]
Richard W. Light: Talc Should Not Be Used for Pleurodesis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2024-2026. [Full text]
: REBUTTAL FROM DR. SAHN; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2026. [Full text]
: REBUTTAL FROM DR. LIGHT; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2026a. [Full text]

HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED:

E. J. MORAN CAMPBELL: A Being Breathing Thoughtful Breaths*; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2027-2028. [Full text]

CRITICAL CARE PERSPECTIVE:

JOHN M. LUCE and ANN ALPERS: Legal Aspects of Withholding and Withdrawing Life Support from Critically Ill Patients in the United States and Providing Palliative Care to Them; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2029-2032. [Full text]

ARTICLES:

Asthma and Airway Biology:

MICHAEL E. WECHSLER, HARTMUT GRASEMANN, AARON DEYKIN, EDWIN K. SILVERMAN, CHANDRI N. YANDAVA, ELLIOT ISRAEL, MATT WAND, and JEFFREY M. DRAZEN: Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Patients with Asthma . Association with NOS1 Genotype; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2043-2047. [Abstract] [Full text]
ROSA D. GREMBIALE, LUIGI CAMPOROTA, SAVERIO NATY, CARMELINDO M. E. TRANFA, RATKO DJUKANOVIC, and SERAFINO A. MARSICO: Effects of Specific Immunotherapy in Allergic Rhinitic Individuals with Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2048-2052. [Abstract] [Full text]
LARS P. NIELSEN and RONALD DAHL: Therapeutic Ratio of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Adult Asthma . A Dose-Range Comparison between Fluticasone Propionate and Budesonide, Measuring Their Effect on Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Adrenal Cortex Function; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2053-2057. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANTHONY R. JOHNSON, HELEN D. DIMICH-WARD, JURE MANFREDA, MARGARET R. BECKLAKE, PIERRE ERNST, MALCOLM R. SEARS, DENNIS M. BOWIE, LAMONT SWEET, and MOIRA CHAN-YEUNG: Occupational Asthma in Adults in Six Canadian Communities; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2058-2062. [Abstract] [Full text]
ROBERT H. BROWN and WAYNE MITZNER: Delayed Distension of Contracted Airways with Lung Inflation In Vivo; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2113-2116. [Abstract] [Full text]
PAUL E. MOORE, JOHANNE D. LAPORTE, JOSEPH H. ABRAHAM, IGOR N. SCHWARTZMAN, CHANDRI N. YANDAVA, ERIC S. SILVERMAN, JEFFREY M. DRAZEN, MATTHEW P. WAND, REYNOLD A. PANETTIERI, Jr., and STEPHANIE A. SHORE: Polymorphism of the $beta$ ₂-Adrenergic Receptor Gene and Desensitization in Human Airway Smooth Muscle; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2117-2124. [Abstract] [Full text]
G. M. GAUVREAU, L. J. WOOD, R. SEHMI, R. M. WATSON, S. C. DORMAN, R. P. SCHLEIMER, J. A. DENBURG, and P. M. O'BYRNE: The Effects of Inhaled Budesonide on Circulating Eosinophil Progenitors and Their Expression of Cytokines after Allergen Challenge in Subjects with Atopic Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2139-2144. [Abstract] [Full text]
PETER R. A. JOHNSON, JUDITH L. BLACK, STEPHEN CARLIN, QI GE, and P. ANNE UNDERWOOD: The Production of Extracellular Matrix Proteins by Human Passively Sensitized Airway Smooth-Muscle Cells in Culture . The Effect of Beclomethasone; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2145-2151. [Abstract] [Full text]
JANE R. CLARKE, MARK A. JENKINS, JOHN L. HOPPER, JOHN B. CARLIN, CAROL MAYNE, DAVID G. CLAYTON, MARITA F. DALTON, DIANE P. HOLST, and COLIN F. ROBERTSON: Evidence for Genetic Associations between Asthma, Atopy, and Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness . A Study of 8- to 18-Yr-Old Twins; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2188-2193. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALBINO BONAZZI, MANLIO BOLLA, CAROLA BUCCELLATI, ALICIA HERNANDEZ, SIMONA ZARINI, TERESA VIGANÒ, FRANCESCA FUMAGALLI, SERENA VIAPPIANI, SAULA RAVASI, PIERO ZANNINI, GIUSEPPE CHIESA, GIANCARLO FOLCO, and ANGELO SALA: Effect of Endogenous and Exogenous Prostaglandin E₂ on Interleukin-1 $beta$ -Induced Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Human Airway Smooth-Muscle Cells; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2272-2277. [Abstract] [Full text]
KAWA AMIN, DÓRA LÚDVÍKSDÓTTIR, CHRISTER JANSON, OTTO NETTELBLADT, EYTHÓR BJÖRNSSON, GODFRIED M. ROOMANS, GUNNAR BOMAN, LAHJA SEVÉUS, and PER VENGE: Inflammation and Structural Changes in the Airways of Patients with Atopic and Nonatopic Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2295-2301. [Abstract] [Full text]
CLAUDIA ORDOÑEZ, RON FERRANDO, DALLAS M. HYDE, HOFER H. WONG, and JOHN V. FAHY: Epithelial Desquamation in Asthma . Artifact or Pathology?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2324-2329. [Abstract] [Full text]
ADAM V. WISNEWSKI, RANJANA SRIVASTAVA, CHRISTINA HERICK, LAN XU, RANULFO LEMUS, HILARY CAIN, NADINE M. MAGOSKI, MERYL H. KAROL, KIM BOTTOMLY, and CARRIE A. REDLICH: Identification of Human Lung and Skin Proteins Conjugated with Hexamethylene Diisocyanate In Vitro and In Vivo; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2330-2336. [Abstract] [Full text]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Miscellaneous:

DANIEL J. GOTTLIEB, MAURIZIO LUISETTI, PHILLIP J. STONE, LUIGI ALLEGRA, JEAN M. CANTEY-KISER, CARLO GRASSI, GORDON L. SNIDER, and The American-Italian AATD Study Group: Short-term Supplementation Therapy Does Not Affect Elastin Degradation in Severe $alpha$ ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2069-2072. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANDRE CAPDEROU, ANDRE AURENGO, JEAN-PHILIPPE DERENNE, THOMAS SIMILOWSKI, and MARC ZELTER: Pulmonary Blood Flow Distribution in Stage 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2073-2078. [Abstract] [Full text]
MEI-LIN WANG, ERDOGAN GUNEL, and EDWARD L. PETSONK: Design Strategies for Longitudinal Spirometry Studies . Study Duration and Measurement Frequency; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2134-2138. [Abstract] [Full text]
EDWIN K. SILVERMAN, SCOTT T. WEISS, JEFFREY M. DRAZEN, HAROLD A. CHAPMAN, VINCENT CAREY, EDWARD J. CAMPBELL, PAUL DENISH, RACHEL A. SILVERMAN, JUAN C. CELEDON, JOHN J. REILLY, LEO C. GINNS, and FRANK E. SPEIZER: Gender-Related Differences in Severe, Early-Onset Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2152-2158. [Abstract] [Full text]
MAURICE HAYOT, MICHELE RAMONATXO, STEFAN MATECKI, JOSEPH MILIC-EMILI, and CHRISTIAN PREFAUT: Noninvasive Assessment of Inspiratory Muscle Function during Exercise; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2201-2207. [Abstract] [Full text]
HITOSHI NAKANO, HIROSHI IDE, MASANOBU IMADA, SHINOBU OSANAI, TORU TAKAHASHI, KENJIROU KIKUCHI, and JUN IWAMOTO: Reduced Nasal Nitric Oxide in Diffuse Panbronchiolitis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2218-2220. [Abstract] [Full text]

Cystic Fibrosis:

HARTMUT GRASEMANN, NICOLA KNAUER, RAINER BÜSCHER, KARIN HÜBNER, JEFFREY M. DRAZEN, and FELIX RATJEN: Airway Nitric Oxide Levels in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Are Related to a Polymorphism in the Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2172-2176. [Abstract] [Full text]
BIANCA J. LANG, SHAWN D. AARON, WENDY FERRIS, PAUL C. HEBERT, and NONI E. MACDONALD: Multiple Combination Bactericidal Antibiotic Testing for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Infected with Multiresistant Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2241-2245. [Abstract] [Full text] [ Online Data Supplement]
BRIGITTE FAUROUX, EMMANUEL ITTI, JÉRÔME PIGEOT, DANIEL ISABEY, MICHEL MEIGNAN, GILLES FERRY, FRÉDÉRIC LOFASO, JEAN-MARIE WILLEMOT, ANNICK CLÉMENT, and ALAIN HARF: Optimization of Aerosol Deposition by Pressure Support in Children with Cystic Fibrosis . An Experimental and Clinical Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2265-2271. [Abstract] [Full text]

Mechanical Ventilation and Nonpulmonary Critical Care:

MICHAEL LICHTWARCK-ASCHOFF, GEORG MOLS, ANDERS J. HEDLUND, VOLKER KESSLER, AGNETA M. MARKSTRÖM, JOSEF GUTTMANN, GÖRAN HEDENSTIERNA, and ULF H. SJÖSTRAND: Compliance Is Nonlinear over Tidal Volume Irrespective of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Level in Surfactant-Depleted Piglets; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2125-2133. [Abstract] [Full text]
NAOYUKI FUJIMURA, SHINZOH SUMITA, MAKO AIMONO, YOSHIKI MASUDA, YASUO SHICHINOHE, EICHI NARIMATSU, and AKIYOSHI NAMIKI: Effect of Free Radical Scavengers on Diaphragmatic Contractility in Septic Peritonitis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2159-2165. [Abstract] [Full text]
VLADIMIR FENCL, ANTONÍN JABOR, ANTONÍN KAZDA, and JAMES FIGGE: Diagnosis of Metabolic Acid-Base Disturbances in Critically Ill Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2246-2251. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
OLIVIER GIRAUD, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS SEINCE, CORINNE ROLLAND, VÉRONIQUE LEÇON-MALAS, JEAN-MARIE DESMONTS, MICHEL AUBIER, and MONIQUE DEHOUX: Halothane Reduces the Early Lipopolysaccharide-induced Lung Inflammation in Mechanically Ventilated Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2278-2286. [Abstract] [Full text]
JOHN G. LAFFEY, MOTOSHI TANAKA, DOREEN ENGELBERTS, XIAOPING LUO, SHIZENG YUAN, A. KEITH TANSWELL, MARTIN POST, THOMAS LINDSAY, and BRIAN P. KAVANAGH: Therapeutic Hypercapnia Reduces Pulmonary and Systemic Injury following In Vivo Lung Reperfusion; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2287-2294. [Abstract] [Full text]
SOPHIE LANONE, ALEXANDRE MEBAZAA, CHRISTOPHE HEYMES, DOMINIQUE HENIN, JUAN JOSE PODEROSO, YVES PANIS, CHRISTINE ZEDDA, TIMOTHY BILLIAR, DIDIER PAYEN, MICHEL AUBIER, and JORGE BOCZKOWSKI: Muscular Contractile Failure in Septic Patients . Role of the Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Pathway; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2308-2315. [Abstract] [Full text]

Pediatric Lung Disease:

ROBERT E. DALES, SABIT CAKMAK, RICHARD T. BURNETT, STAN JUDEK, FRANCES COATES, and JEFFREY R. BROOK: Influence of Ambient Fungal Spores on Emergency Visits for Asthma to a Regional Children's Hospital; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2087-2090. [Abstract] [Full text]
YU-FEN LI, FRANK D. GILLILAND, KIROS BERHANE, ROB MCCONNELL, W. JAMES GAUDERMAN, EDWARD B. RAPPAPORT, and JOHN M. PETERS: Effects of In Utero and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Lung Function in Boys and Girls with and without Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2097-2104. [Abstract] [Full text]
MICHAEL L. CANNON, JACK CORNELL, DONNA S. TRIPP-HAMEL, MICHAEL A. GENTILE, CHRISTOPHER L. HUBBLE, JON N. MELIONES, and IRA M. CHEIFETZ: Tidal Volumes For Ventilated Infants Should Be Determined with a Pneumotachometer Placed at the Endotracheal Tube; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2109-2112. [Abstract] [Full text]
RORY WOLFE, JOHN B. CARLIN, HELMUT OSWALD, ANTHONY OLINSKY, PETER D. PHELAN, and COLIN F. ROBERTSON: Association Between Allergy and Asthma from Childhood to Middle Adulthood in an Australian Cohort Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2177-2181. [Abstract] [Full text]
HUI DENG, S. NICHOLAS MASON, and RICHARD L. AUTEN, Jr.: Lung Inflammation in Hyperoxia Can Be Prevented By Antichemokine Treatment in Newborn Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2316-2323. [Abstract] [Full text]
GERRARD F. RAFFERTY, ANNE GREENOUGH, GABRIEL DIMITRIOU, VALIA KAVADIA, BERNARD LAUBSCHER, MICHAEL I. POLKEY, M. LOU HARRIS, and JOHN MOXHAM: Assessment of Neonatal Diaphragm Function Using Magnetic Stimulation of the Phrenic Nerves; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2337-2340. [Abstract] [Full text]

Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Lung Transplantation and Fibrosis:

MARC A. RODGER, MARC CARRIER, GWYNNE N. JONES, PASTEUR RASULI, FRANÇOIS RAYMOND, HELENE DJUNAEDI, and PHILIP S. WELLS: Diagnostic Value of Arterial Blood Gas Measurement in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2105-2108. [Abstract] [Full text]
ELI GABBAY, E. HAYDN WALTERS, BERNADETTE ORSIDA, HELEN WHITFORD, CHRISTOPHER WARD, TOM C. KOTSIMBOS, GREGORY I. SNELL, and TREVOR J. WILLIAMS: Post-lung Transplant Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) Is Characterized by Increased Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels and Epithelial Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2182-2187. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANDREW G. NICHOLSON, THOMAS V. COLBY, ROLAND M. DUBOIS, DAVID M. HANSELL, and ATHOL U. WELLS: The Prognostic Significance of the Histologic Pattern of Interstitial Pneumonia in Patients Presenting with the Clinical Entity of Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2213-2217. [Abstract] [Full text]
JANNY SCHOLMA, DIRK-JAN SLEBOS, H. MARIKE BOEZEN, JAN W. K. van den BERG, WIM van der BIJ, WIM J. de BOER, GERARD H. KOËTER, WIM TIMENS, HENK F. KAUFFMAN, and DIRKJE S. POSTMA: Eosinophilic Granulocytes and Interleukin-6 Level in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Are Associated with the Development of Obliterative Bronchiolitis after Lung Transplantation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2221-2225. [Abstract] [Full text]
IENEKE J. C. HARTMANN, PETRONELLA J. HAGEN, CHRISTIAN F. MELISSANT, PIETER E. POSTMUS, and MARTIN H. PRINS: Diagnosing Acute Pulmonary Embolism . Effect of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on the Performance of D-dimer Testing, Ventilation/Perfusion Scintigraphy, Spiral Computed Tomographic Angiography, and Conventional Angiography; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2232-2237. [Abstract] [Full text] [ Online Data Supplement]
JOHN L. FAUL, TOSHIHIKO NISHIMURA, GERALD J. BERRY, GAIL V. BENSON, RONALD G. PEARL, and PETER N. KAO: Triptolide Attenuates Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Neointimal Formation in Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2252-2258. [Abstract] [Full text]
MAKOTO DOHI, TAKASHI HASEGAWA, KAZUHIKO YAMAMOTO, and BRUCE C. MARSHALL: Hepatocyte Growth Factor Attenuates Collagen Accumulation in a Murine Model of Pulmonary Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2302-2307. [Abstract] [Full text]

Sleep-Disordered Breathing:

THOMAS E. WESSENDORF, ALFRED F. THILMANN, YOU-MING WANG, ANDREAS SCHREIBER, NIKOLAUS KONIETZKO, and HELMUT TESCHLER: Fibrinogen Levels and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Ischemic Stroke; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2039-2042. [Abstract] [Full text] [ Online Data Supplement]
MARY J. MORRELL, LAUREL FINN, HYON KIM, PAUL E. PEPPARD, M. SAFWAN BADR, and TERRY YOUNG: Sleep Fragmentation, Awake Blood Pressure, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing in a Population-based Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2091-2096. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARY S. M. IP, BING LAM, LAI-YEE CHAN, LING ZHENG, KENNETH W. T. TSANG, PETER C. W. FUNG, and WAH-KIT LAM: Circulating Nitric Oxide Is Suppressed in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Is Reversed by Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2166-2171. [Abstract] [Full text]
PETER SOLIN, TEANAU ROEBUCK, DAVID P. JOHNS, E. HAYDN WALTERS, and MATTHEW T. NAUGHTON: Peripheral and Central Ventilatory Responses in Central Sleep Apnea with and without Congestive Heart Failure; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2194-2200. [Abstract] [Full text]
FRANÇOISE ZERAH-LANCNER, FREDERIC LOFASO, MARIE PIA D'ORTHO, CHRISTOPHE DELCLAUX, FRANÇOISE GOLDENBERG, ANDRÉ COSTE, BRUNO HOUSSET, and ALAIN HARF: Predictive Value of Pulmonary Function Parameters for Sleep Apnea Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2208-2212. [Abstract] [Full text]

Tuberculosis and Lung Infections:

SUZANNE M. MARKS, ZACHARY TAYLOR, NOREEN L. QUALLS, ROBIN J. SHRESTHA-KUWAHARA, MAUREEN A. WILCE, and CRISTY H. NGUYEN: Outcomes of Contact Investigations of Infectious Tuberculosis Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2033-2038. [Abstract] [Full text]
ELISA CORDERO, JERÓNIMO PACHÓN, ANTONIO RIVERO, JOSÉ A. GIRÓN, JESÚS GÓMEZ-MATEOS, MARÍA D. MERINO, MANUEL TORRES-TORTOSA, MERCEDES GONZÁLEZ-SERRANO, LUIS ALIAGA, ANTONIO COLLADO, JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ-QUERO, ANTONIO BARRERA, and ENRIQUE NUÑO: Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients . Validation of Severity Criteria; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2063-2068. [Abstract] [Full text]
KABERI DASGUPTA, KEVIN SCHWARTZMAN, ROBERT MARCHAND, TERRY NAN TENNENBAUM, PAUL BRASSARD, and DICK MENZIES: Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Screening of Close Contacts and Foreign-Born Populations; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2079-2086. [Abstract] [Full text]
JAMES E. GERN, ROSE VRTIS, KRISTINE A. GRINDLE, CHERI SWENSON, and WILLIAM W. BUSSE: Relationship of Upper and Lower Airway Cytokines to Outcome of Experimental Rhinovirus Infection; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2226-2231. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARCUS B. CONDE, SERGIO L. M. SOARES, FERNANDA C. Q. MELLO, VALERIA M. REZENDE, LUCIANA L. ALMEIDA, ARTHUR L. REINGOLD, CHARLES L. DALEY, and AFRANIO L. KRITSKI: Comparison of Sputum Induction with Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis . Experience at an Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Reference Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2238-2240. [Abstract] [Full text]
HIROYUKI MIKI, TADASHI MIO, SONOKO NAGAI, YUMA HOSHINO, TAISHI NAGAO, MASANORI KITAICHI, and TAKATERU IZUMI: Fibroblast Contractility . Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2259-2264. [Abstract] [Full text]

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY:

: Proceedings of the ATS Workshop on Refractory Asthma . Current Understanding, Recommendations, and Unanswered Questions; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 2341-2351. [Full text]