AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (March 1 2002, 165 [5])

EDITORIALS:

Richard W. Hyde: "I Don't Know What You Guys Are Measuring But You Sure Are Measuring It!" . A Fair Criticism of Measurements of Exhaled Condensates?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 561-562 [Full Text] [PDF]

Esra Tasali and Eve Van Cauter: Sleep-Disordered Breathing and the Current Epidemic of Obesity . Consequence or Contributing Factor?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 562-563 [Full Text] [PDF]

Pierre Ernst: Pesticide Exposure and Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 563-564 [Full Text] [PDF]

MARTIN J. TOBIN: Critical Care Medicine in AJRCCM 2001; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 565-583 [Full Text] [PDF]

MARTIN J. TOBIN: Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Control of Breathing, Respiratory Muscles, and Pulmonary Function Testing in AJRCCM 2001; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 584-597 [Full Text] [PDF]

MARTIN J. TOBIN: Asthma, Airway Biology, and Nasal Disorders in AJRCCM 2001; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 598-618 [Full Text] [PDF]

MARTIN J. TOBIN: Pediatrics, Surfactant, and Cystic Fibrosis in AJRCCM 2001; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 619-630 [Full Text] [PDF]

MARTIN J. TOBIN: Tuberculosis, Lung Infections, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Socioeconomic Issues in AJRCCM 2001; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 631-641 [Full Text] [PDF]

MARTIN J. TOBIN: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pollution, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Transplantation, Pleural Disease, and Lung Cancer in AJRCCM 2001; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 642-662 [Full Text] [PDF]

RICHARD M. EFFROS, KELLY W. HOAGLAND, MARK BOSBOUS, DANIEL CASTILLO, BRADLEY FOSS, MARSHALL DUNNING, MEIR GARE, WEN LIN, and FENG SUN: Dilution of Respiratory Solutes in Exhaled Condensates; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 663-669 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MARY S. M. IP, BING LAM, MATTHEW M. T. NG, WAH KIT LAM, KENNETH W. T. TSANG, and KAREN S. L. LAM: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Independently Associated with Insulin Resistance; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 670-676 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

NARESH M. PUNJABI, JOHN D. SORKIN, LESLIE I. KATZEL, ANDREW P. GOLDBERG, ALAN R. SCHWARTZ, and PHILIP L. SMITH: Sleep-disordered Breathing and Insulin Resistance in Middle-aged and Overweight Men; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 677-682 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

JANE A. HOPPIN, DAVID M. UMBACH, STEPHANIE J. LONDON, MICHAEL C. R. ALAVANJA, and DALE P. SANDLER: Chemical Predictors of Wheeze among Farmer Pesticide Applicators in the Agricultural Health Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 683-689 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ELIZABETH L. CORBETT, NADINE MOZZATO-CHAMAY, ANTHONY E. BUTTERWORTH, KEVIN M. DE COCK, BRIAN G. WILLIAMS, GAVIN J. CHURCHYARD, and DAVID J. CONWAY: Polymorphisms in the Tumor Necrosis Factor- $alpha$ Gene Promoter May Predispose to Severe Silicosis in Black South African Miners; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 690-693 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

BIRGIT MORLION, CHRISTIANE KNOOP, MANUEL PAIVA, and MARC ESTENNE: Internet-based Home Monitoring of Pulmonary Function after Lung Transplantation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 694-697 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

JUSSI M. TIKKANEN, KARL B. LEMSTRÖM, and PETRI K. KOSKINEN: Blockade of CD28/B7-2 Costimulation Inhibits Experimental Obliterative Bronchiolitis in Rat Tracheal Allografts . Suppression of Helper T Cell Type1-dominated Immune Response; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 724-729 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

FRANÇOIS MALTAIS, JULIETTE OSTINELLI, JEAN BOURBEAU, ANDRÉ BERNARD TONNEL, NADINE JACQUEMET, JENNIFER HADDON, MICHEL ROULEAU, MOHAMED BOUKHANA, JEAN BENOÎT MARTINOT, and PIERRE DUROUX: Comparison of Nebulized Budesonide and Oral Prednisolone with Placebo in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease . A Randomized Controlled Trial; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 698-703 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

DON D. SIN, TANIA STAFINSKI, YING CHU NG, NEIL R. BELL, and PHILIP JACOBS: The Impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Work Loss in the United States; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 704-707 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

JENNY T. MAO, JONATHAN G. GOLDIN, JOHN DERMAND, GRACE IBRAHIM, MATHEW S. BROWN, ALETHA EMERICK, MICHAEL F. MCNITT-GRAY, DAVID W. GJERTSON, FRANCINE ESTRADA, DONALD P. TASHKIN, and MICHAEL D. ROTH: A Pilot Study of All-trans-Retinoic Acid for the Treatment of Human Emphysema; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 718-723 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ANNEKE M. LANDSTRA, DIRKJE S. POSTMA, H. MARIKE BOEZEN, and WIM M. C. VAN AALDEREN: Role of Serum Cortisol Levels in Children with Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 708-712 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MARC AUBURTIN, RAPHAËL PORCHER, FABRICE BRUNEEL, AGNÈS SCANVIC, JEAN LOUIS TROUILLET, JEAN PIERRE BÉDOS, BERNARD RÉGNIER, and MICHEL WOLFF: Pneumococcal Meningitis in the Intensive Care Unit . Prognostic Factors of Clinical Outcome in a Series of 80 Cases; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 713-717 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

Russell Bowler: ERRATUM: EXTRACELLULAR SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE ATTENUATES LUNG INJURY AFTER HEMORRHAGE; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 730 [Full Text] [PDF]

P. Zanen, Maarten Van Den Berge, Huib A. M. Kerstjens, and Dirkje S. Postma: PC₂₀ ADENOSINE 5'-MONOPHOSPHATE IS MORE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH AIRWAY INFLAMMATION IN ASTHMA THAN PC₂₀ METHACHOLINE; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 730 [Full Text] [PDF]

William J. Calhoun, Ivan Retamales, W. Mark Elliott, Bernard Meshi, Harvey O. Coxson, Shizu Havashi, Peter D. Pate, and James C. Hogg: MORE INFLAMMATION THAN LUNG IN EMPHYSEMA; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 730-731 [Full Text] [PDF]

P. Zanen, Kim G. Nielsen, and Hans Bisgaard: THE DISCRIMINATORY CAPACITY OF THE BRONCHODILATOR RESPONSE; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 731 [Full Text] [PDF]