EDITORIALS:

David G. Morris

Gold, Silver, and Bronze: Metals, Medals, and Standards in Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 909-910 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie A. Shore

Modeling Airway Remodeling: The Winner by a Nose?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 910-911 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marina Saetta, Simonetta Baraldo, and Renzo Zuin

Neutrophil Chemokines in Severe Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Fatal Chemo-Attraction?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 911-913 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter D. Paré

Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Asthma: Geometry Is Not Everything!

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 913-914 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Huib A.M. Kerstjens and Wim Timens

Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors: Antiinflammatory Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at Last?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 914-915 [Full Text] [PDF]  

François Maltais

Skeletal Muscles in Chronic Airflow Obstruction: Why Bother?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 916-917 [Full Text] [PDF]  

STATE OF THE ART:

Ronald L. Gibson, Jane L. Burns, and Bonnie W. Ramsey

Pathophysiology and Management of Pulmonary Infections in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 918-951 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis:

Yves Lacasse, Moises Selman, Ulrich Costabel, Jean-Charles Dalphin, Masayuki Ando, Ferran Morell, Riitta Erkinjuntti-Pekkanen, Nestor Müller, Thomas V. Colby, Mark Schuyler, and Yvon Cormier

Clinical Diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 952-958. First published online July 3 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200301-137OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Airway Biology:

Kazuhiko Shinagawa and Masami Kojima

Mouse Model of Airway Remodeling: Strain Differences

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 959-967. First published online July 11 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1188OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Yusheng Qiu, Jie Zhu, Venkata Bandi, Robert L. Atmar, Keith Hattotuwa, Kay K. Guntupalli, and Peter K. Jeffery

Biopsy Neutrophilia, Neutrophil Chemokine and Receptor Gene Expression in Severe Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 968-975. First published online July 11 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-794OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Elizabeth Gamble, Diana C. Grootendorst, Christopher E. Brightling, Susannah Troy, Yusheng Qiu, Jie Zhu, Debbie Parker, Dean Matin, Swati Majumdar, Antonio M. Vignola, Claus Kroegel, Ferran Morell, Trevor T. Hansel, Stephen I. Rennard, Christopher Compton, Ohad Amit, Tri Tat, Jeffrey Edelson, Ian D. Pavord, Klaus F. Rabe, Neil C. Barnes, and Peter K. Jeffery

Antiinflammatory Effects of the Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitor Cilomilast (Ariflo) in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 976-982. First published online June 19 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200212-1490OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Asthma:

Akio Niimi, Hisako Matsumoto, Masaya Takemura, Tetsuya Ueda, Kazuo Chin, and Michiaki Mishima

Relationship of Airway Wall Thickness to Airway Sensitivity and Airway Reactivity in Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 983-988. First published online June 26 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1268OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Cystic Fibrosis and Muscles:

Christophe Pinet, Marie Cassart, Pietro Scillia, Michel Lamotte, Christiane Knoop, Georges Casimir, Christian Mélot, and Marc Estenne

Function and Bulk of Respiratory and Limb Muscles in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 989-994. First published online June 26 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-398OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Cough and Pulmonary Fibrosis:

Benjamin D. M. Hope-Gill, Simon Hilldrup, Christine Davies, Russell P. Newton, and Nicholas K. Harrison

A Study of the Cough Reflex in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 995-1002. First published online August 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200304-597OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Lung Function in Infants:

Georg Hülskamp, Ah-fong Hoo, Henrik Ljungberg, Sooky Lum, J. Jane Pillow, and Janet Stocks

Progressive Decline in Plethysmographic Lung Volumes in Infants: Physiology or Technology?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1003-1009. First published online August 6 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-460OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Krishnan Parameswaran and Martin J. Tobin

Financial Disclosure of Reviewers

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1010 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sally E. Wenzel, Hong Wei Chu, Phil Silkoff, Siobhán O'Sullivan, Leonard Poulter, Martijn Akveld, and Conor M. Burke

Ensuring Quality in Pharmaceutical Studies

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1010-1012 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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