EDITORIALS:

Martin J. Tobin

ATS Centenary: Four-Century Prologue to a Century of Progress

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 891-893 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa A. Maier

Is Smoking Beneficial for Granulomatous Lung Diseases?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 893-895 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott F. Dowell

Surviving Pneumonia—Just a Short-Term Lease on Life?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 895-896 [Full Text] [PDF]  

OCCASIONAL ESSAYS:

John B. West

A Century of Pulmonary Gas Exchange

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 897-902 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis and Nicotine:

Marie-Renée Blanchet, Evelyne Israël-Assayag, and Yvon Cormier

Inhibitory Effect of Nicotine on Experimental Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis In Vivo and In Vitro

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 903-909. First published online December 30 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1154OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Community-Acquired Pneumonia:

Grant W. Waterer, Lori A. Kessler, and Richard G. Wunderink

Medium-Term Survival after Hospitalization with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 910-914. First published online December 23 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200310-1448OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Asthma, Pranlukast, and Bone Marrow:

Krishnan Parameswaran, Richard Watson, Gail M. Gauvreau, Roma Sehmi, and Paul M. O'Byrne

The Effect of Pranlukast on Allergen-induced Bone Marrow Eosinophilopoiesis in Subjects with Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 915-920. First published online January 23 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200312-1645OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Infantile Airway Function and Asthma:

Stephen W. Turner, Lyle J. Palmer, Peter J. Rye, Neil A. Gibson, Parveenjeet K. Judge, Moreen Cox, Sally Young, Jack Goldblatt, Louis I. Landau, and Peter N. Le Souëf

The Relationship between Infant Airway Function, Childhood Airway Responsiveness, and Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 921-927. First published online February 5 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200307-891OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Cystic Fibrosis and Airway Function:

Sarath C. Ranganathan, Janet Stocks, Carol Dezateux, Andrew Bush, Angie Wade, Siobhán Carr, Rosemary Castle, Robert Dinwiddie, Ah-Fong Hoo, Sooky Lum, John Price, John Stroobant, and Colin Wallis

The Evolution of Airway Function in Early Childhood Following Clinical Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 928-933. First published online January 30 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200309-1344OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Cardiovascular Effects of Particulate Matter:

Michael Riediker, Wayne E. Cascio, Thomas R. Griggs, Margaret C. Herbst, Philip A. Bromberg, Lucas Neas, Ronald W. Williams, and Robert B. Devlin

Particulate Matter Exposure in Cars Is Associated with Cardiovascular Effects in Healthy Young Men

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 934-940. First published online February 12 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200310-1463OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Maximal Pulmonary Function: Determinants:

Xiaobin Wang, Tjeert T. Mensinga, Jan P. Schouten, Bert Rijcken, and Scott T. Weiss

Determinants of Maximally Attained Level of Pulmonary Function

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 941-949 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Sleep, Breathing, Blood Pressure, Children:

Raouf S. Amin, John L. Carroll, Jenny L. Jeffries, Charles Grone, Judy A. Bean, Barbara Chini, Ronald Bokulic, and Stephen R. Daniels

Twenty-four–hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Children with Sleep-disordered Breathing

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 950-956. First published online February 5 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200309-1305OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Pressure-Volume Curve and Lung Injury:

John M. Downie, Arthur J. Nam, and Brett A. Simon

Pressure–Volume Curve Does Not Predict Steady-State Lung Volume in Canine Lavage Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 957-962. First published online February 5 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200305-614OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

NHLBI WORKSHOP:

Scott T. Weiss and Stephanie Shore

Obesity and Asthma: Directions for Research

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 963-968. First published online January 23 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-403WS [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Shekhar Venkataraman, Adrienne Randolph, James Hanson, Peter Forbes, Ira Cheifetz, Rainer Gedeit, and Peter Luckett

All Roses Are Flowers, But Not All Flowers Are Roses

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 969 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas B. Trout, Elena H. Page, Diane R. Gold, Paul C. Stark, and Harriet A. Burge

Fungal Exposure and Lower Respiratory Illness in Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 969-971 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel R. Goldstein, Bethany M. Tesar, Scott M. Palmer, Lauranell H. Burch, and David A. Schwartz

Toll-like Receptors and Allograft Rejection

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 971-972 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John S. Torday and Virender K. Rehan

Forces in Emphysema: Newtonian v Quantum Mechanics

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 972 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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