Respirology

© Asian Pacific Society of Respirology

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July 2008

Volume 13, Issue 5

Pages 621–755

  1. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES
    6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    7. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    8. TECHNICAL REPORT
    9. CASE REPORTS
    10. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS (pages 621–622)

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01331.x

  2. JOURNAL STATISTICS

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES
    6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    7. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    8. TECHNICAL REPORT
    9. CASE REPORTS
    10. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. RESPIROLOGY JOURNAL STATISTICS (page 622)

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01332.x

  3. EDITORIAL

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES
    6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    7. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    8. TECHNICAL REPORT
    9. CASE REPORTS
    10. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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      EDITORIAL (page 623)

      Phil Thompson

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01333.x

  4. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES
    6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    7. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    8. TECHNICAL REPORT
    9. CASE REPORTS
    10. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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      Mechanisms of airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma (pages 624–631)

      Norbert BEREND, Cheryl M. SALOME and Greg G. KING

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01330.x

  5. ORIGINAL ARTICLES

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES
    6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    7. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    8. TECHNICAL REPORT
    9. CASE REPORTS
    10. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. Airway stenting for the treatment of laryngotracheal stenosis secondary to thyroid cancer (pages 632–638)

      Hidemitsu TSUTSUI, Mitsuhiro KUBOTA, Masae YAMADA, Akihiko SUZUKI, Jitsuo USUDA, Hiroshi SHIBUYA, Kuniharu MIYAJIMA, Kiminori SUGINO, Koichi ITO, Kinya FURUKAWA and Harubumi KATO

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01309.x

    2. Recombinant human erythropoietin reduces epithelial cell apoptosis and attenuates bleomycin-induced pneumonitis in mice (pages 639–645)

      Michihiro YOSHIMI, Takashige MAEYAMA, Mizuho YAMADA, Naoki HAMADA, Jyutaro FUKUMOTO, Tomonobu KAWAGUCHI, Kazuyoshi KUWANO and Yoichi NAKANISHI

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01324.x

    3. Preventive effects of edaravone, a free radical scavenger, on lipopolysaccharide-induced lung injury in mice (pages 646–653)

      Shunji TAJIMA, Manabu SODA, Masashi BANDO, Munehiro ENOMOTO, Hideaki YAMASAWA, Shoji OHNO, Toshinori TAKADA, Eiichi SUZUKI, Fumitake GEJYO and Yukihiko SUGIYAMA

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01322.x

    4. Inflammatory markers in exhaled breath condensate from patients with asthma (pages 654–663)

      Tomoe UENO, Mikio KATAOKA, Atsushi HIRANO, Kouji IIO, Yasushi TANIMOTO, Arihiko KANEHIRO, Chiharu OKADA, Ryo SODA, Kiyoshi TAKAHASHI and Mitsune TANIMOTO

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01315.x

    5. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein: A predicative marker in severe asthma (pages 664–669)

      Fen-Hong QIAN, Qian ZHANG, Lin-Fu ZHOU, Hua LIU, Mao HUANG, Xi-Long ZHANG and Kai-Sheng YIN

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01314.x

    6. Trends in asthma prevalence and severity in Omani schoolchildren: Comparison between ISAAC phases I and III (pages 670–673)

      Omar A. AL-RAWAS, Bazdawi M. AL-RIYAMI, Abdullah A. AL-MANIRI and Asya A. AL-RIYAMI

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01313.x

    7. Bosentan therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: The relationship between improvements in 6 minute walk distance and quality of life (pages 674–682)

      Geoff STRANGE, Anne M. KEOGH, Trevor J. WILLIAMS, John WLODARCZYK, Keith D. MCNEIL and Eli GABBAY

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01326.x

    8. Association between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms and exercise performance in patients with COPD (pages 683–688)

      Xiaolei ZHANG, Chen WANG, Huaping DAI, Yingxiang LIN and Jun ZHANG

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01325.x

    9. Cost analysis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a tertiary care setting in Taiwan (pages 689–694)

      Chi-Huei CHIANG

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01308.x

    10. The association of comorbid anxiety and depression with asthma-related quality of life and symptom perception in adults (pages 695–702)

      Vandana M. DESHMUKH, Brett G. TOELLE, Tim USHERWOOD, Brian O'GRADY and Christine R. JENKINS

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01310.x

    11. The efficacy and applicability of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme for patients with COPD in a secondary-care community hospital (pages 703–707)

      Alev ELÇI, ŞErmin BÖREKÇI, Nimet OVAYOLU and Osman ELBEK

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01327.x

    12. Efficacy of the ‘tennis ball technique’ versus nCPAP in the management of position-dependent obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (pages 708–715)

      Margot A. SKINNER, Ruth N. KINGSHOTT, Sue FILSELL and D. Robin TAYLOR

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01328.x

    13. Environmental dust granulometry and microbial load in the presence of tobacco smoke (pages 716–721)

      Gianni MACRINA, Michele BAROFFIO, Barbara BRUNO, Carla TAZZER and Paolo CRIMI

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01321.x

    14. Patient satisfaction with sedation for flexible bronchoscopy (pages 722–727)

      Takashi HIROSE, Kentaro OKUDA, Hiroo ISHIDA, Tomohide SUGIYAMA, Sojiro KUSUMOTO, Masanao NAKASHIMA, Toshimitsu YAMAOKA and Mitsuru ADACHI

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01311.x

  6. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES
    6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    7. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    8. TECHNICAL REPORT
    9. CASE REPORTS
    10. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society 2005 standardization of DLCO measurement: Impact on performance (pages 728–730)

      Simon Kwok Fai LEUNG, Wing Wai YEW, Poon Chuen WONG, Yee Kit TSE, Wing Sze LAW and Chi Chiu LEUNG

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01312.x

    2. Comparison of severity scoring systems A-DROP and CURB-65 for community-acquired pneumonia (pages 731–735)

      Yuichiro SHINDO, Shinji SATO, Eiichi MARUYAMA, Takamasa OHASHI, Masahiro OGAWA, Kazuyoshi IMAIZUMI and Yoshinori HASEGAWA

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01329.x

  7. TECHNICAL REPORT

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES
    6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    7. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    8. TECHNICAL REPORT
    9. CASE REPORTS
    10. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. A competency-based test of bronchoscopic knowledge using the Essential Bronchoscopist: An initial concept study (pages 736–743)

      Mohsen DAVOUDI, Silvia QUADRELLI, Kathryn OSANN and Henri G. COLT

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01320.x

  8. CASE REPORTS

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES
    6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    7. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    8. TECHNICAL REPORT
    9. CASE REPORTS
    10. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum due to gastroesophageal reflux disease in an adolescent boy (pages 744–745)

      Hsuan-Rong HUANG, Kin-Sun WONG, Reyin LIEN and Chih-Yung CHIU

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01298.x

    2. Metastases in malignant pleural mesothelioma: A new radiological appearance (pages 746–747)

      Mirna FARES, Ossama ABBAS, Ghassan JAMALEDDINE and Pierre BOU-KHALIL

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01307.x

    3. Primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma, a rare primary lung neoplasm: Two case reports and review of the current literature (pages 748–750)

      Jingjin JIANG, Jianying ZHOU and Wei DING

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01317.x

    4. Solitary pleural plasmacytomas manifested as a massive pleural effusion without evidence of monoclonal gammopathy (pages 751–753)

      Po Hao FENG, Chung-Chi HUANG, Chih-Wei WANG, Yao-Kuang WU and Ying-Huang TSAI

      Article first published online: 10 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01319.x

  9. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENTS' SERIES
    6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    7. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    8. TECHNICAL REPORT
    9. CASE REPORTS
    10. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. Delayed radiotherapy-related effusions: Malignant or not malignant, that is the question? (page 754)

      Sanjay H. CHOTIRMALL, Teck B. LOW, Phillip MURPHY and Shane J. O'NEILL

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01316.x

    2. Reply to the letter: Delayed radiotherapy related effusions: Malignant or not malignant, that is the question? (page 755)

      John E. HEFFNER

      Article first published online: 29 MAY 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01306.x

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