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Research Article

• Glucocorticosteroids and pulmonary sarcoidosis. (1 March, 1996)

  O Selroos
• Chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: time to re-examine our attitudes. (1 March, 1996)

  R L Souhami
• Exhaled nitric oxide: a new lung function test. (1 March, 1996)

  P J Barnes, S A Kharitonov
• British Thoracic Society Sarcoidosis study: effects of long term corticosteroid treatment. (1 March, 1996)

  G J Gibson, R J Prescott, M F Muers, W G Middleton, D N Mitchell, C K Connolly, B D Harrison
• Treatment of large airway obstruction in lung cancer using expandable metal stents inserted under direct vision via the fibreoptic bronchoscope. (1 March, 1996)

  G E Wilson, M J Walshaw, C R Hind
• Topical treatment of life threatening haemoptysis from aspergillomas. (1 March, 1996)

  M Rumbak, G Kohler, C Eastrige, H Winer-Muram, M Gavant
• Aspergillosis in immunocompromised paediatric patients: associations with building hygiene, design, and indoor air. (1 March, 1996)

  K Anderson, G Morris, H Kennedy, J Croall, J Michie, M D Richardson, B Gibson
• Comparative adrenal suppression with inhaled budesonide and fluticasone propionate in adult asthmatic patients. (1 March, 1996)

  D J Clark, A Grove, R I Cargill, B J Lipworth
• Airways obstruction, chronic expectoration, and rapid decline of FEV1 in smokers are associated with increased levels of sputum neutrophils. (1 March, 1996)

  D Stănescu, A Sanna, C Veriter, S Kostianev, P G Calcagni, L M Fabbri, P Maestrelli
• Atopy, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and peak flow variability in children with mild occasional wheezing. (1 March, 1996)

  H Roizin, A Reshef, I Katz, S Benzaray, M Lison, R J Shiner
• Lung function in healthy never smoking adults: reference values and lower limits of normal of a Swiss population. (1 March, 1996)

  O Brändli, C Schindler, N Künzli, R Keller, A P Perruchoud
• Relationship between the acid-induced cough response and airway responsiveness and obstruction in children with asthma. (1 March, 1996)

  T Shimizu, H Mochizuki, K Tokuyama, A Morikawa
• Asthma and other pulmonary diseases in former elite athletes. (1 March, 1996)

  U M Kujala, S Sarna, J Kaprio, M Koskenvuo
• Death from airways obstruction: accuracy of certification in Northern Ireland. (1 March, 1996)

  E T Smyth, S C Wright, A E Evans, D G Sinnamon, J MacMahon
• Cost of care of patients with cystic fibrosis in The Netherlands in 1990-1. (1 March, 1996)

  M F Wildhagen, J B Verheij, J G Verzijl, H B Hilderink, L Kooij, T Tijmstra, L P ten Kate, J Gerritsen, W Bakker, J D Habbema, F Habbema
• Referral for lung transplantation: experience of a Birmingham Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre between 1987 and 1994. (1 March, 1996)

  P J Ryan, D E Stableforth
• Effect of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its components on macrophages and the release of matrix metalloproteinases. (1 March, 1996)

  J C Chang, A Wysocki, K M Tchou-Wong, N Moskowitz, Y Zhang, W N Rom
• Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid findings in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. (1 March, 1996)

  K Kubo, S Yamaguchi, K Fujimoto, M Hanaoka, M Hayasaka, T Honda, T Sodeyama, K Kiyosawa
• Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in Italian patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. (1 March, 1996)

  R Meliconi, P Andreone, L Fasano, S Galli, A Pacilli, R Miniero, M Fabbri, L Solforosi, M Bernardi
• Use of tracheal auscultation for the assessment of bronchial responsiveness in asthmatic children. (1 March, 1996)

  A B Sprikkelman, M H Grol, M S Lourens, J Gerritsen, H S Heymans, W M van Aalderen
• Comparison of polymerase chain reaction for IS6110 and Amplicor in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. (1 March, 1996)

  J P Dilworth, M Goyal, D B Young, R J Shaw
• Compliance with oral corticosteroids during steroid trials in chronic airways obstruction. (1 March, 1996)

  M Q Hatton, M B Allen, S V Vathenen, M P Feely, N J Cooke
• Lung bioavailability of generic and innovator salbutamol metered dose inhalers. (1 March, 1996)

  D J Clark, J Gordon-Smith, G McPhate, G Clark, B J Lipworth
• Analysis and interpretation of inorganic mineral particles in "lung" tissues. (1 March, 1996)

  A R Gibbs, F D Pooley
• Airway sensory nerves: a burning issue in asthma? (1 March, 1996)

  D Spina
• Treatment of pneumothorax during pregnancy. (1 March, 1996)

  A J Levine, F J Collins
• Pneumomediastinum secondary to use of a high speed air turbine drill during a dental extraction. (1 March, 1996)

  J Torres-Melero, J Arias-Diaz, J L Balibrea
• Chemodectoma of the trachea. (1 March, 1996)

  T M Sing, K P Wong, N Young, P Despas
• Whipple's disease presenting with lung involvement. (1 March, 1996)

  C A Kelly, M Egan, J Rawlinson