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Original article

• Systematic review of antistaphylococcal antibiotic therapy in cystic fibrosis (1 May, 1999) Free

  Kevin McCaffery, Richard E Olver, Margaret Franklin, Somnath Mukhopadhyay
• Comparison of low attenuation areas on computed tomographic scans between inner and outer segments of the lung in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: incidence and contribution to lung function (1 May, 1999) Free

  Y Nakano, H Sakai, S Muro, T Hirai, Y Oku, K Nishimura, M Mishima
• Lung and chest wall mechanics in ventilated patients with end stage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (1 May, 1999) Free

  Stefano Nava, Fiorenzo Rubini
• Birth weight, body mass index and asthma in young adults (1 May, 1999) Free

  Seif O Shaheen, Jonathan A C Sterne, Scott M Montgomery, Hossain Azima
• Effect of inhaled steroids on airway hyperresponsiveness, sputum eosinophils, and exhaled nitric oxide levels in patients with asthma (1 May, 1999) Free

  Elizabeth L J van Rensen, Karin C M Straathof, Maud A Veselic-Charvat, Aeilko H Zwinderman, Elisabeth H Bel, Peter J Sterk
• Mutational analysis of the high affinity immunoglobulin E receptor β subunit gene in asthma (1 May, 1999) Free

  Phillip W Dickson, Zilla Y H Wong, Stephen B Harrap, Michael J Abramson, E Haydn Walters
• Use of the General Practice Research Database (GPRD) for respiratory epidemiology: a comparison with the 4th Morbidity Survey in General Practice (MSGP4) (1 May, 1999) Free

  Anna Hansell, Jen Hollowell, Tom Nichols, Rosie McNiece, David Strachan
• Survival estimates for adults with cystic fibrosis born in the United Kingdom between 1947 and 1967 (1 May, 1999) Free

  P A Lewis, S Morison, J A Dodge, D Geddes, E C Coles, G Russell, J M Littlewood, M T Scott
• Oral airway resistance during wakefulness in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (1 May, 1999) Free

  T C Amis, N O’Neill, J R Wheatley
• Enhanced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in lungs of newborn infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia and pulmonary hypertension (1 May, 1999) Free

  Sherif M K Shehata, Wolter J Mooi, Tadaharu Okazaki, Ibrahim El-Banna, Hari S Sharma, Dick Tibboel
• Intrapulmonary protein leakage in immunocompromised children and adults with pneumonia (1 May, 1999) Free

  F Ratjen, W Havers, J Braun