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Original article

• Comparison of the effects of intravenous and oral montelukast on airway function: a double blind, placebo controlled, three period, crossover study in asthmatic patients (1 April, 2000)

  R J Dockhorn, R A Baumgartner, J A Leff, M Noonan, K Vandormael, W Stricker, D E Weinland, T F Reiss
• Frequent paracetamol use and asthma in adults (1 April, 2000)

  Seif O Shaheen, Jonathan A C Sterne, Christina E Songhurst, Peter G J Burney
• Maternal smoking during pregnancy, environmental tobacco smoke exposure and childhood lung function (1 April, 2000)

  Frank D Gilliland, Kiros Berhane, Rob McConnell, W James Gauderman, Hita Vora, Edward B Rappaport, Edward Avol, John M Peters
• Increased risk of obstructive pulmonary disease in tunnel workers (1 April, 2000)

  Bente Ulvestad, Berit Bakke, Erik Melbostad, Per Fuglerud, Johny Kongerud, May Brit Lund
• Consumption of fresh fruit rich in vitamin C and wheezing symptoms in children (1 April, 2000)

  Francesco Forastiere, Riccardo Pistelli, Piersante Sestini, Cristina Fortes, Elisabetta Renzoni, Franca Rusconi, Valerio Dell'Orco, Giovannino Ciccone, Luigi Bisanti, the SIDRIA Collaborative Group, Italy (Italian Studies on Respiratory Disorders in Children and the Environment)
• A randomised controlled comparison of tiotropium and ipratropium in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (1 April, 2000)

  J A van Noord, Th A Bantje, M E Eland, L Korducki, P J G Cornelissen
• Orthostatic increase of respiratory gas exchange in hyperventilation syndrome (1 April, 2000)

  L Pekka Malmberg, Klaus Tamminen, Anssi R A Sovijärvi
• Automated analysis of digital oximetry in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea (1 April, 2000)

  Juan-Carlos Vázquez, Willis H Tsai, W Ward Flemons, Akira Masuda, Rollin Brant, Eric Hajduk, William A Whitelaw, John E Remmers
• Effect of non-invasive mechanical ventilation on sleep and nocturnal ventilation in patients with chronic respiratory failure (1 April, 2000)

  Bernd Schönhofer, Dieter Köhler
• Analysis of ciliary beat pattern and beat frequency using digital high speed imaging: comparison with the photomultiplier and photodiode methods (1 April, 2000)

  Mark A Chilvers, Christopher O'Callaghan