Editorial articles
The management of parapneumonic effusions and empyema [PDF Format]
R.W. Light

Pneumonology or Pneumology? An Etymologic Approach [PDF Format]
I. Ramoutsakis, I. Ramoutsakis, D. Bouros

Short reviews
Ásthma in pregnancy [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
M. Gaga

Intrinsic asthma [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
K. Zeibecoglou, A. Papamichalopoulos, N. Georgatou

Clinical studies
Lung collapse pattern in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)-The effect of PEEP [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
E. Kondili, G. Prinianakis, I. Athanasakis, D. Georgopoulos

Dependence of FEV₁ on preceding inspiration during methacholine challenge testing in asthmatic patients [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
N.G. Koulouris, J. Milic-Emili, M. Gaga, A. Rassidakis, A. Koutsoukou, P. Latsi, J. Dimitroulis, P. Rapakoulias, J. Jordanoglou

Burden imposed on the families of patients with chronic respiratory failure [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
V. Tsara, V. Lazaridis, V. Paschidou, E. Serasli, P. Kakavelas, P. Christaki

Alternative microbiological methods for the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
S. Kanavaki, S. Karabela, M. Makarona, S. Triantafillou, E. Efstathiadou, E. Faviou

Special article
Quality Control Methods in Medical Practice [PDF Format]
A.A. Charalampous

Current topic
Pharmacovigilance: Myth or necessity? Pharmacovigilance Committee-National Organization for Medicines (EOF) [PDF Format]
Í. Galanakis