Asthma

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Editorials
Airways disease: just nosing around?

Glenis K Scadding and Harsha H Kariyawasam
Thorax 2009; 64: 923-925. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Respiratory infection
Mortality from infectious pneumonia in metal workers: a comparison with deaths from asthma in occupations exposed to respiratory sensitisers

K T Palmer, P Cullinan, S Rice, T Brown, and D Coggon
Thorax 2009 64: 983 -986; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2009.114280 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendix ]  

Review series
Upper airway · 1: Allergic rhinitis and asthma: united disease through epithelial cells

A Bourdin, D Gras, I Vachier, and P Chanez
Thorax 2009; 64: 999-1004. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Asthma
Obesity, waist size and prevalence of current asthma in the California Teachers Study cohort

J Von Behren, M Lipsett, P L Horn-Ross, R J Delfino, F Gilliland, R McConnell, L Bernstein, C A Clarke, and P Reynolds
Thorax 2009 64: 889 -893; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2009.114579 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Epidemiology
Chronic bronchitis before age 50 years predicts incident airflow limitation and mortality risk

S Guerra, D L Sherrill, C Venker, C M Ceccato, M Halonen, and F D Martinez
Thorax 2009 64: 894 -900; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.110619 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ Web only appendix ]  

Editorials
The β₂ receptor and airway hyper-responsiveness: are sensory nerves involved?

Clive Page
Thorax 2009; 64: 738-739. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Mechanisms of adverse effects of β-agonists in asthma

Sebastian L Johnston and Michael R Edwards
Thorax 2009; 64: 739-741. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Asthma
Adverse effects of salmeterol in asthma: a neuronal perspective

M Lommatzsch, Y Lindner, A Edner, K Bratke, M Kuepper, and J C Virchow
Thorax 2009 64: 763 -769; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.110916 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Epidemiology
Maternal smoking during and after pregnancy and lung function in early adulthood: a prospective study

M R Hayatbakhsh, S Sadasivam, A A Mamun, J M Najman, G M Williams, and M J O’Callaghan
Thorax 2009 64: 810 -814; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2009.116301 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Epidemiology
Maternal fat consumption during pregnancy and risk of wheeze and eczema in Japanese infants aged 16–24 months: the Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study

Y Miyake, S Sasaki, K Tanaka, S Ohfuji, and Y Hirota
Thorax 2009 64: 815 -821; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2009.115931 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]