Environmental issues

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Editorials
Smoke and dust get in your eyes: what does it mean in the workplace?

Maritta S Jaakkola
Thorax 2009; 64: 1-2. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Occupational exposures and the risk of COPD: dusty trades revisited

P D Blanc, C Iribarren, L Trupin, G Earnest, P P Katz, J Balmes, S Sidney, and M D Eisner
Thorax 2009 64: 6 -12; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.099390 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
COPD and biomarkers: the search goes on

Gerard M Turino
Thorax 2008; 63: 1032-1034. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paediatrics
Ambient air pollution triggers wheezing symptoms in infants

Z J Andersen, S Loft, M Ketzel, M Stage, T Scheike, M N Hermansen, and H Bisgaard
Thorax 2008 63: 710 -716; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.085480 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Are we understanding the respiratory effects of traffic related airborne particles?

Francesco Forastiere and Annunziata Faustini
Thorax 2008; 63: 574-576. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Asthma and the environment
Urban air pollution, and asthma and COPD hospital emergency room visits

J I Halonen, T Lanki, T Yli-Tuomi, M Kulmala, P Tiittanen, and J Pekkanen
Thorax 2008 63: 635 -641; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.091371 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendices ]  

Case report
Anthracofibrosis attributed to mixed mineral dust exposure: report of three cases

J-M Naccache, I Monnet, H Nunes, M-A Billon-Galland, J-C Pairon, F Guillon, and D Valeyre
Thorax 2008; 63: 655-657. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review
Genetic susceptibility to the respiratory effects of air pollution

I A Yang, K M Fong, P V Zimmerman, S T Holgate, and J W Holloway
Thorax 2008; 63: 555-563. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Celebrating 25 years of the BTS: the Silver Jubilee Meeting

James Goldring, Annemarie Sykes, and Joseph Footitt
Thorax 2008; 63: 392-394. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lung cancer
Population based epidemiology and prognosis of mesothelioma in Leeds, UK

A Chapman, S Mulrennan, B Ladd, and M F Muers
Thorax 2008 63: 435 -439; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.081430 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]