General practice / family medicine

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Respiratory infection
Incidence and predictive factors of lower respiratory tract infections among the very elderly in the general population. The Leiden 85-plus Study

A Sliedrecht, W P J den Elzen, T J M Verheij, R G J Westendorp, and J Gussekloo
Thorax 2008 63: 817 -822; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.093013 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
The place of varenicline in smoking cessation treatment

Paul Aveyard
Thorax 2008; 63: 666-668. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Provide GPs with spirometry, not spirometers

Paul Enright
Thorax 2008; 63: 387-388. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Prevalence, severity and underdiagnosis of COPD in the primary care setting

M Bednarek, J Maciejewski, M Wozniak, P Kuca, and J Zielinski
Thorax 2008 63: 402 -407; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.085456 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendices ]  

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A mixed methods study to compare models of spirometry delivery in primary care for patients at risk of COPD

J A Walters, E C Hansen, D P Johns, E L Blizzard, E H Walters, and R Wood-Baker
Thorax 2008 63: 408 -414; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.082859 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Standards of care for occupational asthma

Susan M Tarlo
Thorax 2008; 63: 190-192. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A nurse led intermediate care package in patients who have been hospitalised with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

M Sridhar, R Taylor, S Dawson, N J Roberts, and M R Partridge
Thorax 2008 63: 194 -200; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.077578 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendix ]  

Lung cancer
The epidemiology and treatment of mesothelioma in South East England 1985–2002

V Mak, E Davies, V Putcha, B Choodari-Oskooei, and H Møller
Thorax 2008 63: 160 -166; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2006.066886 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorials
Breathing exercises for asthma: panacea or placebo?

Mike G Pearson
Thorax 2007; 62: 1033-1034. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Asthma
Integrated breathing and relaxation training (the Papworth method) for adults with asthma in primary care: a randomised controlled trial

Elizabeth A Holloway and Robert J West
Thorax 2007 62: 1039 -1042; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2006.076430 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendix ]