Lung function

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Prediction of the rate of decline in FEV₁ in smokers using quantitative computed tomography

R Yuan, J C Hogg, P D Paré, D D Sin, J C Wong, Y Nakano, A M McWilliams, S Lam, and H O Coxson
Thorax 2009 64: 944 -949; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.112433 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ web only appendices ]  

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]  

Editorials
Lung function effects of chronic exposure to air pollution

Jordi Sunyer
Thorax 2009; 64: 645-646. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Environmental exposure
Childhood peak flow and the Oxford Transport Strategy

S J MacNeill, F Goddard, R Pitman, S Tharme, and P Cullinan
Thorax 2009 64: 651 -656; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.101360 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ Web only appendix ]  

Environmental exposure
Chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution and lung function in adults

L J L Forbes, V Kapetanakis, A R Rudnicka, D G Cook, T Bush, J R Stedman, P H Whincup, D P Strachan, and H R Anderson
Thorax 2009 64: 657 -663; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.109389 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ Web only appendix ]  

Respiratory physiology
Qualitative aspects of breathlessness in health and disease

J Smith, P Albert, E Bertella, J Lester, S Jack, and P Calverley
Thorax 2009 64: 713 -718; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.104869 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ Web only appendix ]  

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nocturnal non-invasive nasal ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD: a randomised controlled trial

R D McEvoy, R J Pierce, D Hillman, A Esterman, E E Ellis, P G Catcheside, F J O’Donoghue, D J Barnes, R R Grunstein on behalf of the Australian trial of non-invasive Ventilation in Chronic Airflow Limitation (AVCAL) Study Group
Thorax 2009 64: 561 -566; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.108274 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Environmental exposure
Traffic-related air pollution in relation to respiratory symptoms, allergic sensitisation and lung function in schoolchildren

M Rosenlund, F Forastiere, D Porta, M De Sario, C Badaloni, and C A Perucci
Thorax 2009 64: 573 -580; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2007.094953 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [ Web only appendix ]  

Paediatric lung disease
School age outcome of hospitalisation with respiratory syncytial virus infection of prematurely born infants

A Greenough, J Alexander, P Boit, J Boorman, S Burgess, A Burke, P A Chetcuti, I Cliff, W Lenney, T Lytle, C Morgan, C Raiman, N J Shaw, K P Sylvester, and J Turner
Thorax 2009 64: 490 -495; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.095547 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Respiratory physiology
Hypoxic challenge flight assessments in patients with severe chest wall deformity or neuromuscular disease at risk for nocturnal hypoventilation

N Mestry, M Thirumaran, J M Tuggey, W Macdonald, and M W Elliott
Thorax 2009 64: 532 -534; published online before print as 10.1136/thx.2008.099143 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]