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April 2000, Volume 55, Issue 4

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  1. Editorials
  2. Original article
  3. Review series
  4. Occasional review
  5. Case Reports
  6. Letters to the editor
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Editorials

  • Leukotriene receptor antagonists: useful in acute asthma?

    • L M KUITERT,
    • N C BARNES
    Thorax 2000;55:255-256 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.255

  • Stopping smoking: the importance of nicotine addiction

    • ANGELA HILTON
    Thorax 2000;55:256-257 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.256

  • Orthostatic increase of respiratory gas exchange in hyperventilation syndrome

    • WILLIAM GARDNER
    Thorax 2000;55:257-259 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.257

Original article

  • Comparison of the effects of intravenous and oral montelukast on airway function: a double blind, placebo controlled, three period, crossover study in asthmatic patients

    • R J Dockhorn,
    • R A Baumgartner,
    • J A Leff,
    • M Noonan,
    • K Vandormael,
    • W Stricker,
    • D E Weinland,
    • T F Reiss
    Thorax 2000;55:260-265 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.260

  • Frequent paracetamol use and asthma in adults

    • Seif O Shaheen,
    • Jonathan A C Sterne,
    • Christina E Songhurst,
    • Peter G J Burney
    Thorax 2000;55:266-270 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.266

  • Maternal smoking during pregnancy, environmental tobacco smoke exposure and childhood lung function

    • Frank D Gilliland,
    • Kiros Berhane,
    • Rob McConnell,
    • W James Gauderman,
    • Hita Vora,
    • Edward B Rappaport,
    • Edward Avol,
    • John M Peters
    Thorax 2000;55:271-276 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.271

  • Increased risk of obstructive pulmonary disease in tunnel workers

    • Bente Ulvestad,
    • Berit Bakke,
    • Erik Melbostad,
    • Per Fuglerud,
    • Johny Kongerud,
    • May Brit Lund
    Thorax 2000;55:277-282 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.277

  • Consumption of fresh fruit rich in vitamin C and wheezing symptoms in children

    • Francesco Forastiere,
    • Riccardo Pistelli,
    • Piersante Sestini,
    • Cristina Fortes,
    • Elisabetta Renzoni,
    • Franca Rusconi,
    • Valerio Dell'Orco,
    • Giovannino Ciccone,
    • Luigi Bisanti,
    • the SIDRIA Collaborative Group, Italy (Italian Studies on Respiratory Disorders in Children and the Environment)
    Thorax 2000;55:283-288 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.283

  • A randomised controlled comparison of tiotropium and ipratropium in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    • J A van Noord,
    • Th A Bantje,
    • M E Eland,
    • L Korducki,
    • P J G Cornelissen
    Thorax 2000;55:289-294 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.289

  • Orthostatic increase of respiratory gas exchange in hyperventilation syndrome

    • L Pekka Malmberg,
    • Klaus Tamminen,
    • Anssi R A Sovijärvi
    Thorax 2000;55:295-301 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.295

  • Automated analysis of digital oximetry in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea

    • Juan-Carlos Vázquez,
    • Willis H Tsai,
    • W Ward Flemons,
    • Akira Masuda,
    • Rollin Brant,
    • Eric Hajduk,
    • William A Whitelaw,
    • John E Remmers
    Thorax 2000;55:302-307 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.302

  • Effect of non-invasive mechanical ventilation on sleep and nocturnal ventilation in patients with chronic respiratory failure

    • Bernd Schönhofer,
    • Dieter Köhler
    Thorax 2000;55:308-313 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.308

  • Analysis of ciliary beat pattern and beat frequency using digital high speed imaging: comparison with the photomultiplier and photodiode methods

    • Mark A Chilvers,
    • Christopher O'Callaghan
    Thorax 2000;55:314-317 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.314

Review series

  • Rare diseases • 8: Organising pneumonia

    • Jean-François Cordier
    Thorax 2000;55:318-328 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.318

Occasional review

  • Recent advances in molecular biological techniques and their relevance to pulmonary research

    • B W S Robinson,
    • D J Erle,
    • D A Jones,
    • S Shapiro,
    • W J Metzger,
    • S M Albelda,
    • W C Parks,
    • A Boylan
    Thorax 2000;55:329-339 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.329

Case Reports

  • Large lung bullae in marijuana smokers

    • Martin K Johnson,
    • Robin P Smith,
    • Douglas Morrison,
    • Gabriel Laszlo,
    • Roger J White
    Thorax 2000;55:340-342 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.340

  • Five cases of sarcoidosis in one family: a new immunological link?

    • J Elford,
    • P Fitch,
    • E Kaminski,
    • C McGavin,
    • I P Wells
    Thorax 2000;55:343-344 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.343

Letters to the editor

  • BCG vaccination by multipuncture method

    • L PETER ORMEROD
    1. Commentator:
      • NABIL AL JARAD,
      • D W EMPEY,
      • and G DUCKWORTH
    Thorax 2000;55:345 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.345

  • Respiratory care units for non-invasive mechanical ventilation in motor neurone disease

    • EMILIO SERVERA,
    • DIEGO PÉREZ,
    • ELIA GÓMEZ-MERINO,
    • JULIO MARÍN
    1. Commentator:
      • M POLKEY
    Thorax 2000;55:345 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.345a

  • Asthma deaths in Scotland and in Wales

    • IAN W B GRANT
    1. Commentator:
      • C E BUCKNALL and
      • S C WRIGHT
    2. Commentator:
      • M L BURR,
      • B H DAVIES,
      • A JONES,
      • and I J WILLIAMSON
    Thorax 2000;55:345 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.345b

  • Nebulised fluticasone

    • G R G TODD
    1. Commentator:
      • JENNIFER HILL
    Thorax 2000;55:345 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.345c

  • Pyoderma gangrenosum

    • G D PERKINS,
    • H MOUDGIL,
    • R JONES
    1. Commentator:
      • J-L WANG
    Thorax 2000;55:345 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.345d

  • Therapeutic equivalence of inhaled salbutamol

    • STEPHEN J FOWLER,
    • BRIAN J LIPWORTH
    Thorax 2000;55:345 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.4.345e

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