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December 2002, Volume 57, Issue 12

[Author index]

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  1. Electronic pages
  2. Editorials
  3. Original articles
  4. Review series
  5. Case Report
  6. Letters to the editor
  7. Book review
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[Front cover]

Electronic pages

  • Author index

    Thorax 2002;57:12 e1 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.e1

  • Subject index

    Thorax 2002;57:12 e2 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.e2

Editorials

  • We're off: Annual report October 2001 to September 2002

    • A J Knox,
    • J R Britton
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1003-1004 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1003

  • Thorax online submission

    Thorax 2002;57:12 1004 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1004

Original articles

  • Thoracoscopic fluorescence diagnosis (TFD) of pleural malignancies: experimental studies

    • R L Prosst,
    • S Winkler,
    • E Boehm,
    • J Gahlen
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1005-1009 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1005

  • Induced sputum and bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

    • T McWilliams,
    • A U Wells,
    • A C Harrison,
    • S Lindstrom,
    • R J Cameron,
    • E Foskin
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1010-1014 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1010

  • Oropharyngeal carriage and lower airway colonisation/infection in 45 tracheotomised children

    • P Morar,
    • V Singh,
    • Z Makura,
    • A S Jones,
    • P B Baines,
    • A Selby,
    • R Sarginson,
    • J Hughes,
    • R van Saene
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1015-1020 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1015

  • Feasibility of measuring lung function in preschool children

    • W Nystad,
    • S O Samuelsen,
    • P Nafstad,
    • E Edvardsen,
    • T Stensrud,
    • J J K Jaakkola
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1021-1027 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1021

  • Relation of bronchial responsiveness to body mass index in the ECRHS

    • S Chinn,
    • D Jarvis,
    • P Burney
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1028-1033 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1028

  • Psychological, social and health behaviour risk factors for deaths certified as asthma: a national case-control study

    • P M Sturdy,
    • C R Victor,
    • H R Anderson,
    • J M Bland,
    • B K Butland,
    • B D W Harrison,
    • C Peckitt,
    • J C Taylor
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1034-1039 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1034

  • Randomised pragmatic comparison of UK and US treatment of acute asthma presenting to hospital

    • N J Innes,
    • J A Stocking,
    • T J Daynes,
    • B D W Harrison
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1040-1044 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1040

  • Randomised controlled trial of transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation of the lower extremities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    • G Bourjeily-Habr,
    • C L Rochester,
    • F Palermo,
    • P Snyder,
    • V Mohsenin
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1045-1049 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1045

  • Ambulatory pulmonary artery pressure monitoring during sleep and exercise in normal individuals and patients with COPD

    • D A Raeside,
    • A Brown,
    • K R Patel,
    • D Welsh,
    • A J Peacock
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1050-1053 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1050

  • Characterisation of adhesion receptors mediating lymphocyte adhesion to bronchial endothelium provides evidence for a distinct lung homing pathway

    • M P Ainslie,
    • C A McNulty,
    • T Huynh,
    • F A Symon,
    • A J Wardlaw
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1054-1059 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1054

  • Effect of arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids on acute lung injury induced by hypochlorous acid

    • H Wahn,
    • N Rüenauver,
    • S Hammerschmidt
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1060-1066 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1060

Review series

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 5: Systemic effects of COPD

    • E F M Wouters
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1067-1070 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1067

  • Lung cancer • 2: Screening and early diagnosis of lung cancer

    • J L Mulshine,
    • R A Smith
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1071-1078 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1071

  • The pulmonary physician in critical care • 11: Critical care management of respiratory failure resulting from COPD

    • A C Davidson
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1079-1084 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1079

Case Report

  • Exacerbation of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis by exogenous oestrogen used for infertility treatment

    • S Yano
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1085-1086 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1085

Letters to the editor

  • Duplicate publication

    • I D Pavord,
    • M D L Morgan,
    • A J Wardlaw
    1. Commentator:
      • M Polkey and
      • J Moxham
    2. Commentator:
      • J Britton
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1087 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1087

  • Chlamydia pneumoniae and COPD exacerbation

    • T A R Seemungal,
    • J A Wedzicha,
    • P K MacCallum,
    • S L Johnston,
    • P A Lambert
    1. Commentator:
      • F Blasi,
      • L Allegra,
      • S Damato,
      • R Raccanelli,
      • R Cosentini,
      • P Tarsia,
      • and S Centanni
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1087-1089 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1087-a

  • ICU outcomes in acute respiratory failure secondary to COPD

    • L Howard
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1089 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1089

  • Marginal benefits of adding formoterol

    • B J Lipworth,
    • C M Jackson
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1089 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1089-a

Book review

  • Respiratory Medicine Specialist Handbook: P Dilworth, D R Baldwin. UK: Harwood Academic Publishers, 2001. £39.50. ISBN 90 5823 077 5

    • T J Warke
    Thorax 2002;57:12 1089 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.12.1089-b

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