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August 2002, Volume 57, Issue 8

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  1. Editorial
  2. Original articles
  3. Review series
  4. Occasional review
  5. Case Report
  6. Letters to the editor
  7. Book review
  8. Correction
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Editorial

  • Do nurses do it better?

    • S Rafferty,
    • J S Elborn
    Thorax 2002;57:8 659-660 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.659

Original articles

  • A randomised controlled crossover trial of nurse practitioner versus doctor led outpatient care in a bronchiectasis clinic

    • L D Sharples,
    • J Edmunds,
    • D Bilton,
    • W Hollingworth,
    • N Caine,
    • M Keogan,
    • A Exley
    Thorax 2002;57:8 661-666 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.661

  • Effect of sputum processing with dithiothreitol on the detection of inflammatory mediators in chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis

    • I S Woolhouse,
    • D L Bayley,
    • R A Stockley
    Thorax 2002;57:8 667-671 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.667

  • Chlamydia pneumoniae and chronic bronchitis: association with severity and bacterial clearance following treatment

    • F Blasi,
    • S Damato,
    • R Cosentini,
    • P Tarsia,
    • R Raccanelli,
    • S Centanni,
    • L Allegra
    Thorax 2002;57:8 672-676 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.672

  • Increased mast cells and neutrophils in submucosal mucous glands and mucus plugging in patients with asthma

    • N G Carroll,
    • S Mutavdzic,
    • A L James
    Thorax 2002;57:8 677-682 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.677

  • Respiratory medications and risk of asthma death

    • S F Lanes,
    • L A García Rodríguez,
    • C Huerta
    Thorax 2002;57:8 683-686 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.683

  • Effect of nitrogen dioxide and ozone on the risk of dying in patients with severe asthma

    • J Sunyer,
    • X Basagaña,
    • J Belmonte,
    • J M Antó
    Thorax 2002;57:8 687-693 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.687

  • Effects of fluticasone propionate in COPD patients with bronchial hyperresponsiveness

    • G T Verhoeven,
    • J P J J Hegmans,
    • P G H Mulder,
    • J M Bogaard,
    • H C Hoogsteden,
    • J-B Prins
    Thorax 2002;57:8 694-700 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.694

  • Diagnostic and treatment behaviour in children with chronic respiratory symptoms: relationship with socioeconomic factors

    • G Ng Man Kwong,
    • C Das,
    • A R Proctor,
    • M K B Whyte,
    • R A Primhak
    Thorax 2002;57:8 701-704 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.701

  • Respiratory symptoms and lung function in young adults with severe α1–antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ)

    • E Piitulainen,
    • T Sveger
    Thorax 2002;57:8 705-708 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.705

  • Sputum chemotactic activity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effect of α1–antitrypsin deficiency and the role of leukotriene B4 and interleukin 8

    • I S Woolhouse,
    • D L Bayley,
    • R A Stockley
    Thorax 2002;57:8 709-714 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.709

  • Controlled trial of three weeks nicotine replacement treatment in hospital patients also given advice and support

    • S Hand,
    • S Edwards,
    • I A Campbell,
    • R Cannings
    Thorax 2002;57:8 715-718 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.715

  • A prospective study of change in bone mineral density over one year in adults with cystic fibrosis

    • C S Haworth,
    • P L Selby,
    • A W Horrocks,
    • E B Mawer,
    • J E Adams,
    • A K Webb
    Thorax 2002;57:8 719-723 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.719

  • Patterns and predictors of sleep disordered breathing in primary myopathies

    • R Ragette,
    • U Mellies,
    • C Schwake,
    • T Voit,
    • H Teschler
    Thorax 2002;57:8 724-728 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.724

Review series

  • The pulmonary physician in critical care · 8: Ventilatory management of ALI/ARDS

    • J J Cordingley,
    • B F Keogh
    Thorax 2002;57:8 729-734 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.729

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • Introduction

    • D A Lomas
    Thorax 2002;57:8 735 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.735

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 1: Susceptibility factors for COPD the genotype–environment interaction

    • A J Sandford,
    • E K Silverman
    Thorax 2002;57:8 736-741 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.736

Occasional review

  • “CF asthma”: what is it and what do we do about it?

    • I M Balfour-Lynn,
    • J S Elborn
    Thorax 2002;57:8 742-748 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.742

Case Report

  • Profound adrenal suppression secondary to treatment with low dose inhaled steroids and itraconazole in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in cystic fibrosis

    • J S Parmar,
    • T Howell,
    • J Kelly,
    • D Bilton
    Thorax 2002;57:8 749-750 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.749

Letters to the editor

  • IL-5 in asthma

    • K F Chung,
    • E van Rensen,
    • R Stirling,
    • P J Barnes
    Thorax 2002;57:8 751 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.751

  • Bronchoconstrictor effect of deep inspiration in asthma

    • G M Sterling
    1. Commentator:
      • G J Gibson and
      • G P Burns
    Thorax 2002;57:8 751 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.751-a

  • Inhaled sodium cromoglycate in children with asthma

    • M J A Tasche,
    • J H J M Uijen,
    • R M D Bernsen,
    • J C de Jongste,
    • J C van der Wouden
    Thorax 2002;57:8 751-752 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.751-b

  • Body mass index and asthma

    • I Eneli,
    • W Karmaus
    Thorax 2002;57:8 752 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.752

Book review

  • Pulmonary Physiology and Pathophysiology: J B West. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000. $31.95. ISBN 0 7817 2910 6

    • W Kinnear
    Thorax 2002;57:8 752 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.752-a

Correction

  • Correction

    Thorax 2002;57:8 752 doi:10.1136/thorax.57.8.752-b

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