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Editorials

  • Chronic cough—not such a heartsink

    • A H Morice
    Thorax 2003;58:10 829 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.829

  • Pulmonary physicians, intensive care medicine and Thorax: an evolving relationship

    • S Baudouin,
    • T Evans
    Thorax 2003;58:10 829-832 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.829-a

  • Hypothesis: Does COPD have an autoimmune component?

    • A Agustí,
    • W MacNee,
    • K Donaldson,
    • M Cosio
    Thorax 2003;58:10 832-834 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.832

Airwaves

  • Airwaves

    • Wisia Wedzicha
    Thorax 2003;58:10 829 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.829-b

Respiratory infection

  • Does influenza vaccination increase consultations, corticosteroid prescriptions, or exacerbations in subjects with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

    • L J Tata,
    • J West,
    • T Harrison,
    • P Farrington,
    • C Smith,
    • R Hubbard
    Thorax 2003;58:10 835-839 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.835

Asthma

  • Effect of bradykinin on allergen induced increase in exhaled nitric oxide in asthma

    • F L M Ricciardolo,
    • M C Timmers,
    • J K Sont,
    • G Folkerts,
    • P J Sterk
    Thorax 2003;58:10 840-845 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.840

  • Underdiagnosed asthma in South Australia

    • R J Adams,
    • D H Wilson,
    • S Appleton,
    • A Taylor,
    • E Dal Grande,
    • C R Chittleborough,
    • R E Ruffin
    Thorax 2003;58:10 846-850 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.846

  • Can a self-management programme delivered by a community pharmacist improve asthma control? A randomised trial

    • D Barbanel,
    • S Eldridge,
    • C Griffiths
    Thorax 2003;58:10 851-854 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.851

Miscellanea

  • Allergen impermeable covers appear clinically ineffective in the management of adult asthma patients

    • M Belton
    Thorax 2003;58:10 854 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.854

  • Mite-proof impermeable covers do not improve signs and symptoms of allergic rhinitis

    • F Chua
    Thorax 2003;58:10 866 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.866

  • No effect of nebulised adrenaline on clinically important outcomes in viral bronchiolitis

    • D Wood
    Thorax 2003;58:10 871 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.871

  • Airway stents provide symptomatic relief

    • P Macedo
    Thorax 2003;58:10 900 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.900

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Effect of tiotropium bromide on circadian variation in airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    • P M A Calverley,
    • A Lee,
    • L Towse,
    • J van Noord,
    • T J Witek,
    • S Kelsen
    Thorax 2003;58:10 855-860 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.855

  • Validity of spirometric testing in a general practice population of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

    • T R Schermer,
    • J E Jacobs,
    • N H Chavannes,
    • J Hartman,
    • H T Folgering,
    • B J Bottema,
    • C van Weel
    Thorax 2003;58:10 861-866 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.861

Assisted ventilation

  • Domiciliary non-invasive ventilation for recurrent acidotic exacerbations of COPD: an economic analysis

    • J M Tuggey,
    • P K Plant,
    • M W Elliott
    Thorax 2003;58:10 867-871 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.867

Interstitial lung disease

  • Circulating KL-6 levels in patients with drug induced pneumonitis

    • H Ohnishi,
    • A Yokoyama,
    • Y Yasuhara,
    • A Watanabe,
    • T Naka,
    • H Hamada,
    • M Abe,
    • K Nishimura,
    • J Higaki,
    • J Ikezoe,
    • N Kohno
    Thorax 2003;58:10 872-875 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.872

Paediatric lung disease

  • Eosinophil activation and preschool viral wheeze

    • A Oommen,
    • T McNally,
    • J Grigg
    Thorax 2003;58:10 876-879 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.876

Cystic fibrosis

  • Non-invasive ventilation assists chest physiotherapy in adults with acute exacerbations of cystic fibrosis

    • A E Holland,
    • L Denehy,
    • G Ntoumenopoulos,
    • M T Naughton,
    • J W Wilson
    Thorax 2003;58:10 880-884 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.880

  • Altered tissue distribution in adults with cystic fibrosis

    • C E Bolton,
    • A A Ionescu,
    • W D Evans,
    • R J Pettit,
    • D J Shale
    Thorax 2003;58:10 885-889 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.885

Short paper

  • Analysis of DQB1 allele frequencies in pulmonary tuberculosis: preliminary report

    • A Dubaniewicz,
    • G Moszkowska,
    • Z Szczerkowska,
    • A Hoppe
    Thorax 2003;58:10 890-891 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.890

Review series

  • Lung cancer • 9: Molecular biology of lung cancer: clinical implications

    • K M Fong,
    • Y Sekido,
    • A F Gazdar,
    • J D Minna
    Thorax 2003;58:10 892-900 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.892

  • Cough • 1: Chronic cough in adults

    • A H Morice,
    • J A Kastelik
    Thorax 2003;58:10 901-907 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.901

Case Report

  • Primary pleural lymphomas

    • H Ahmad,
    • J Pawade,
    • S Falk,
    • J A Morgan,
    • L Balacumaraswami
    Thorax 2003;58:10 908-909 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.908

Letters to the editor

  • Rifampicin induced pneumonitis or bronchogenic spread of tuberculous empyema through a bronchopleural fistula?

    • R Golpe,
    • A Mateos
    1. Commentator:
      • N Kunichika and
      • H Kunichika
    Thorax 2003;58:10 910 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.10.910

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