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Editorials

  • So inhaled steroids slow the rate of decline of FEV1 in patients with COPD after all?

    • P S Burge,
    • S A Lewis
    Thorax 2003;58:11 911-913 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.911

  • Lung biopsy guidelines—for the obedience of fools and guidance of wise men

    • A R Manhire,
    • C M Richardson,
    • F V Gleeson
    Thorax 2003;58:11 913-914 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.913

  • Inpatient management of acute COPD: a cause for concern?

    • M Rudolf
    Thorax 2003;58:11 914-915 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.914

  • Images in Thorax

    • J M FitzGerald,
    • N Müller,
    • J Hogg
    Thorax 2003;58:11 915 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.915

  • Spotting latent infection: the path to better tuberculosis control

    • A Lalvani
    Thorax 2003;58:11 916-918 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.916

Airwaves

  • Airwaves

    • Wisia Wedzicha
    Thorax 2003;58:11 911 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.911-a

Images in Thorax

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

    • N L Müller,
    • J M FitzGerald
    Thorax 2003;58:11 919 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.919

BTS guidelines

  • Guidelines for radiologically guided lung biopsy

    • A Manhire,
    • M Charig,
    • C Clelland,
    • F Gleeson,
    • R Miller,
    • H Moss,
    • K Pointon,
    • C Richardson,
    • E Sawicka
    Thorax 2003;58:11 920-936 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.920

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Inhaled corticosteroids reduce the progression of airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis

    • E R Sutherland,
    • H Allmers,
    • N T Ayas,
    • A J Venn,
    • R J Martin
    Thorax 2003;58:11 937-941 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.937

  • Inhibition by red wine extract, resveratrol, of cytokine release by alveolar macrophages in COPD

    • S V Culpitt,
    • D F Rogers,
    • P S Fenwick,
    • P Shah,
    • C De Matos,
    • R E K Russell,
    • P J Barnes,
    • L E Donnelly
    Thorax 2003;58:11 942-946 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.942

  • Evidence for a link between mortality in acute COPD and hospital type and resources

    • C M Roberts,
    • S Barnes,
    • D Lowe,
    • M G Pearson
    Thorax 2003;58:11 947-949 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.947

Miscellanea

  • Energy intake and weight are increased by antibiotics in children with cystic fibrosis

    • S D West
    Thorax 2003;58:11 949 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.949

  • Salt depletion and hypoalbuminaemia in cystic fibrosis may add to hypercapnia in acute respiratory failure

    • S J Kelly
    Thorax 2003;58:11 973 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.973

  • Lung deposition of colomycin depends on the nebuliser used

    • D Simcock
    Thorax 2003;58:11 982 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.982

  • Nodule size on HRCT scanning may predict infectious agent aetiology in immunocompromised patients with suspected pulmonary infection

    • C M O’Driscoll
    Thorax 2003;58:11 1003 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.1003

Asthma and the environment

  • Asthma symptoms in women employed in domestic cleaning: a community based study

    • M Medina-Ramón,
    • J P Zock,
    • M Kogevinas,
    • J Sunyer,
    • J M Antó
    Thorax 2003;58:11 950-954 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.950

  • Effects of volatile organic compounds, damp, and other environmental exposures in the home on wheezing illness in children

    • A J Venn,
    • M Cooper,
    • M Antoniak,
    • C Laughlin,
    • J Britton,
    • S A Lewis
    Thorax 2003;58:11 955-960 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.955

Paediatric lung disease

  • The role of neutrophil apoptosis in the resolution of acute lung injury in newborn infants

    • S Kotecha,
    • R J Mildner,
    • L R Prince,
    • J R Vyas,
    • A E Currie,
    • R A Lawson,
    • M K B Whyte
    Thorax 2003;58:11 961-967 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.961

  • Outpatient management of childhood asthma by paediatrician or asthma nurse: randomised controlled study with one year follow up

    • A W A Kamps,
    • P L P Brand,
    • J L L Kimpen,
    • A R Maillé,
    • A W Overgoor-van de Groes,
    • L C J A M van Helsdingen-Peek,
    • R J Roorda
    Thorax 2003;58:11 968-973 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.968

  • Cough frequency in children with stable asthma: correlation with lung function, exhaled nitric oxide, and sputum eosinophil count

    • A M Li,
    • C Lex,
    • A Zacharasiewicz,
    • E Wong,
    • E Erin,
    • T Hansel,
    • N M Wilson,
    • A Bush
    Thorax 2003;58:11 974-978 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.974

Interstitial lung disease

  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case–control study of perinatal and early life events

    • C I Whale,
    • S R Johnson,
    • K G Phillips,
    • S A Newton,
    • S A Lewis,
    • A E Tattersfield
    Thorax 2003;58:11 979-982 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.979

Critical care

  • Plasma surfactant protein levels and clinical outcomes in patients with acute lung injury

    • M D Eisner,
    • P Parsons,
    • M A Matthay,
    • L Ware,
    • K Greene
    Thorax 2003;58:11 983-988 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.983

Lung cancer

  • High magnification bronchovideoscopy combined with narrow band imaging could detect capillary loops of angiogenic squamous dysplasia in heavy smokers at high risk for lung cancer

    • K Shibuya,
    • H Hoshino,
    • M Chiyo,
    • A Iyoda,
    • S Yoshida,
    • Y Sekine,
    • T Iizasa,
    • Y Saitoh,
    • M Baba,
    • K Hiroshima,
    • H Ohwada,
    • T Fujisawa
    Thorax 2003;58:11 989-995 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.989

Review series

  • Lung cancer • 10: Delivering a lung cancer service in the 21st century

    • F C Wells
    Thorax 2003;58:11 996-997 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.996

  • Cough • 2: Chronic cough in children

    • J C de Jongste,
    • M D Shields
    Thorax 2003;58:11 998-1003 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.998

Case Report

  • Erdheim-Chester disease: pulmonary infiltration responding to cyclophosphamide and prednisolone

    • S C Bourke,
    • A G Nicholson,
    • G J Gibson
    Thorax 2003;58:11 1004-1005 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.1004

Letters to the editor

  • Management of COPD

    • T K Marras
    1. Commentator:
      • W MacNee and
      • P M A Calverley
    Thorax 2003;58:11 1006 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.1006

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