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Editorials

  • Pulmonary embolism guidelines: will they work?

    • A C Miller,
    • D A R Boldy
    Thorax 2003;58:463 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.463

  • Nicotine replacement therapy in smoking cessation

    • I Campbell
    Thorax 2003;58:464-465 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.464

  • ADAM 33: just another asthma gene or a breakthrough in understanding the origins of bronchial hyperresponsiveness?

    • S T Holgate,
    • D E Davies,
    • G Murphy,
    • R M Powell,
    • J W Holloway
    Thorax 2003;58:466-469 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.466

Airwaves

  • Airwaves

    • Wisia Wedzicha
    Thorax 2003;58:463 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.463-a

LUNG ALERT

  • Allergic sensitisation to peanut may occur through inflamed skin

    • J Quint
    Thorax 2003;58:469 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.469

  • Treatment of concurrent OSA may benefit patients with heart failure

    • I Chakravorty
    Thorax 2003;58:509 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.509

  • New onset asthma and respiratory symptoms are more prevalent in radiographers than in physiotherapists

    • O A Khair
    Thorax 2003;58:514 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.514

  • Anti-IgE therapy protects against peanut allergy

    • N Goldsack
    Thorax 2003;58:532 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.532

  • Early budesonide treatment in mild persistent asthma improves asthma control

    • G Rohde
    Thorax 2003;58:536 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.536

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligands for airway diseases?

    • K Parameswaran
    Thorax 2003;58:542 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.542

BTS guidelines

  • British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of suspected acute pulmonary embolism

    Thorax 2003;58:470-483 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.470

Smoking

  • Clinical trial comparing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) plus brief counselling, brief counselling alone, and minimal intervention on smoking cessation in hospital inpatients

    • A Molyneux,
    • S Lewis,
    • U Leivers,
    • A Anderton,
    • M Antoniak,
    • A Brackenridge,
    • F Nilsson,
    • A McNeill,
    • R West,
    • J Moxham,
    • J Britton
    Thorax 2003;58:484-488 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.484

Asthma

  • Primary prevention of asthma and atopy during childhood by allergen avoidance in infancy: a randomised controlled study

    • S H Arshad,
    • B Bateman,
    • S M Matthews
    Thorax 2003;58:489-493 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.489

  • Exhaled nitric oxide rather than lung function distinguishes preschool children with probable asthma

    • L P Malmberg,
    • A S Pelkonen,
    • T Haahtela,
    • M Turpeinen
    Thorax 2003;58:494-499 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.494

  • Sustained reduction in bronchial hyperresponsiveness with inhaled fluticasone propionate within three days in mild asthma: time course after onset and cessation of treatment

    • A R A Sovijärvi,
    • T Haahtela,
    • H J Ekroos,
    • A Lindqvist,
    • A Saarinen,
    • T Poussa,
    • L A Laitinen
    Thorax 2003;58:500-504 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.500

  • Cysteinyl leukotrienes and 8-isoprostane in exhaled breath condensate of children with asthma exacerbations

    • E Baraldi,
    • S Carraro,
    • R Alinovi,
    • A Pesci,
    • L Ghiro,
    • A Bodini,
    • G Piacentini,
    • F Zacchello,
    • S Zanconato
    Thorax 2003;58:505-509 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.505

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Selection of patients for lung volume reduction surgery using a power law analysis of the computed tomographic scan

    • H O Coxson,
    • K P Whittall,
    • Y Nakano,
    • R M Rogers,
    • F C Sciurba,
    • R J Keenan,
    • J C Hogg
    Thorax 2003;58:510-514 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.510

  • Health status measurement: sensitivity of the self-reported Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ-SR) in pulmonary rehabilitation

    • J E A Williams,
    • S J Singh,
    • L Sewell,
    • M D L Morgan
    Thorax 2003;58:515-518 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.515

Interstitial lung disease

  • Increased interleukin-13 expression in patients with sarcoidosis

    • H-P Hauber,
    • D Gholami,
    • A Meyer,
    • A Pforte
    Thorax 2003;58:519-524 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.519

Cystic fibrosis

  • Identification of airborne dissemination of epidemic multiresistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at a CF centre during a cross infection outbreak

    • A M Jones,
    • J R W Govan,
    • C J Doherty,
    • M E Dodd,
    • B J Isalska,
    • T N Stanbridge,
    • A K Webb
    Thorax 2003;58:525-527 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.525

Airway biology

  • Comparison of airway immunopathology of eosinophilic bronchitis and asthma

    • C E Brightling,
    • F A Symon,
    • S S Birring,
    • P Bradding,
    • A J Wardlaw,
    • I D Pavord
    Thorax 2003;58:528-532 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.528

Miscellaneous

  • Respiratory symptoms in patients with treated hypothyroidism and inflammatory bowel disease

    • S S Birring,
    • A J Morgan,
    • B Prudon,
    • T M McKeever,
    • S A Lewis,
    • J F Falconer Smith,
    • R J Robinson,
    • J R Britton,
    • I D Pavord
    Thorax 2003;58:533-536 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.533

Review series

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 9: Management of ventilatory failure in COPD

    • P K Plant,
    • M W Elliott
    Thorax 2003;58:537-542 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.537

  • The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 3: Pulmonary vasculitis

    • M Griffith,
    • S Brett
    Thorax 2003;58:543-546 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.543

  • The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 4: Neuromusculoskeletal disorders

    • N Hart,
    • A K Simonds
    Thorax 2003;58:547-549 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.547

Case Report

  • Pulmonary vein thrombosis after bilobectomy and development of collateral circulation

    • P R Genta,
    • N Ho,
    • R Beyruti,
    • T Yae Takagaki,
    • M Terra-Filho
    Thorax 2003;58:550-551 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.550

Letters to the editor

  • Sleep disordered breathing in an adult with cherubism

    • S Ladhani,
    • P Sundaram,
    • J M Joshi
    Thorax 2003;58:552 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.552

  • Sarcoidosis presenting as upper extremity venous thrombosis

    • A M McLaughlin,
    • W T McNicholas
    Thorax 2003;58:552 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.552-a

  • Genotype-phenotype correlations in PCD patients carrying DNAH5 mutations

    • A Kispert,
    • M Petry,
    • H Olbrich,
    • A Volz,
    • U-P Ketelsen,
    • J Horvath,
    • R Melkaoui,
    • H Omran,
    • M Zariwala,
    • P G Noone,
    • M Knowles
    Thorax 2003;58:552-554 doi:10.1136/thorax.58.6.552-b

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