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Editorials

  • Coughs and wheezes spread diseases: but what about the environment?

    • A Bush
    Thorax 2006;61:5 367-369 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.048389

  • Risk management of the home ventilator dependent patient

    • A K Simonds
    Thorax 2006;61:5 369-371 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.055566

  • Collateral ventilation

    • E J Cetti,
    • A J Moore,
    • D M Geddes
    Thorax 2006;61:5 371-373 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060509

  • Got a match? Home oxygen therapy in current smokers

    • Y Lacasse,
    • J LaForge,
    • F Maltais
    Thorax 2006;61:5 374-375 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060749

Airwaves

  • Airwaves

    • Wisia Wedzicha
    Thorax 2006;61:5 367 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.awmay06

Miscellanea

  • Vitamin D3 and response to glucocorticoids in steroid resistant asthmatics

    • S Kon
    Thorax 2006;61:5 375 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0200

  • Non-invasive ventilation improves survival in patients with motor neuron disease

    • A McKendrick
    Thorax 2006;61:5 399 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0201

  • Is there a gold standard test for diagnosing exercise induced asthma in elite athletes?

    • A Khan
    Thorax 2006;61:5 439 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0202

Asthma

  • Study of modifiable risk factors for asthma exacerbations: virus infection and allergen exposure increase the risk of asthma hospital admissions in children

    • C S Murray,
    • G Poletti,
    • T Kebadze,
    • J Morris,
    • A Woodcock,
    • S L Johnston,
    • A Custovic
    Thorax 2006;61:5 376-382 Published Online First: 29 December 2005 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.042523

  • Childhood asthma in South London: trends in prevalence and use of medical services 1991–2002

    • B K Butland,
    • D P Strachan,
    • E E Crawley-Boevey,
    • H R Anderson
    Thorax 2006;61:5 383-387 Published Online First: 31 January 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043646

  • Dietary antioxidants and asthma in adults

    • B D Patel,
    • A A Welch,
    • S A Bingham,
    • R N Luben,
    • N E Day,
    • K-T Khaw,
    • D A Lomas,
    • N J Wareham
    Thorax 2006;61:5 388-393 Published Online First: 7 February 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024935

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Functional variants of antioxidant genes in smokers with COPD and in those with normal lung function

    • R P Young,
    • R Hopkins,
    • P N Black,
    • C Eddy,
    • L Wu,
    • G D Gamble,
    • G D Mills,
    • J E Garrett,
    • T E Eaton,
    • M I Rees
    Thorax 2006;61:5 394-399 Published Online First: 7 February 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.048512

Assisted ventilation

  • Performance of mechanical ventilators at the patient’s home: a multicentre quality control study

    • R Farré,
    • D Navajas,
    • E Prats,
    • S Marti,
    • R Guell,
    • J M Montserrat,
    • C Tebe,
    • J Escarrabill
    Thorax 2006;61:5 400-404 Published Online First: 7 February 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.052647

Epidemiology

  • Oral and inhaled corticosteroids and adrenal insufficiency: a case-control study

    • K J Mortimer,
    • L J Tata,
    • C J P Smith,
    • J West,
    • T W Harrison,
    • A E Tattersfield,
    • R B Hubbard
    Thorax 2006;61:5 405-408 Published Online First: 3 March 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.052456

Emphysema

  • Relation of interlobar collaterals to radiological heterogeneity in severe emphysema

    • T Higuchi,
    • A Reed,
    • T Oto,
    • L Holsworth,
    • S Ellis,
    • M J Bailey,
    • T J Williams,
    • G I Snell
    Thorax 2006;61:5 409-413 Published Online First: 7 February 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.051219

Bronchiectasis

  • Longitudinal pulmonary function of childhood bronchiectasis and comparison with cystic fibrosis

    • J Twiss,
    • A W Stewart,
    • C A Byrnes
    Thorax 2006;61:5 414-418 Published Online First: 7 February 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.047332

Respiratory infection

  • A prospective comparison of severity scores for identifying patients with severe community acquired pneumonia: reconsidering what is meant by severe pneumonia

    • K L Buising,
    • K A Thursky,
    • J F Black,
    • L MacGregor,
    • A C Street,
    • M P Kennedy,
    • G V Brown
    Thorax 2006;61:5 419-424 Published Online First: 31 January 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.051326

Cystic fibrosis

  • Objective measurement of cough during pulmonary exacerbations in adults with cystic fibrosis

    • J A Smith,
    • E C Owen,
    • A M Jones,
    • M E Dodd,
    • A K Webb,
    • A Woodcock
    Thorax 2006;61:5 425-429 Published Online First: 31 January 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.050963

Sleep disordered breathing

  • Continuous positive airway pressure reduces daytime sleepiness in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea: a meta-analysis

    • N S Marshall,
    • M Barnes,
    • N Travier,
    • A J Campbell,
    • R J Pierce,
    • R D McEvoy,
    • A M Neill,
    • P H Gander
    Thorax 2006;61:5 430-434 Published Online First: 7 February 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.050583

  • Effect of increased lung volume on sleep disordered breathing in patients with sleep apnoea

    • R C Heinzer,
    • M L Stanchina,
    • A Malhotra,
    • A S Jordan,
    • S R Patel,
    • Y-L Lo,
    • A Wellman,
    • K Schory,
    • L Dover,
    • D P White
    Thorax 2006;61:5 435-439 Published Online First: 20 February 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.052084

Review series

  • COPD exacerbations · 4: Prevention

    • S Scott,
    • P Walker,
    • P M A Calverley
    Thorax 2006;61:5 440-447 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.041848

Occasional review

  • Inflammatory cells in the airways in COPD

    • R O’Donnell,
    • D Breen,
    • S Wilson,
    • R Djukanovic
    Thorax 2006;61:5 448-454 doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024463

Case Report

  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to pulmonary involvement by neoplastic plasma cells in multiple myeloma

    • D B Marmor,
    • J L Farber,
    • J E Gottlieb
    Thorax 2006;61:5 455-456 doi:10.1136/thx.2004.029397

Letters to the editor

  • Compliance and reliability of electronic PEF monitoring in adolescents with asthma

    • V van der Meer,
    • E R V M Rikkers-Mutsaerts,
    • P J Sterk,
    • H A Thiadens,
    • W J J Assendelft,
    • J K Sont
    Thorax 2006;61:5 457-458 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054619

  • Bronchiectasis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection

    • W-J Koh,
    • O J Kwon
    1. Commentator:
      • R Wilson,
      • M Wickremasinghe,
      • L J Ozerovitch,
      • G Davies,
      • T Wodehouse,
      • M V Chadwick,
      • S Abdallah,
      • and P Shah
    Thorax 2006;61:5 458

Correction

  • CORRECTION

    Thorax 2006;61:5 458 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.47803corr1

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