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Editorials

Traffic related exposures and lung function in adults (1 October, 2007) Free
Fernando Holguin
Where there’s smoke there’s lung disease (1 October, 2007) Free
Youcheng Liu
Is it time to change the approach to oxygen therapy in the breathless patient? (1 October, 2007) Free
Richard Beasley, Sarah Aldington, Geoffrey Robinson

Airwaves

Airwaves (1 October, 2007) Free
Wisia Wedzicha

Asthma

Improved outcomes from acute severe asthma in Australian intensive care units (1996–2003) (27 March, 2007) Free
Peter J Stow, David Pilcher, John Wilson, Carol George, Michael Bailey, Tracey Higlett, Rinaldo Bellomo, Graeme K Hart
Comparison of gel contraction mediated by airway smooth muscle cells from patients with and without asthma (5 April, 2007) Free
Hisako Matsumoto, Lyn M Moir, Brian G G Oliver, Janette K Burgess, Michael Roth, Judith L Black, Brent E McParland
Risk factors for accident and emergency (A&E) attendance for asthma in inner city children (24 April, 2007) Free
Lindsay Forbes, Sheila Harvey, Roger Newson, Deborah Jarvis, Christina Luczynska, John Price, Peter Burney

Miscellanea

Microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay for the diagnosis of TB (1 October, 2007) Free
Talha Munir
Ambulatory continuous positive airway pressure without polysomnography in patients with a high probability of obstructive sleep apnoea (1 October, 2007) Free
Veronica Smith
Pleurodesis with large-particle talc poudrage is safe in malignant pleural effusion (1 October, 2007) Free
Marwan Najib
Sepsis is increasing in the general population and ITU care may be underutilised (1 October, 2007) Free
A Parsons
Asbestos and man-made vitreous fibres may not currently contribute to the burden of lung cancer (1 October, 2007) Free
S Mandal

Sleep-disordered breathing

Mechanisms used to restore ventilation after partial upper airway collapse during sleep in humans (5 April, 2007) Free
Amy S Jordan, Andrew Wellman, Raphael C Heinzer, Yu-Lun Lo, Karen Schory, Louise Dover, Shiva Gautam, Atul Malhotra, David P White
Alterations in upper airway cross-sectional area in response to lower body positive pressure in healthy subjects (18 April, 2007) Free
Satomi Shiota, Clodagh M Ryan, Kuo-Liang Chiu, Pimon Ruttanaumpawan, James Haight, Michael Arzt, John S Floras, Christopher Chan, T Douglas Bradley

Environmental exposure

Traffic exposure and lung function in adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (18 April, 2007) Free
Haidong Kan, Gerardo Heiss, Kathryn M Rose, Eric Whitsel, Fred Lurmann, Stephanie J London

Acute lung injury

Raised protein levels and altered cellular expression of factor VII activating protease (FSAP) in the lungs of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (4 May, 2007) Free
Malgorzata Wygrecka, Philipp Markart, Ludger Fink, Andreas Guenther, Klaus T Preissner

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Biomass fuels are the probable risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural South China (4 May, 2007) Free
Shengming Liu, Yumin Zhou, Xiaoping Wang, Dali Wang, Jiachun Lu, Jingping Zheng, Nanshan Zhong, Pixin Ran

Smoking

Weekly versus basic smoking cessation support in primary care: a randomised controlled trial (4 May, 2007) Free
Paul Aveyard, Karen Brown, Cas Saunders, Avril Alexander, Elaine Johnstone, Marcus R Munafò, Mike Murphy

Review series

Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis · 4: Smoking-induced diffuse interstitial lung diseases (1 October, 2007) Free
Athol U Wells, Andrew G Nicholson, David M Hansell

Review

A systematic review of commercial serological antibody detection tests for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (3 August, 2007) Free
Karen R Steingart, Megan Henry, Suman Laal, Philip C Hopewell, Andrew Ramsay, Dick Menzies, Jane Cunningham, Karin Weldingh, Madhukar Pai

Case Report

Central hypoventilation with PHOX2B expansion mutation presenting in adulthood (1 October, 2007) Free
S Barratt, A H Kendrick, F Buchanan, A T Whittle

Letters

Which children with persistent cough should be regarded as persistent bacterial bronchitis? (1 October, 2007) Free
Arzu Bakirtas, Ipek Turktas
Outcomes in children treated for persistent bacterial bronchitis (1 October, 2007) Free
Catherine Byrnes, Elizabeth Edwards
HIV-related TB and adverse drug events (1 October, 2007) Free
Chi Chiu Leung, Chi Kuen Chan, Cheuk Ming Tam
Diagnosis of COPD (1 October, 2007) Free
Emanuela Falaschetti, Maureen P Swanney, Robert O Crapo, John L Hankinson, Robert L Jensen, Ole F Pedersen, Philip H Quanjer, Gregg L Ruppel, Jan P Schouten
Reducing door-to-antibiotic time in community acquired pneumonia (1 October, 2007) Free
Andrew Hardy, Paul Whittaker, Andrew Bastauros, Neil Srinivasan, Mark Elliott
Is childhood immunisation associated with atopic disease from age 7 to 32 years? (1 October, 2007) Free
R M Bernsen, J C van der Wouden

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October 2007 - Volume 62 - 10

Editorials

Airwaves

Asthma

Miscellanea

Sleep-disordered breathing

Environmental exposure

Acute lung injury

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Smoking

Review series

Review

Case Report

Letters

Issue Information

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Table of contents

October 2007 - Volume 62 - 10

Editorials

Airwaves

Asthma

Miscellanea

Sleep-disordered breathing

Environmental exposure

Acute lung injury

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Smoking

Review series

Review

Case Report

Letters

Issue Information