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14 February 2012

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Airway biology: Original article: 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 promotes CD200 expression by human peripheral and airway-resident T cells

Sarah Dimeloe,
David F Richards,
Zoe L Urry,
Atul Gupta,
Victoria Stratigou,
Sophie Farooque,
Sejal Saglani,
Andrew Bush,
Catherine M Hawrylowicz

Thorax Published Online First: 14 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200651

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Epidemiology: Original article: Gender differences in prevalence, diagnosis and incidence of allergic and non-allergic asthma: a population-based cohort

Bénédicte Leynaert,
Jordi Sunyer,
Raquel Garcia-Esteban,
Cecilie Svanes,
Deborah Jarvis,
Isa Cerveri,
Julia Dratva,
Thorarinn Gislason,
Joachim Heinrich,
Christer Janson,
Nino Kuenzli,
Roberto de Marco,
Ernst Omenaas,
Chantal Raherison,
Francisco Gómez Real,
Matthias Wjst,
Elisabeth Zemp,
Mahmoud Zureik,
Peter G J Burney,
Josep M Anto,
Françoise Neukirch

Thorax Published Online First: 14 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201249

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PostScript: Correspondence: Inequalities in outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer: the role of the MDT

Paul Beckett,
Ian Woolhouse

Thorax Published Online First: 14 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201582

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Sleep disordered breathing: Original article: Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on coagulability in obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised, placebo-controlled crossover study

Craig L Phillips,
Bradley J McEwen,
Marie-Christine Morel-Kopp,
Brendon J Yee,
David R Sullivan,
Christopher M Ward,
Geoffrey H Tofler,
Ronald R Grunstein

Thorax Published Online First: 14 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200874

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Chest clinic: Images in Thorax: ‘White out’: a rare cause

Gurinder Tack,
Dhakshinamoorthy Ganeshan,
Jonathan Wide,
Paul Stockton

Thorax Published Online First: 14 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201409

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PostScript: Correspondence: Authors' response

Anna Rich,
David Baldwin,
Richard Hubbard

Thorax Published Online First: 14 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201655

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Editorial: Screening for lung cancer: we still need to know more

Stephen G Spiro

Thorax Published Online First: 14 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201541

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13 February 2012

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Using lung cancer screening as an opportunity to diagnose COPD

Marianne L S Tinkler

Thorax Published Online First: 13 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201436

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10 February 2012

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PostScript: Correspondence: Cutting edge genetic studies in primary ciliary dyskinesia

Michael R Knowles,
Margaret W Leigh,
Maimoona A Zariwala

Thorax Published Online First: 10 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201609

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PostScript: Correspondence: Authors' response

Andrew Bush,
Claire Hogg

Thorax Published Online First: 10 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201620

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PostScript: Correspondence: Exposing children to secondhand smoke

Jenny Pool,
Natalya Petrova,
Robert Ross Russell

Thorax Published Online First: 10 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201607

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: CPAP may reduce cardiovascular mortality in patients with OSA

Carl J Reynolds

Thorax Published Online First: 10 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201669

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8 February 2012

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Review: Significance of the microbiome in obstructive lung disease

MeiLan K Han,
Yvonne J Huang,
John J LiPuma,
Homer A Boushey,
Richard C Boucher,
William O Cookson,
Jeffrey L Curtis,
John Erb-Downward,
Susan V Lynch,
Sanjay Sethi,
Galen B Toews,
Vincent B Young,
Matthew C Wolfgang,
Gary B Huffnagle,
Fernando J Martinez

Thorax Published Online First: 8 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201183

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Editorial: Determining the optimal newborn screening protocol for cystic fibrosis

Kevin W Southern

Thorax Published Online First: 8 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201589

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Chest clinic: Opinion: Cheyne–Stokes respiration: friend or foe?

Matthew T Naughton

Thorax Published Online First: 8 February 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200927

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27 January 2012

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Lung cancer: Original article: CT screening for lung cancer brings forward early disease. The randomised Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial: status after five annual screening rounds with low-dose CT

Zaigham Saghir,
Asger Dirksen,
Haseem Ashraf,
Karen Skjøldstrup Bach,
John Brodersen,
Paul Frost Clementsen,
Martin Døssing,
Hanne Hansen,
Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed,
Klaus Richter Larsen,
Jann Mortensen,
Jakob Fraes Rasmussen,
Niels Seersholm,
Birgit Guldhammer Skov,
Hanne Thorsen,
Philip Tønnesen,
Jesper Holst Pedersen

Thorax Published Online First: 27 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200736

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Lung cancer: Original article: Positive pre-resection pleural lavage cytology is associated with increased risk of lung cancer recurrence in patients undergoing surgical resection: a meta-analysis of 4450 patients

Srdjan Saso,
Christopher Rao,
Hutan Ashrafian,
Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami,
Ara Darzi,
Thanos Athanasiou

Thorax Published Online First: 27 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200424

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PostScript: Correspondence: Spontaneously breathing patients get tension pneumothoraces

Simon Leigh-Smith,
Tim Harris,
Derek J Roberts

Thorax Published Online First: 27 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201307

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Original article: Direct visualisation of collateral ventilation in COPD with hyperpolarised gas MRI

Helen Marshall,
Martin H Deppe,
Juan Parra-Robles,
Susan Hillis,
Catherine G Billings,
Smitha Rajaram,
Andrew Swift,
Sam R Miller,
Joanna H Watson,
Jan Wolber,
David A Lipson,
Rod Lawson,
Jim M Wild

Thorax Published Online First: 27 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200864

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Chronic disease management for tobacco dependence

Harshani M Chandrasekera

Thorax Published Online First: 27 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201586

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26 January 2012

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PostScript: Letter to the Editor: Authors' response

Susan Peters,
Hans Kromhout,
Ann Olsson,
Kurt Straif,
Roel Vermeulen

Thorax Published Online First: 26 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201422

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23 January 2012

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Cystic fibrosis: Original article: Novel strategies in newborn screening for cystic fibrosis: a prospective controlled study

Annette M M Vernooij-van Langen,
J Gerard Loeber,
Bert Elvers,
Ralf H Triepels,
Johan J P Gille,
Catharina P B Van der Ploeg,
Sandra Reijntjens,
Edward Dompeling,
Jeannette E Dankert-Roelse

Thorax Published Online First: 23 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200730

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Management of latent tuberculosis infection

James Brown

Thorax Published Online First: 23 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201587

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16 January 2012

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Environmental exposure: Original article: Unflued gas heaters and respiratory symptoms in older people with asthma

PJ Franklin,
J Loveday,
A Cook

Thorax Published Online First: 16 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200236

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Original article: Clinical validity of plasma and urinary desmosine as biomarkers for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Jeffrey T-J Huang,
Rekha Chaudhuri,
Osama Albarbarawi,
Alun Barton,
Christal Grierson,
Petra Rauchhaus,
Christopher J Weir,
Martina Messow,
Nicola Stevens,
Charles McSharry,
Giora Feuerstein,
Somnath Mukhopadhyay,
Jeffrey Brady,
Colin N A Palmer,
Douglas Miller,
Neil C Thomson

Thorax Published Online First: 16 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200279

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Chest clinic: Audit update: National audit of supported discharge programmes for management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2008

Jack A Kastelik,
Derek Lowe,
Robert A Stone,
Rhona J Buckingham,
C Michael Roberts

Thorax Published Online First: 16 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200884

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Chest clinic: Case based discussion: Novel strategies for the management of right ventricular failure with pulmonary hypertension

I C Meryon,
P Marino

Thorax Published Online First: 16 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200583

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Chest clinic: Pulmonary puzzle: A puzzling tumour

Achmed Kamara,
Simon Dubrey,
Majdi Osman,
John Mikel,
Gerrard Phillips

Thorax Published Online First: 16 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200829

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Respiratory infection: Original article: Mesenchymal stem cells enhance survival and bacterial clearance in murine Escherichia coli pneumonia

Naveen Gupta,
Anna Krasnodembskaya,
Maria Kapetanaki,
Majd Mouded,
Xinping Tan,
Vladimir Serikov,
Michael A Matthay

Thorax Published Online First: 16 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201176

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Asthma and the environment: Original article: Nocturnal temperature controlled laminar airflow for treating atopic asthma: a randomised controlled trial

Robert J Boyle,
Christophe Pedroletti,
Magnus Wickman,
Leif Bjermer,
Erkka Valovirta,
Ronald Dahl,
Andrea Von Berg,
Olof Zetterström,
John O Warner,
for the 4A Study Group

Thorax Published Online First: 30 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200665

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Chest clinic: Obituary: David Jack (1924–2011) who revolutionised the treatment of asthma

Peter J Barnes,
Alastair Breckenridge

Thorax Published Online First: 16 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201522

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PostScript: Correspondence: Increasing smokers' risk perception improves CT screening participation

R P Young,
R J Hopkins

Thorax Published Online First: 16 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201453

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10 January 2012

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PostScript: Research letter: Lung cancer risk in subjects exposed to organic dust: an unexpected and surprising story

G Mastrangelo,
R Rylander,
L Cegolon,
JH Lange

Thorax Published Online First: 10 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201279

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Chest clinic: Audit update: Evidence for a national problem: continued rise in tuberculosis case numbers in urban areas outside London

Michelle E Kruijshaar,
Ibrahim Abubakar,
Martin Dedicoat,
Graham H Bothamley,
Helen Maguire,
Jonathan Moore,
Jonathan Crofts,
Marc Lipman

Thorax Published Online First: 10 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200850

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9 January 2012

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Editorial: Genotyping in primary ciliary dyskinesia: ready for prime time, or a fringe benefit?

Claire Hogg,
Andrew Bush

Thorax Published Online First: 9 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201320

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2 January 2012

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Asthma: Original article: Allergic rhinitis is associated with poor asthma control in children with asthma

Eric P de Groot,
Anke Nijkamp,
Eric J Duiverman,
Paul L P Brand

Thorax Published Online First: 2 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201168

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Chest clinic: Audit updates: Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis and rifampicin drug resistance: retrospective analysis of a national UK molecular service over the last decade

N Seoudi,
S L Mitchell,
T J Brown,
F Dashti,
A K Amin,
F A Drobniewski

Thorax Published Online First: 2 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200610

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Cystic fibrosis: Original article: Impaired type I and type III interferon induction and rhinovirus control in human cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells

Marjolaine Vareille,
Elisabeth Kieninger,
Marco P Alves,
Brigitte S Kopf,
Alexander Möller,
Thomas Geiser,
Sebastian L Johnston,
Michael R Edwards,
Nicolas Regamey

Thorax Published Online First: 2 January 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200405

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26 December 2011

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Cystic fibrosis: Original article: Progression of early structural lung disease in young children with cystic fibrosis assessed using CT

Lauren S Mott,
Judy Park,
Conor P Murray,
Catherine L Gangell,
Nicholas H de Klerk,
Philip J Robinson,
Colin F Robertson,
Sarath C Ranganathan,
Peter D Sly,
Stephen M Stick,
on behalf of AREST CF

Thorax Published Online First: 26 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200912

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Pulmonary vasculature: Original article: Lung irradiation induces pulmonary vascular remodelling resembling pulmonary arterial hypertension

G Ghobadi,
B Bartelds,
S J van der Veen,
M G Dickinson,
S Brandenburg,
R M F Berger,
J A Langendijk,
R P Coppes,
P van Luijk

Thorax Published Online First: 26 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200346

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20 December 2011

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PostScript: Correspondence: Hyperoxia in acute asthma

Catherine Snelson,
Bill Tunnicliffe

Thorax Published Online First: 20 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201383

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18 December 2011

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PostScript: Letter to the Editor: Author's response: spontaneously breathing patients get tension pneumothorax

Graham Simpson

Thorax Published Online First: 18 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201402

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Mouse lung regeneration after H1N1

Imran Mahmud

Thorax Published Online First: 18 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201438

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PostScript: Letter: Physiotherapy interventions in the BTS guidelines on the management of asthma (2011): a need for change?

Roman Nowobilski,
Maciej Plaszewski,
Tomasz Wloch,
Piotr Gajewski,
Andrzej Szczeklik

Thorax Published Online First: 18 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201418

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Respiratory research: Original article: Mutations of DNAH11 in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia with normal ciliary ultrastructure

Michael R Knowles,
Margaret W Leigh,
Johnny L Carson,
Stephanie D Davis,
Sharon D Dell,
Thomas W Ferkol,
Kenneth N Olivier,
Scott D Sagel,
Margaret Rosenfeld,
Kimberlie A Burns,
Susan L Minnix,
Michael C Armstrong,
Adriana Lori,
Milan J Hazucha,
Niki T Loges,
Heike Olbrich,
Anita Becker-Heck,
Miriam Schmidts,
Claudius Werner,
Heymut Omran,
Maimoona A Zariwala,
for the Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium

Thorax Published Online First: 18 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200301

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14 December 2011

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Endothelial cells as regulators of cytokine storms during influenza infection

M Gautam

Thorax Published Online First: 14 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201437

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Tyrosine kinase inhibitor use in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Alan G Dawson

Thorax Published Online First: 14 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201439

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Orphan lung disease: Original article: Low serum iron levels are associated with elevated plasma levels of coagulation factor VIII and pulmonary emboli/deep venous thromboses in replicate cohorts of patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia

John A Livesey,
Richard A Manning,
John H Meek,
James E Jackson,
Elena Kulinskaya,
Michael A Laffan,
Claire L Shovlin

Thorax Published Online First: 14 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201076

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Airway biology: Original article: A genome-wide analysis of open chromatin in human tracheal epithelial cells reveals novel candidate regulatory elements for lung function

Jared M Bischof,
Christopher J Ott,
Shih-Hsing Leir,
Nehal Gosalia,
Lingyun Song,
Darin London,
Terrence S Furey,
Calvin U Cotton,
Gregory E Crawford,
Ann Harris

Thorax Published Online First: 14 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200880

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13 December 2011

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Asthma: Original article: The composition of house dust mite is critical for mucosal barrier dysfunction and allergic sensitisation

S Post,
M C Nawijn,
T L Hackett,
M Baranowska,
R Gras,
A J M van Oosterhout,
I H Heijink

Thorax Published Online First: 13 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200606

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Chest clinic: Pulmonary puzzle: A cloudy pleural effusion

Puneet Malhotra,
John P Watson,
Paul K Plant,
Richard Bishop

Thorax Published Online First: 13 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200859

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9 December 2011

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Acute lung injury: Original article: Selective inhibition of intra-alveolar p55 TNF receptor attenuates ventilator-induced lung injury

Szabolcs Bertok,
Michael R Wilson,
Peter J Morley,
Ruud de Wildt,
Andrew Bayliffe,
Masao Takata

Thorax Published Online First: 9 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200590

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Paediatrics: Original article: Coarse and fine particles but not ultrafine particles in urban air trigger hospital admission for asthma in children

Amne Iskandar,
Zorana Jovanovic Andersen,
Klaus Bønnelykke,
Thomas Ellermann,
Klaus Kaae Andersen,
Hans Bisgaard

Thorax Published Online First: 9 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200324

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Occupational lung disease: Original article: Standards of care for occupational asthma: an update

David Fishwick,
Christopher Michael Barber,
Lisa M Bradshaw,
Jon G Ayres,
Richard Barraclough,
Sherwood Burge,
Jonathan M Corne,
Paul Cullinan,
Timothy Laszlo Frank,
David Hendrick,
Jennifer Hoyle,
Andrew D Curran,
Robert Niven,
Tony Pickering,
Peter Reid,
Alastair Robertson,
Chris Stenton,
Christopher J Warburton,
Paul J Nicholson

Thorax Published Online First: 9 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200755

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8 December 2011

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Asthma: Original article: Glucocorticoid receptor β and histone deacetylase 1 and 2 expression in the airways of severe asthma

Claire A Butler,
Stephen McQuaid,
Cliff C Taggart,
Sinead Weldon,
Richard Carter,
Grzegorz Skibinski,
Timothy J Warke,
David F Choy,
Lorcan P McGarvey,
Peter Bradding,
Joe R Arron,
Liam G Heaney

Thorax Published Online First: 8 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200760

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6 December 2011

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Exhale airway bypass stents for emphysema

Zaid Zoumot

Thorax Published Online First: 6 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201372

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5 December 2011

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Chest clinic: Images in Thorax: The pneumonectomy syndrome

L M Hannan,
S A Joosten,
D P Steinfort,
P Antippa,
L B Irving

Thorax Published Online First: 5 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201078

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3 December 2011

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Asthma: Original article: uPAR regulates bronchial epithelial repair in vitro and is elevated in asthmatic epithelium

Ceri E Stewart,
Hala S Nijmeh,
Christopher E Brightling,
Ian Sayers

Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200508

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25 November 2011

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Lebrikizumab may benefit a subset of patients with asthma

Sasiharan Sithamparanathan

Thorax Published Online First: 25 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201329

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23 November 2011

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Chest clinic: Pulmonary puzzle: All that wheezes is not asthma: the value of curves

Leigh M Seccombe,
Liam Polley,
Peter G Rogers,
Alvin J Ing

Thorax Published Online First: 23 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201097

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21 November 2011

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Acute lung injury: Original article: Mesenchymal stem cells enhance recovery and repair following ventilator-induced lung injury in the rat

Gerard F Curley,
Mairead Hayes,
Bilal Ansari,
Georgina Shaw,
Aideen Ryan,
Frank Barry,
Timothy O'Brien,
Daniel O'Toole,
John G Laffey

Thorax Published Online First: 21 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201059

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Chest clinic: Pulmonary puzzle: Pulmonary mass in a 19-year-old male

Laura-Jane E Smith,
David R Lawrence,
Irfan Kayani,
Arrigo Capitanio,
Mary Falzon,
Sam M Janes,
Neal Navani

Thorax Published Online First: 21 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200732

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Asthma: Original article: Antibacterial antibody responses associated with the development of asthma in house dust mite-sensitised and non-sensitised children

Belinda J Hales,
Lee Ying Chai,
Claire E Elliot,
Leigh J Pearce,
Guicheng Zhang,
Tatjana K Heinrich,
Wendy-Anne Smith,
Merci M Kusel,
Patrick G Holt,
Peter D Sly,
Wayne R Thomas

Thorax Published Online First: 21 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200650

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Lung cancer: Original article: Attitudes to participation in a lung cancer screening trial: a qualitative study

Deesha Patel,
Ajiri Akporobaro,
Nyasha Chinyanganya,
Allan Hackshaw,
Clive Seale,
Stephen G Spiro,
Chris Griffiths
, on behalf of the Lung-SEARCH Investigators

Thorax Published Online First: 21 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200055

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Cystic fibrosis: Original article: NMR spectroscopy metabolomic profiling of exhaled breath condensate in patients with stable and unstable cystic fibrosis

Paolo Montuschi,
Debora Paris,
Dominique Melck,
Vincenzina Lucidi,
Giovanni Ciabattoni,
Valeria Raia,
Cecilia Calabrese,
Andrew Bush,
Peter J Barnes,
Andrea Motta

Thorax Published Online First: 21 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200072

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Mechanisms underlying the increase in mycobacterial infections in cystic fibrosis patients on azithromycin

Gareth Jones

Thorax Published Online First: 21 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201327

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16 November 2011

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PostScript: Correspondence: Authors' response

Neal Navani,
Onn Min Kon,
Sam M Janes

Thorax Published Online First: 16 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201267

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Cytisine improves smoking cessation

Wa'el Osman

Thorax Published Online First: 16 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201328

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PostScript: Letter to the Editor: Tuberculosis through the rose tinted spectacles of the EBUS endoscopist: be aware of the bias

Kurt Tournoy

Thorax Published Online First: 16 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201149

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Original article: Association between obstructive lung disease and markers of HIV infection in a high-risk cohort

M Bradley Drummond,
Gregory D Kirk,
Jacquie Astemborski,
Mariah M Marshall,
Shruti H Mehta,
John F McDyer,
Robert H Brown,
Robert A Wise,
Christian A Merlo

Thorax Published Online First: 16 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200702

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5 November 2011

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Asthma: Original article: Impaired type I and III interferon response to rhinovirus infection during pregnancy and asthma

Rebecca Louise Forbes,
Peter G Gibson,
Vanessa E Murphy,
Peter A B Wark

Thorax Published Online First: 13 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200708

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Chest clinic: Review: Therapeutic advances in non-small cell lung cancer

Eric Vallières,
Solange Peters,
Paul Van Houtte,
Paras Dalal,
Eric Lim

Thorax Published Online First: 5 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201043

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2 November 2011

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Lung cancer: Original article: Early diagnosis of lung cancer: evaluation of a community-based social marketing intervention

Victoria L Athey,
Rupert J Suckling,
Angela M Tod,
Stephen J Walters,
Trevor K Rogers

Thorax Published Online First: 2 November 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200714

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27 October 2011

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Chest clinic: Pulmonary puzzle: A 67-year-old woman with fever, multiple lung opacities, visual impairment and acute respiratory failure

Leticia Barbosa Kawano-Dourado,
Alexandre de Melo Kawassaki,
Vera Luiza Capelozzi,
Marcos Soares Tavares,
Carmen Sílvia Valente Barbas

Thorax Published Online First: 27 October 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200573

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20 October 2011

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Service targeting hard to reach tuberculosis patients in London is cost effective

Sinan R Eccles

Thorax Published Online First: 20 October 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201188

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18 October 2011

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Original article: Time course and pattern of COPD exacerbation onset

Shawn D Aaron,
Gavin C Donaldson,
George A Whitmore,
John R Hurst,
Tim Ramsay,
Jadwiga A Wedzicha

Thorax Published Online First: 18 October 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200768

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13 October 2011

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Miscellaneous: Thorax journal club: Azithromycin 250 mg daily reduces exacerbation frequency and improves quality of life in selected COPD patients

K D S Pannu

Thorax Published Online First: 13 October 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201189

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8 October 2011

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Editorial: Asthma and pregnancy: do they give clues to abnormal antiviral activity?

William W Busse,
James E Gern

Thorax Published Online First: 8 October 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201007

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28 September 2011

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Outpatient management of pulmonary embolism

Sheena Barnett

Thorax Published Online First: 28 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201090

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Original article: Aclidinium inhibits human lung fibroblast to myofibroblast transition

Javier Milara,
Adela Serrano,
Teresa Peiró,
Amadeu Gavaldà,
Montserrat Miralpeix,
Esteban Jesús Morcillo,
Julio Cortijo

Thorax Published Online First: 28 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200376

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22 September 2011

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Helicobacter pylori infection in neonatal mice prevents allergic asthma

Nawaid Ahmad

Thorax Published Online First: 22 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201061

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21 September 2011

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Revisiting intrapleural fibrinolysis in empyema

Andrew Fester

Thorax Published Online First: 20 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201045

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20 September 2011

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PostScript: Letter to the Editor: Authors' response

Wei Shen Lim,
Mark Woodhead

Thorax Published Online First: 20 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200980

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Bronchoalveolar lavage-directed therapy does not affect prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and structural lung injury in children with cystic fibrosis

H Haja Mydin

Thorax Published Online First: 20 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201039

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Review: Immunity and bacterial colonisation in bronchiectasis

Deborah Whitters,
Robert Stockley

Thorax Published Online First: 20 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200206

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PostScript: Letter to the Editor: Using the BTS CAP audit to evaluate local data

B Singh,
D G Wootton,
J Brown,
B Chakrabarti,
R P D Cooke,
S B Gordon

Thorax Published Online First: 20 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200876

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13 September 2011

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PostScript: Correspondence: Authors' response

John Field,
David Baldwin,
Kate Brain,
Anand Devaraj,
Tim Eisen,
Stephen W Duffy,
David M Hansell,
Keith Kerr,
Richard Page,
Mahash Parmar,
David Weller,
David Whynes,
Paula Williamson

Thorax Published Online First: 13 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200822

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PostScript: Correspondence: CT screening for lung cancer: so near, yet so far

Naveen Dutt,
Deepak T Hari

Thorax Published Online First: 13 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200762

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PostScript: Correspondence: CT screening for lung cancer

Robert P Young,
Raewyn J Hopkins

Thorax Published Online First: 13 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200766

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7 September 2011

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PostScript: Correspondence: Authors' response

Vidya Navaratnam,
Kate M Fleming,
Joe West,
C J P Smith,
R G Jenkins,
Andrew W Fogarty,
Richard Hubbard

Thorax Published Online First: 7 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200918

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PostScript: Correspondence: Importance of past occupational exposures in the rising incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the UK

C M Barber,
D Fishwick

Thorax Published Online First: 7 September 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200836

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27 August 2011

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Chest clinic: Images in Thorax: Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura causing bulging of the thoracic wall in a 44-year-old man

Gilberto Szarf,
Alex Rocha Obac,
Renato de Oliveira,
Erica Rymkiewicz,
Luiz Eduardo Villaca Leao,
Henrique M Lederman

Thorax Published Online First: 27 August 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200701

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25 August 2011

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PostScript: Research letter: Progressive static pulmonary hyperinflation in survivors of severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia by mid-adulthood

Daniel Trachsel,
Martin H Brutsche,
Henriette Hug-Batschelet,
Jürg Hammer

Thorax Published Online First: 25 August 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200695

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23 August 2011

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: Statins may decrease all cause mortality in pneumonia

Hugo Gemal

Thorax Published Online First: 23 August 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200826

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PostScript: Correspondence: Authors' response

Simone Hashimoto,
Peter J Sterk,
Elisabeth H Bel

Thorax Published Online First: 23 August 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200870

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PostScript: Correspondence: Pragmatic trials: how to adjust for the ‘Hawthorne effect’?

George N Konstantinou

Thorax Published Online First: 23 August 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200657

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19 August 2011

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Chest clinic: Basic science for the chest physician: Genome-wide association studies in lung disease

María Soler Artigas,
Louise V Wain,
Martin D Tobin

Thorax Published Online First: 19 August 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200724

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8 August 2011

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Asthma: Use of sputum eosinophil counts to guide management in children with severe asthma

Louise Fleming,
Nicola Wilson,
Nicolas Regamey,
Andrew Bush

Thorax Published Online First: 8 August 2011 doi:10.1136/thx.2010.156836

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31 July 2011

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Miscellaneous: Journal club: A possible mechanism of drug tolerance in mycobacteria

S V Ranson

Thorax Published Online First: 31 July 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200800

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18 July 2011

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Review: Pulmonary hypertension and lung transplantation: Thorax publication activity review 2008–2010

Helmy Haja Mydin,
Andrew J Fisher

Thorax Published Online First: 14 July 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200662

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27 June 2011

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Review: Metabolic surgery and obstructive sleep apnoea: the protective effects of bariatric procedures

Hutan Ashrafian,
Carel W le Roux,
Simon P Rowland,
Mariam Ali,
Andrew R Cummin,
Ara Darzi,
Thanos Athanasiou

Thorax Published Online First: 27 June 2011 doi:10.1136/thx.2010.151225

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22 June 2011

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Review: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Zhe Hui Hoo,
Moira K B Whyte

Thorax Published Online First: 22 June 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200515

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18 June 2011

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Chest clinic: Opinion: Non-adherence in difficult asthma: time to take it seriously

Liam G Heaney,
Rob Horne

Thorax Published Online First: 18 June 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200257

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15 June 2011

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Review: Cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: update 2008–11

W G Flight,
A M Jones

Thorax Published Online First: 15 June 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200467

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4 May 2011

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Review: Mechanisms of neutrophil transmigration across the vascular endothelium in COPD

Jennie Gane,
Robert Stockley

Thorax Published Online First: 4 May 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200088

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21 April 2011

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Review: Safety of long-acting β agonists for the treatment of asthma: clearing the air

Gustavo J Rodrigo,
José A Castro-Rodríguez

Thorax Published Online First: 21 April 2011 doi:10.1136/thx.2010.155648

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PostScript: Letter: Authors' response

Michel Gonzalez,
Jean Yannis Perentes

Thorax Published Online First: 21 April 2011 doi:10.1136/thx.2011.161489

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PostScript: Correspondence: Tension pneumothorax case report is misleading

Graham Simpson

Thorax Published Online First: 21 April 2011 doi:10.1136/thx.2011.160382

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17 April 2011

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PostScript: Correspondence: GOLD COPD classification and prognostic pessimism regarding ICU admission

Andrea Collins,
Andrew Walden,
Robert Parker

Thorax Published Online First: 17 April 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200134

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PostScript: Correspondence: Author's response: ‘What's nice about the new NICE guideline?’

John O'Reilly,
Michael Rudolf

Thorax Published Online First: 17 April 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200181

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Review: What's new in respiratory infections and tuberculosis 2008–2010

Jeremy S Brown,
Marc C I Lipman,
Heather J Zar

Thorax Published Online First: 17 April 2011 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200227

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22 October 2010

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Review series: Proposal for a systematic analysis of polygraphy or polysomnography for identifying and scoring abnormal events occurring during non-invasive ventilation

J Gonzalez-Bermejo,
C Perrin,
J P Janssens,
J L Pepin,
G Mroue,
P Léger,
B Langevin,
S Rouault,
C Rabec,
D Rodenstein,
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Thorax Published Online First: 22 October 2010 doi:10.1136/thx.2010.142653

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11 October 2010

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Review: A systematic review and meta-analysis: tailoring asthma treatment on eosinophilic markers (exhaled nitric oxide or sputum eosinophils)

H L Petsky,
C J Cates,
T J Lasserson,
A M Li,
C Turner,
J A Kynaston,
A B Chang

Thorax Published Online First: 11 October 2010 doi:10.1136/thx.2010.135574

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29 July 2010

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Images in Thorax: Wegener granulomatosis with a large area of consolidation

Takayuki Takimoto,
Osamu Morimura,
Takako Inoue,
Haruko Terada,
Kinya Abe

Thorax Published Online First: 29 July 2010 doi:10.1136/thx.2009.133496

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