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	Increased muscle enzyme activity and yoga breathing during an exacerbation of asthma Thorax 1988; 43: 1028. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1028-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	AIDS Therapeutics in HIV Disease NJ Thorax 1988; 43: 1026-1027. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1026-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Annual Review of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 88/89 WK Thorax 1988; 43: 1027. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1027 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Computing for Clinicians CRKH Thorax 1988; 43: 1027. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1027-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The Role of Platelet Activating Factor in Immune Disorders TL Thorax 1988; 43: 1027. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1027-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Anaesthesia for Thoracic Procedures RWDN Thorax 1988; 43: 1027-1028. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1027-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical Exercise Testing CJC Thorax 1988; 43: 1028. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1028 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correspondence

	AUTHOR'S REPLY Peter Burney Thorax 1988; 43: 1024-1025. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1024-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	AUTHORS' REPLY Alan J Knox, John FJ Morrison, and Martin F Muers Thorax 1988; 43: 1025-1026. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1025-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	AUTHORS' REPLY L Verheijen-Breemharr, JM Bogaard, B Van Den Berg, and C Hil Vering Thorax 1988; 43: 1026. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1026-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

	Respiratory disease in England and Wales. P Cullinan Thorax 1988; 43: 949-954. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.949 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bronchial reactivity to methacholine after combined heart-lung transplantation. N R Banner, R Heaton, L Hollingshead, A Guz, and M H Yacoub Thorax 1988; 43: 955-959. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.955 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Assessment of variability of exercise tolerance limited by breathlessness. E T Peel, C A Soutar, and A Seaton Thorax 1988; 43: 960-964. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.960 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Supplemental oxygen and exercise ability in chronic obstructive airways disease. A C Davidson, R Leach, R J George, and D M Geddes Thorax 1988; 43: 965-971. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.965 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effective pulmonary blood flow in normal children at rest. J J Bowyer, J O Warner, and D M Denison Thorax 1988; 43: 972-977. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.972 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Abnormal haemostasis in small cell lung cancer. R Milroy, J T Douglas, J Campbell, R Carter, G D Lowe, and S W Banham Thorax 1988; 43: 978-981. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.978 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Does nedocromil sodium have a steroid sparing effect in adult asthmatic patients requiring maintenance oral corticosteroids? J G Goldin and E D Bateman Thorax 1988; 43: 982-986. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.982 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Influence of breathing pattern on lung deposition and bronchodilator response to nebulised salbutamol in patients with stable asthma. B M Zainudin, S E Tolfree, M Short, and S G Spiro Thorax 1988; 43: 987-991. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.987 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Defective cell mediated immunity in sarcoidosis: effect of interleukin-2. D J Lyons, L Gao, E B Mitchell, and D N Mitchell Thorax 1988; 43: 992-997. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.992 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intracavity drainage for bullous, emphysematous lung disease: experience with the Brompton technique. G E Venn, P R Williams, and P Goldstraw Thorax 1988; 43: 998-1002. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.998 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Left heart bypass in the surgery of aortic coarctation in children. N J Buckels, R G Willetts, and K D Roberts Thorax 1988; 43: 1003-1006. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1003 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of aerosol challenge with sensitising antigen on the permeability of the surface of the rat trachea in life. S Mukherjee, P Heap, and F Carswell Thorax 1988; 43: 1007-1010. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1007 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Solitary plasmacytoma of the trachea treated by loop resection and laser therapy. R A Kairalla, C R Carvalho, A A Parada, V A Alves, and P H Saldiva Thorax 1988; 43: 1011-1012. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1011 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bleeding as a complication of fine needle lung biopsy. T Doyle and M Mullerworth Thorax 1988; 43: 1013-1014. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1013 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Closure of a post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula with fibrin sealant (Tisseel). R T Onotera and H W Unruh Thorax 1988; 43: 1015-1016. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1015 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Conditioning of the diaphragm by phrenic nerve pacing in primary alveolar hypoventilation. P G Wilcox, P D Paré, and J A Fleetham Thorax 1988; 43: 1017-1018. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1017 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bronchoalveolar lavage in talc induced lung disease. A A Redondo, D B Ettensohn, M Khan, and N Kessimian Thorax 1988; 43: 1019-1021. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1019 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	New extension of the Fontan principle: inferior vena cava-pulmonary artery bridge operation. S Nawa and S Teramoto Thorax 1988; 43: 1022-1023. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1022 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Why study the epidemiology of asthma? I Gregg Thorax 1988; 43: 1024-1025. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1024 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Reproducibility of walking test results in chronic obstructive airways disease. R Mostert, P Swerts, and E F Wouters Thorax 1988; 43: 1025-1026. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1025 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Post-pneumonectomy pulmonary oedema. M D Bell Thorax 1988; 43: 1026. doi:10.1136/thx.43.12.1026 [PDF] [Request Permissions]