Annual Report

	Thorax: Annual Report October 1991-September 1992 Thorax 1992; 47: 1087-1088. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1087 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review Series

	New perspectives on basic mechanisms in lung disease: Introduction Duncan F Rogers Thorax 1992; 47: 1063. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1063 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor

	Bone turnover during short course prednisolone treatment in patients with chronic obstructive airways disease Karim Meeran Thorax 1992; 47: 1084. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1084-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	AUTHORS' REPLY D Morrison, N J Ali, P A Routledge, and S Capewell Thorax 1992; 47: 1085. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1085 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	AUTHORS' REPLY Gillian Ainslie and Eric Bateman Thorax 1992; 47: 1085-1086. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1085-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	AUTHORS' REPLY A N J Graham and JA McGuigan Thorax 1992; 47: 1086. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1086-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adventitia

	Confessional John Crofton Thorax 1992; 47: 1062. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1062 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Notices

	Asthma in Practice Md'S Thorax 1992; 47: 1081. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1081 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Manual of Clinical Problems in Pulmonary Medicine SWB Thorax 1992; 47: 1081. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1081-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

	The use of the nose to study the inflammatory response of the respiratory tract. C G Persson, C Svensson, L Greiff, M Anderson, P Wollmer, U Alkner, and I Erjefält Thorax 1992; 47: 993-1000. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.993 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Detection and quantification of pulmonary emphysema by computed tomography: a window of opportunity. M D Morgan Thorax 1992; 47: 1001-1004. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1001 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV antibody positive patients by simple outpatient assessments. D E Smith, A Forbes, S Davies, S E Barton, and B G Gazzard Thorax 1992; 47: 1005-1009. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1005 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bioelectric properties of cystic fibrosis airways obtained at heart-lung transplantation. E W Alton, D F Rogers, R Logan-Sinclair, M Yacoub, P J Barnes, and D M Geddes Thorax 1992; 47: 1010-1014. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1010 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Notification of tuberculosis: how many cases are never reported? C D Sheldon, K King, H Cock, P Wilkinson, and N C Barnes Thorax 1992; 47: 1015-1018. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1015 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Development of a shuttle walking test of disability in patients with chronic airways obstruction. S J Singh, M D Morgan, S Scott, D Walters, and A E Hardman Thorax 1992; 47: 1019-1024. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1019 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of aminophylline on brain tissue oxygenation in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease. M Nishimura, A Suzuki, A Yoshioka, M Yamamoto, Y Akiyama, K Miyamoto, F Kishi, and Y Kawakami Thorax 1992; 47: 1025-1029. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1025 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lung function abnormalities in repaired oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula. P Chetcuti, P D Phelan, and R Greenwood Thorax 1992; 47: 1030-1034. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1030 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis with and without associated collagen vascular disease: results of a two year follow up. C Agustí, A Xaubet, J Roca, A G Agustí, and R Rodriguez-Roisin Thorax 1992; 47: 1035-1040. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1035 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Alveolar atypical hyperplasia in association with primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma: a clinicopathological study of 10 cases. F A Carey, W A Wallace, R J Fergusson, K M Kerr, and D Lamb Thorax 1992; 47: 1041-1043. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1041 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Endothelin, vasopressin, and substance P like immunoreactivity in cultured and intact epithelium from rabbit trachea. R E Rennick, A Loesch, and G Burnstock Thorax 1992; 47: 1044-1049. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1044 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Immune responses to colophony, an agent causing occupational asthma. R T Cullen, B Cherrie, and C A Soutar Thorax 1992; 47: 1050-1055. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1050 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sex differences in hypokalaemic and electrocardiographic effects of inhaled terbutaline. A R Rahman, D G McDevitt, A D Struthers, and B J Lipworth Thorax 1992; 47: 1056-1059. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1056 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Use of jet mixing devices with an oxygen concentrator. M B Dobson Thorax 1992; 47: 1060-1062. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1060 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	New perspectives on basic mechanisms in lung disease. 1. Lung injury, inflammatory mediators, and fibroblast activation in fibrosing alveolitis. M N Sheppard and N K Harrison Thorax 1992; 47: 1064-1074. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1064 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Preoperative laser therapy in a patient with resectable bronchogenic carcinoma and severe coronary artery disease. J Powney, A D Scott, P J George, R O Feneck, J Wright, and N C Barnes Thorax 1992; 47: 1075-1076. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1075 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Multiple cystic pulmonary hamartomas. M Mushtaq, S P Ward, J T Hutchison, and J S Mann Thorax 1992; 47: 1076-1077. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1076 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Reversible sensorimotor impairment following prolonged ventilation with isoflurane and vecuronium for acute severe asthma. H du Peloux Menagé, S Duffy, D W Yates, and J A Hughes Thorax 1992; 47: 1078-1079. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1078 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pneumothorax secondary to septic pulmonary emboli in tricuspid endocarditis. J E Corzo, F Lozano de León, J Gómez-Mateos, L López-Cortes, R Vázquez, and F García-Bragado Thorax 1992; 47: 1080-1081. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1080 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Congenital bronchial atresia with regional emphysema associated with pectus excavatum. R J van Klaveren, W J Morshuis, L K Lacquet, A L Cox, J Festen, and F M Heystraten Thorax 1992; 47: 1082-1083. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1082 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Recent developments in the management of the pulmonary complications of HIV disease. P D Davies Thorax 1992; 47: 1084. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1084 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Inhaled corticosteroids: benefits and risks. B J Smith Thorax 1992; 47: 1084. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1084-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lymphocyte and lymphocyte subset numbers in blood and bronchoalveolar lavage and pleural fluid in various forms of human pulmonary tuberculosis. J M Grange, J L Stanford, and J S Beck Thorax 1992; 47: 1085-1086. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1085-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Variability of inspired oxygen concentration with nasal cannulas. R J Davies and J M Hopkin Thorax 1992; 47: 1086. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1086 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Randomised clinical trial of chest drainage systems. R M Sarniak Thorax 1992; 47: 1086. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1086-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Barcelona's asthma epidemics. A Judd and J Docherty Thorax 1992; 47: 1086. doi:10.1136/thx.47.12.1086-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]