Letters to the Editor

	AUTHORS' REPLY M G Pearson, M R Partridge, and B D W Harrison Thorax 1993; 48: 1050. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1050-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adventitia

	On sepsis and defining words Cory Franklin Thorax 1993; 48: 1017. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1017 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Articles

	Proceedings of the British Thoracic Society Thorax 1993; 48: 1052-1092. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1052 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Notices

	Childhood Asthma PM Thorax 1993; 48: 1050. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1050-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Breathlessness: The Campbell Symposium VM Thorax 1993; 48: 1050-1051. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1050-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Reading the Chest Radiograph: A Physiologic Approach NMcIJ Thorax 1993; 48: 1051. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1051 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Asthma: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Management NCB Thorax 1993; 48: 1051. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1051-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Update on Childhood Asthma PJH Thorax 1993; 48: 1051. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1051-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

	TGF-beta antibodies: a novel treatment for pulmonary fibrosis? G J Laurent, R K Coker, and R J McAnulty Thorax 1993; 48: 953-954. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.953 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Systemic effects of inhaled corticosteroids. J P Monson Thorax 1993; 48: 955-956. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.955 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Drug resistant tuberculosis: problems on the horizon. L P Ormerod Thorax 1993; 48: 957-958. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.957 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of antibody to transforming growth factor beta on bleomycin induced accumulation of lung collagen in mice. S N Giri, D M Hyde, and M A Hollinger Thorax 1993; 48: 959-966. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.959 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Systemic effects of high dose inhaled steroids: comparison of beclomethasone dipropionate and budesonide in healthy subjects. P H Brown, S P Matusiewicz, C Shearing, L Tibi, A P Greening, and G K Crompton Thorax 1993; 48: 967-973. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.967 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of eight months of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate and budesonide on carbohydrate metabolism in adults with asthma. K Kiviranta and M Turpeinen Thorax 1993; 48: 974-978. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.974 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sternomastoid muscle fatigue and twitch maximum relaxation rate in patients with steroid dependent asthma. V H Mak, J R Bugler, and S G Spiro Thorax 1993; 48: 979-984. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.979 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Correction of glutathione deficiency in the lower respiratory tract of HIV seropositive individuals by glutathione aerosol treatment. K J Holroyd, R Buhl, Z Borok, J H Roum, A D Bokser, G J Grimes, D Czerski, A M Cantin, and R G Crystal Thorax 1993; 48: 985-989. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.985 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Isolation of mycobacteria from patients seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in south east England: 1984-92. M D Yates, A Pozniak, and J M Grange Thorax 1993; 48: 990-995. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.990 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Histologically atypical Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. N M Foley, M H Griffiths, and R F Miller Thorax 1993; 48: 996-1001. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.996 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Adult cystic fibrosis: association of acute pulmonary exacerbations and increasing severity of lung disease with auxotrophic mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. R F Taylor, M E Hodson, and T L Pitt Thorax 1993; 48: 1002-1005. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1002 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	In vitro bioelectric properties of bronchial epithelium from transplanted lungs in recipients with cystic fibrosis. V T Tsang, E W Alton, M E Hodson, and M Yacoub Thorax 1993; 48: 1006-1011. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1006 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Relation between distal airspace size, bronchiolar attachments, and lung function. D Lamb, A McLean, M Gillooly, P M Warren, G A Gould, and W MacNee Thorax 1993; 48: 1012-1017. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1012 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Variability in ciliary beat frequency in normal subjects and in patients with bronchiectasis. D Veale, A D Rodgers, C J Griffiths, T Ashcroft, and G J Gibson Thorax 1993; 48: 1018-1020. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1018 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lower respiratory tract symptoms in Queensland schoolchildren: risk factors for wheeze, cough and diminished ventilatory function. D L Duffy and C A Mitchell Thorax 1993; 48: 1021-1024. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1021 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic respiratory insufficiency. 3. Ventilatory muscle training. R S Goldstein Thorax 1993; 48: 1025-1033. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1025 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Nitric oxide and lung disease. P J Barnes and M G Belvisi Thorax 1993; 48: 1034-1043. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1034 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Massive haemoptysis caused by congenital absence of a segment of inferior vena cava. M H Ashour, S K Jain, K M Kattan, A K el-Bakry, M Khoshim, and F M Mesahel Thorax 1993; 48: 1044-1045. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1044 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Comparison of nebulised aerosol deposition in the lungs of healthy adults following oral and nasal inhalation. M L Everard, J G Hardy, and A D Milner Thorax 1993; 48: 1045-1046. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1045 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Case of spontaneous haemothorax associated with an endodermal sinus tumour. M Karaböcüoglu, S Ugur, N Uzel, E Dayioglu, D Yilmazbayhan, and R Ilhan Thorax 1993; 48: 1047-1048. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1047 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Catamenial haemoptysis: a rare cause. D J Wood, K Krishnan, P Stocks, E Morgan, and M J Ward Thorax 1993; 48: 1048-1049. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1048 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Guidelines on the management of asthma. K P Jones Thorax 1993; 48: 1050. doi:10.1136/thx.48.10.1050 [PDF] [Request Permissions]