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Conference Report

Second International Conference on Advances in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Management of Chronic Respiratory Failure, Venice, 4-7 November 1992
M D L Morgan
Thorax 1993; 48: 296-297. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.296 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor

AUTHORS' REPLY
H H Gray and S Firoozan
Thorax 1993; 48: 303. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.303-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

AUTHORS' REPLY
S Meredith
Thorax 1993; 48: 304. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.304-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

AUTHORS' REPLY
J B Cookson and A G I Cookson
Thorax 1993; 48: 304. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.304-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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Trials in the treatment of tuberculosis
Colin M Ogilvie
Thorax 1993; 48: 203. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.203 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

"Doping" with β₂ agonists in the 1960s?
BG Simonsson
Thorax 1993; 48: 297. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.297 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Notices

Cystic Fibrosis, Basic and Clinical Research
AKW
Thorax 1993; 48: 302. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.302 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sulphur Dioxide, Acid Aerosols and Particulates
AWF
Thorax 1993; 48: 302. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.302-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

Tuberculosis and HIV: blind man's buff.
P D Davies
Thorax 1993; 48: 193-194. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.193 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Diuretics and asthma.
P J Barnes
Thorax 1993; 48: 195-196. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.195 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma guidelines: who is guiding whom and where to?
M G Pearson
Thorax 1993; 48: 197-198. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.197 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tuberculosis and HIV: estimates of the overlap in England and Wales.
J M Watson, S K Meredith, E Whitmore-Overton, B Bannister, and J H Darbyshire
Thorax 1993; 48: 199-203. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.199 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Changing patterns of respiratory disease in HIV positive patients in a referral centre in the United Kingdom between 1986-7 and 1990-1.
A D Pitkin, A D Grant, N M Foley, and R F Miller
Thorax 1993; 48: 204-207. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.204 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The effect of inhaled frusemide on airway sensitivity to inhaled 4.5% sodium chloride aerosol in asthmatic subjects.
L T Rodwell, S D Anderson, J I du Toit, and J P Seale
Thorax 1993; 48: 208-213. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.208 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory symptoms questionnaire for asthma epidemiology: validity and reproducibility.
K M Venables, N Farrer, L Sharp, B J Graneek, and A J Newman Taylor
Thorax 1993; 48: 214-219. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.214 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung deposition of nebulised pentamidine in children.
M J O'Doherty, S H Thomas, D Gibb, C J Page, C Harrington, C Duggan, T O Nunan, and N T Bateman
Thorax 1993; 48: 220-226. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.220 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Value of theophylline treatment in patients handicapped by chronic obstructive lung disease.
S E McKay, C A Howie, A H Thomson, B Whiting, and G J Addis
Thorax 1993; 48: 227-232. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.227 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Large volume spacer devices and the influence of high dose beclomethasone dipropionate on hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis function.
P H Brown, A P Greening, and G K Crompton
Thorax 1993; 48: 233-238. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.233 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Measurement of airway responsiveness to methacholine: relative importance of the precision of drug delivery and the method of assessing response.
J R Beach, C L Young, A J Avery, S C Stenton, J H Dennis, E H Walters, and D J Hendrick
Thorax 1993; 48: 239-243. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.239 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Association of severe asthma attacks with weather, pollen, and air pollutants.
O V Rossi, V L Kinnula, J Tienari, and E Huhti
Thorax 1993; 48: 244-248. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.244 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Relation between response to exercise and diurnal variability of peak expiratory flow in primary school children.
T Frischer, J Kühr, R Meinert, W Karmaus, J Forster, and R Urbanek
Thorax 1993; 48: 249-253. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.249 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Forced oscillation technique and spirometry in cold air provocation tests.
G J Wesseling, I M Vanderhoven-Augustin, and E F Wouters
Thorax 1993; 48: 254-259. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.254 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Failure of frusemide to increase production of prostaglandin E2 in human nasal mucosa in vivo.
J Mullol, I Ramis, J Prat, J Roselló-Catafau, A Xaubet, C Piera, E Gelpí, and C Picado
Thorax 1993; 48: 260-263. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.260 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Additive effects of exposure to silica dust and smoking on pulmonary epithelial permeability: a radioaerosol study with technetium-99m labelled DTPA.
L E Nery, R T Florencio, P R Sandoval, R T Rodrigues, G Alonso, and G R Mason
Thorax 1993; 48: 264-268. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.264 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Malignant mesothelioma in women.
A Dawson, A R Gibbs, F D Pooley, D M Griffiths, and J Hoy
Thorax 1993; 48: 269-274. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.269 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Model for investigating snorers with suspected sleep apnoea.
H Rauscher, W Popp, and H Zwick
Thorax 1993; 48: 275-279. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.275 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Evaluation of a computerised polysomnography system.
H Biernacka and N J Douglas
Thorax 1993; 48: 280-283. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.280 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Deaths and necropsies in a thoracic unit.
D A Boldy, C Jones, H Matthews, and C Edwards
Thorax 1993; 48: 284-286. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.284 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Effect of oral bronchodilators on lung mucociliary clearance during sleep in patients with asthma.
A Hasani, J E Agnew, D Pavia, H Vora, and S W Clarke
Thorax 1993; 48: 287-289. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.287 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

New perspectives on basic mechanisms in lung disease. 4. Why are the airways so vascular?
J Widdicombe
Thorax 1993; 48: 290-295. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.290 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Intrathoracic vagus nerve neurofibroma and sudden death in a patient with neurofibromatosis.
L T Chow, B S Shum, and W H Chow
Thorax 1993; 48: 298-299. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.298 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Inhalation trauma due to overheating in a microwave oven.
A L Zanen and A P Rietveld
Thorax 1993; 48: 300-302. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.300 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Management of pulmonary embolism.
N W Morrell and W A Seed
Thorax 1993; 48: 303. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.303 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Management of pulmonary embolism.
J M Shapiro and J A Albino
Thorax 1993; 48: 303. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.303-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

National survey of notifications of tuberculosis in England and Wales in 1988.
P D Davies
Thorax 1993; 48: 304. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.304 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Does a positive Heaf test reaction in Asian schoolchildren predict later breakdown of tuberculosis?
P D Davies
Thorax 1993; 48: 304. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.304-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tuberculosis contact tracing: are the British Thoracic Society guidelines still appropriate?
P D Davies
Thorax 1993; 48: 304. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.304-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Second International Conference on Advances in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Management of Chronic Respiratory Failure, Venice, 4-7 November 1992 M D L Morgan Thorax 1993; 48: 296-297. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.296 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	AUTHORS' REPLY H H Gray and S Firoozan Thorax 1993; 48: 303. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.303-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	AUTHORS' REPLY S Meredith Thorax 1993; 48: 304. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.304-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	AUTHORS' REPLY J B Cookson and A G I Cookson Thorax 1993; 48: 304. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.304-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Trials in the treatment of tuberculosis Colin M Ogilvie Thorax 1993; 48: 203. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.203 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	"Doping" with β₂ agonists in the 1960s? BG Simonsson Thorax 1993; 48: 297. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.297 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cystic Fibrosis, Basic and Clinical Research AKW Thorax 1993; 48: 302. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.302 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Sulphur Dioxide, Acid Aerosols and Particulates AWF Thorax 1993; 48: 302. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.302-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tuberculosis and HIV: blind man's buff. P D Davies Thorax 1993; 48: 193-194. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.193 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diuretics and asthma. P J Barnes Thorax 1993; 48: 195-196. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.195 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Asthma guidelines: who is guiding whom and where to? M G Pearson Thorax 1993; 48: 197-198. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.197 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tuberculosis and HIV: estimates of the overlap in England and Wales. J M Watson, S K Meredith, E Whitmore-Overton, B Bannister, and J H Darbyshire Thorax 1993; 48: 199-203. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.199 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Changing patterns of respiratory disease in HIV positive patients in a referral centre in the United Kingdom between 1986-7 and 1990-1. A D Pitkin, A D Grant, N M Foley, and R F Miller Thorax 1993; 48: 204-207. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.204 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The effect of inhaled frusemide on airway sensitivity to inhaled 4.5% sodium chloride aerosol in asthmatic subjects. L T Rodwell, S D Anderson, J I du Toit, and J P Seale Thorax 1993; 48: 208-213. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.208 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Respiratory symptoms questionnaire for asthma epidemiology: validity and reproducibility. K M Venables, N Farrer, L Sharp, B J Graneek, and A J Newman Taylor Thorax 1993; 48: 214-219. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.214 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lung deposition of nebulised pentamidine in children. M J O'Doherty, S H Thomas, D Gibb, C J Page, C Harrington, C Duggan, T O Nunan, and N T Bateman Thorax 1993; 48: 220-226. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.220 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Value of theophylline treatment in patients handicapped by chronic obstructive lung disease. S E McKay, C A Howie, A H Thomson, B Whiting, and G J Addis Thorax 1993; 48: 227-232. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.227 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Large volume spacer devices and the influence of high dose beclomethasone dipropionate on hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis function. P H Brown, A P Greening, and G K Crompton Thorax 1993; 48: 233-238. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.233 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Measurement of airway responsiveness to methacholine: relative importance of the precision of drug delivery and the method of assessing response. J R Beach, C L Young, A J Avery, S C Stenton, J H Dennis, E H Walters, and D J Hendrick Thorax 1993; 48: 239-243. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.239 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Association of severe asthma attacks with weather, pollen, and air pollutants. O V Rossi, V L Kinnula, J Tienari, and E Huhti Thorax 1993; 48: 244-248. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.244 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Relation between response to exercise and diurnal variability of peak expiratory flow in primary school children. T Frischer, J Kühr, R Meinert, W Karmaus, J Forster, and R Urbanek Thorax 1993; 48: 249-253. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.249 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Forced oscillation technique and spirometry in cold air provocation tests. G J Wesseling, I M Vanderhoven-Augustin, and E F Wouters Thorax 1993; 48: 254-259. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.254 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Failure of frusemide to increase production of prostaglandin E2 in human nasal mucosa in vivo. J Mullol, I Ramis, J Prat, J Roselló-Catafau, A Xaubet, C Piera, E Gelpí, and C Picado Thorax 1993; 48: 260-263. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.260 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Additive effects of exposure to silica dust and smoking on pulmonary epithelial permeability: a radioaerosol study with technetium-99m labelled DTPA. L E Nery, R T Florencio, P R Sandoval, R T Rodrigues, G Alonso, and G R Mason Thorax 1993; 48: 264-268. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.264 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Malignant mesothelioma in women. A Dawson, A R Gibbs, F D Pooley, D M Griffiths, and J Hoy Thorax 1993; 48: 269-274. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.269 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Model for investigating snorers with suspected sleep apnoea. H Rauscher, W Popp, and H Zwick Thorax 1993; 48: 275-279. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.275 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Evaluation of a computerised polysomnography system. H Biernacka and N J Douglas Thorax 1993; 48: 280-283. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.280 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Deaths and necropsies in a thoracic unit. D A Boldy, C Jones, H Matthews, and C Edwards Thorax 1993; 48: 284-286. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.284 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of oral bronchodilators on lung mucociliary clearance during sleep in patients with asthma. A Hasani, J E Agnew, D Pavia, H Vora, and S W Clarke Thorax 1993; 48: 287-289. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.287 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	New perspectives on basic mechanisms in lung disease. 4. Why are the airways so vascular? J Widdicombe Thorax 1993; 48: 290-295. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.290 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Intrathoracic vagus nerve neurofibroma and sudden death in a patient with neurofibromatosis. L T Chow, B S Shum, and W H Chow Thorax 1993; 48: 298-299. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.298 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inhalation trauma due to overheating in a microwave oven. A L Zanen and A P Rietveld Thorax 1993; 48: 300-302. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.300 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Management of pulmonary embolism. N W Morrell and W A Seed Thorax 1993; 48: 303. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.303 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Management of pulmonary embolism. J M Shapiro and J A Albino Thorax 1993; 48: 303. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.303-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	National survey of notifications of tuberculosis in England and Wales in 1988. P D Davies Thorax 1993; 48: 304. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.304 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Does a positive Heaf test reaction in Asian schoolchildren predict later breakdown of tuberculosis? P D Davies Thorax 1993; 48: 304. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.304-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tuberculosis contact tracing: are the British Thoracic Society guidelines still appropriate? P D Davies Thorax 1993; 48: 304. doi:10.1136/thx.48.3.304-d [PDF] [Request Permissions]