Annual Report

	Annual Report October 1993-September 1994 Stephen G Spiro Thorax 1994; 49: 1192. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1192 [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case Reports

	Respiratory failure with diffuse patchy lung infiltrates: an unusual presentation of squamous cell carcinoma Marc Meysman, Danny F Schoors, Hendrik Reynaert, Marc Noppen, Erwin Pierre, and Walter Vincken Thorax 1994; 49: 1271-1272. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1271 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor

	AUTHORS' REPLY James C Hogg Thorax 1994; 49: 1277. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1277 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	AUTHORS' REPLY P J Wijkstra and E Tenvergert Thorax 1994; 49: 1277-1278. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1277-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book Notices

	Assisted Ventilation at Home - A Practical Guide ME Thorax 1994; 49: 1279. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1279 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The Handbook of Immunopharmacology: Immunopharmacology of Mast Cells and Basophils PWI Thorax 1994; 49: 1279. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1279-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bronchitis V: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Advances in Understanding of Asthma and COPD, Groningen, The Netherlands, 9-11 June 1993 MGP Thorax 1994; 49: 1279. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1279-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Respiratory Infections: Diagnosis and Management GB Thorax 1994; 49: 1279. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1279-c [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research Article

	Inhaled corticosteroid therapy in children: an assessment of the potential for side effects. G Russell Thorax 1994; 49: 1185-1188. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1185 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Role of viral infections in the inception of asthma and allergies during childhood: could they be protective? F D Martinez Thorax 1994; 49: 1189-1191. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1189 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Control and prevention of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom: Code of Practice 1994. Joint Tuberculosis Committee of the British Thoracic Society. Thorax 1994; 49: 1193-1200. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1193 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Respiratory symptoms of rural Fijian and Indian children in Fiji. M G Flynn Thorax 1994; 49: 1201-1204. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1201 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Asthma, allergy, and atopy in three south-east Asian populations. R Leung and P Ho Thorax 1994; 49: 1205-1210. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1205 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Airways inflammation in subjects with chronic bronchitis who have never smoked. M Lusuardi, A Capelli, C G Cerutti, E L Spada, and C F Donner Thorax 1994; 49: 1211-1216. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1211 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Prevalence and risk factors for chronic bronchitis in Pelotas, RS, Brazil: a population-based study. A M Menezes, C G Victora, and M Rigatto Thorax 1994; 49: 1217-1221. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1217 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Nasal ventilation in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effect of ventilator mode on arterial blood gas tensions. D J Meecham Jones, E A Paul, C Grahame-Clarke, and J A Wedzicha Thorax 1994; 49: 1222-1224. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1222 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Treatment of nocturnal asthma with nedocromil sodium. L Clancy and S Keogan Thorax 1994; 49: 1225-1227. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1225 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Comparison of terbutaline and placebo from a pressurised metered dose inhaler and a dry powder inhaler in a subgroup of patients with asthma. O Selroos, A B Löfroos, A Pietinalho, and H Riska Thorax 1994; 49: 1228-1230. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1228 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Serum interleukin 5 concentrations in atopic and non-atopic patients with glucocorticoid-dependent chronic severe asthma. A G Alexander, J Barkans, R Moqbel, N C Barnes, A B Kay, and C J Corrigan Thorax 1994; 49: 1231-1233. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1231 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Potentiation of diaphragmatic twitch after voluntary contraction in normal subjects. S Wragg, C Hamnegard, J Road, D Kyroussis, J Moran, M Green, and J Moxham Thorax 1994; 49: 1234-1237. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1234 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Single lung alveolar volume and gas transfer: effect of expansion of the other lung. B Johansen and O Bjørtuft Thorax 1994; 49: 1238-1242. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1238 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Fibreoptic bronchoscopic electrosurgery under local anaesthesia for rapid palliation in patients with central airway malignancies: a preliminary report. G Sutedja, K van Kralingen, F M Schramel, and P E Postmus Thorax 1994; 49: 1243-1246. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1243 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	C-type natriuretic peptide levels in cor pulmonale and in congestive heart failure. R I Cargill, C S Barr, W J Coutie, A D Struthers, and B J Lipworth Thorax 1994; 49: 1247-1249. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1247 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of exercise on the nasal transmucosal potential difference in patients with cystic fibrosis and normal subjects. S Alsuwaidan, A Li Wan Po, G Morrison, A Redmond, J A Dodge, J McElnay, E Stewart, and C F Stanford Thorax 1994; 49: 1249-1250. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1249 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Contribution of multiple inert gas elimination technique to pulmonary medicine. 5. Ventilation-perfusion relationships in acute respiratory failure. C Mélot Thorax 1994; 49: 1251-1258. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1251 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Studies using radiolabelled aerosols in children. M L Everard Thorax 1994; 49: 1259-1266. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1259 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lymphangioma of the oesophagus: a case report and review of the literature. Y Yoshida, T Okamura, T Ezaki, K Yano, M Kodate, I Murata, and M Kaido Thorax 1994; 49: 1267-1268. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1267 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pleural mesothelioma associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. M Tondini, G Rocco, M Travaglini, G Rossi, A Buscemi, and L de Fazio Thorax 1994; 49: 1269-1270. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1269 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Thoracoscopic treatment of postoperative chylothorax after coronary bypass surgery. J P Janssen, H J Joosten, and P E Postmus Thorax 1994; 49: 1273. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1273 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Massive cerebral infarction after completion pneumonectomy for pulmonary torsion. J Hendriks, P Van Schil, W De Backer, E Hauben, R Vanmaele, and E Van Marck Thorax 1994; 49: 1274-1275. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1274 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lung structure and function in cigarette smokers. W M Thurlbeck Thorax 1994; 49: 1276. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1276 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Chronic respiratory questionnaire. U Jones Thorax 1994; 49: 1277-1278. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1277-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Impact of HIV on tuberculosis in developing countries. C M Parry, O Kamoto, A D Harries, L Nyong'onya Mbewe, and D S Nyangulu Thorax 1994; 49: 1278. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1278 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ultrasound assessment of diaphragmatic movement. G Drummond Thorax 1994; 49: 1278. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1278-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia. R A Lawson Thorax 1994; 49: 1278. doi:10.1136/thx.49.12.1278-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]