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May 1998    (Volume 53, Number 5).   [Index by author]
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Typing of mycobacteria using spoligotyping
A C HAYWARD and J M WATSON
Thorax 1998; 53: 329-330. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.329 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Bisphosphonates and glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: implications for patients with respiratory diseases
SIMONE COWAN, SUZANNE MORIN, and PIERRE ERNST
Thorax 1998; 53: 331-332. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.331 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Burkholderia cepacia: another twist and a further threat
A K WEBB and J R GOVAN
Thorax 1998; 53: 333-334. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.333 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
The new prescription: industrial injuries benefits for smokers?
ANTHONY SEATON
Thorax 1998; 53: 335-336. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.335 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Coal miners' respiratory disease litigation
ROBIN RUDD
Thorax 1998; 53: 337-340. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.337 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Heather M Engleman, Sascha E Martin, Ruth N Kingshott, Thomas W Mackay, Ian J Deary, and Neil J Douglas
Thorax 1998; 53: 341-345. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.341 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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R S Heyderman, M Goyal, P Roberts, S Ushewokunze, S Zizhou, B G Marshall, Robert Makombe, J D A Van Embden, P R Mason, and R J Shaw
Thorax 1998; 53: 346-350. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.346 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Pitt, F Li, P Todd, D Webber, S Pack, and C Moniz
Thorax 1998; 53: 351-356. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.351 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L G Heaney, L J M Cross, L P A McGarvey, K D Buchanan, M Ennis, and C Shaw
Thorax 1998; 53: 357-362. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.357 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Brophy, B Ahmed, S Bayston, A Arnold, D McGivern, and M Greenstone
Thorax 1998; 53: 363-367. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.363 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zeenath Hassim, Sonia E Maronese, and Rakesh K Kumar
Thorax 1998; 53: 368-371. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.368 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hao-Chien Wang, Ping-Hung Kuo, Yuang-Shuang Liaw, Chong-Jen Yu, Sow-Hsong Kuo, Kwen-Tay Luh, and Pan-Chyr Yang
Thorax 1998; 53: 372-376. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.372 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Marco Alifano, Roberto De Pascalis, Matteo Sofia, Stanislao Faraone, Mariassunta Del Pezzo, and Italo Covelli
Thorax 1998; 53: 377-380. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.377 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Health effects of passive smoking bullet  8 : Passive smoking and risk of adult asthma and COPD: an update
David B Coultas
Thorax 1998; 53: 381-387. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.381 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Genetics and pulmonary medicine: Introduction
J Britton and J Hopkin
Thorax 1998; 53: 388. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.388 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Genetics and pulmonary medicine bullet  1: The genetics of cystic fibrosis lung disease
Donald J Davidson and David J Porteous
Thorax 1998; 53: 389-397. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.389 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Coal mining and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a review of the evidence
David Coggon and Anthony Newman Taylor
Thorax 1998; 53: 398-407. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.398 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Public health aspects of obstructive sleep apnoea
G J Gibson
Thorax 1998; 53: 408-409. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.408 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Sleep apnoea and its impact on public health
John Wright and Trevor Sheldon
Thorax 1998; 53: 410-413. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.410 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Systematic review of the efficacy of nasal CPAP
Neil J Douglas
Thorax 1998; 53: 414-415. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.414 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Cardiovascular aspects of obstructive sleep apnoea and their relevance to the assessment of the efficacy of nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy
Robert J O Davies
Thorax 1998; 53: 416-418. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.416 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Measurement of airway hyperresponsiveness: new considerations
Jan Lötvall, Mark Inman, and Paul O'Byrne
Thorax 1998; 53: 419-424. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.419 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Clinical impact of bone and calcium metabolism changes in sarcoidosis
Gianfranco Rizzato
Thorax 1998; 53: 425-429. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.425 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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M J Ledson, M J Gallagher, and M J Walshaw
Thorax 1998; 53: 430-432. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.430 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M J Ledson, M J Gallagher, J E Corkill, C A Hart, and M J Walshaw
Thorax 1998; 53: 432-436. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.432 [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]  

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Inhibition of T cell proliferation by human alveolar macrophages
JOHN M GRANGE;, PATRICK G HOLT, and JOHN W UPHAM
Thorax 1998; 53: 437. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.437 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  
Adenosine and adenosine antagonism in asthma
CARL PERSSON; and STEPHEN T HOLGATE
Thorax 1998; 53: 437. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.437a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]  

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Progress in Respiratory Research Series. Volume 29. Updates in Advances in Lung Cancer.
Thorax 1998; 53: 438. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.438 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]  
Tuberculosis.
Thorax 1998; 53: 438. doi:10.1136/thx.53.5.438a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]  

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