Editorials

	Bone mineral density in adults with cystic fibrosis S P CONWAY Thorax 1999; 54: 957. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.957 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sleep on the cheap: the role of overnight oximetry in the diagnosis of sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome J A BENNETT and W J M KINNEAR Thorax 1999; 54: 958-959. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.958 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Inducible nitric oxide and pulmonary infection SUVEER SINGH, S JOHN WORT, and TIMOTHY W EVANS Thorax 1999; 54: 959-960. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.959 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Impact factors for 1998 J R BRITTON and A J KNOX Thorax 1999; 54: 960. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.960 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Low bone mineral density in adults with cystic fibrosis C S Haworth, P L Selby, A K Webb, M E Dodd, H Musson, R McL Niven, G Economou, A W Horrocks, A J Freemont, E B Mawer, and J E Adams Thorax 1999; 54: 961-967. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.961 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Nocturnal oximetry for the diagnosis of the sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome: a method to reduce the number of polysomnographies? Eusebi Chiner, Jaime Signes-Costa, Juan Manuel Arriero, Juan Marco, Isabel Fuentes, and Antonia Sergado Thorax 1999; 54: 968-971. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.968 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Mandibular advancement oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea: effect on awake calibre of the velopharynx C F Ryan, L L Love, D Peat, J A Fleetham, and A A Lowe Thorax 1999; 54: 972-977. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.972 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Scottish Confidential Inquiry into Asthma Deaths (SCIAD), 1994-6 C E Bucknall, R Slack, C C Godley, T W Mackay, and S C Wright Thorax 1999; 54: 978-984. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.978 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A confidential inquiry into asthma deaths in Wales M L Burr, B H Davies, A Hoare, A Jones, I J Williamson, S K Holgate, R Arthurs, and I G C Hodges Thorax 1999; 54: 985-989. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.985 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Temporal trends and ethnic variations in asthma mortality in Singapore, 1976-1995 T P Ng and Wan C Tan Thorax 1999; 54: 990-994. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.990 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	An empirical comparison of the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and the Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ) in a clinical trial setting Maureen Rutten-van Mölken, Bianca Roos, and J A Van Noord Thorax 1999; 54: 995-1003. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.995 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Domestic biomass fuel combustion and chronic bronchitis in two rural Bolivian villages R Albalak, A R Frisancho, and G J Keeler Thorax 1999; 54: 1004-1008. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1004 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical significance of respiratory bronchiolitis on open lung biopsy and its relationship to smoking related interstitial lung disease James Moon, Ronald M du Bois, Thomas V Colby, David M Hansell, and Andrew G Nicholson Thorax 1999; 54: 1009-1014. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1009 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Jun-ichi Ashitani, Hiroshi Mukae, Haruko Taniguchi, Toshihiko Ihi, Jun-ichi Kadota, Shigeru Kohno, and Shigeru Matsukura Thorax 1999; 54: 1015-1020. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1015 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Dietary factors and pulmonary function: a cross sectional study in middle aged men from three European countries Cora Tabak, Henriette A Smit, Leena Räsänen, Flaminio Fidanza, Alessandro Menotti, Aulikki Nissinen, Edith J M Feskens, Dick Heederik, and Daan Kromhout Thorax 1999; 54: 1021-1026. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1021 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Particulate air pollution and the blood Anthony Seaton, Anne Soutar, Vivienne Crawford, Robert Elton, Susan McNerlan, John Cherrie, Monika Watt, Raymond Agius, and Robert Stout Thorax 1999; 54: 1027-1032. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1027 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short papers

	Effect of oral L-arginine on airway hyperresponsiveness to histamine in asthma H W F M de Gouw, M B Verbruggen, I M Twiss, and P J Sterk Thorax 1999; 54: 1033-1035. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1033 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional reviews

	Acute respiratory distress syndrome and nosocomial pneumonia Torsten T Bauer and Antoni Torres Thorax 1999; 54: 1036-1040. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1036 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Athletes and doping: effects of drugs on the respiratory system P N R Dekhuijzen, H A Machiels, L M A Heunks, H F M van der Heijden, and R H H van Balkom Thorax 1999; 54: 1041-1046. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1041 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Successful treatment of post-influenza pseudomembranous necrotising bronchial aspergillosis with liposomal amphotericin, inhaled amphotericin B, gamma interferon and GM-CSF R J Boots, D L Paterson, A M Allworth, and J L Faoagali Thorax 1999; 54: 1047-1049. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1047 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Nasal provocation with AMP MADELEINE ENNIS, PAUL FORSYTHE, LORCAN P A MCGARVEY, LIAM G HEANEY, JOSEPH MACMAHON;, and R POLOSA Thorax 1999; 54: 1050. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1050 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Key Topics in Respiratory Medicine. Thorax 1999; 54: 1050. doi:10.1136/thx.54.11.1050a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]