Editorials

	The burden of asthma: weighing the community risk against individual risk AHMAD VON SCHLEGELL, EVALYN N GRANT, and KEVIN B WEISS Thorax 1999; 54: 471-472. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.471 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Screening older patients for obstructive airways disease ANTONY CROCKETT Thorax 1999; 54: 472-473. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.472 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	A quagmire for clinicians: when technological advances exceed clinical knowledge SUSAN REDLINE and MARK SANDERS Thorax 1999; 54: 474-475. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.474 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Geographical and socioeconomic variation in the prevalence of asthma symptoms in English and Scottish children E Duran-Tauleria and R J Rona Thorax 1999; 54: 476-481. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.476 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Randomised trial of an inhaled 2 agonist, inhaled corticosteroid and their combination in the treatment of asthma R J Hancox, J O Cowan, E M Flannery, G P Herbison, C R McLachlan, C S Wong, and D R Taylor Thorax 1999; 54: 482-487. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.482 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effects of inhaled  agonist and corticosteroid treatment on nuclear transcription factors in bronchial mucosa in asthma Robert J Hancox, David A Stevens, Ian M Adcock, Peter J Barnes, and D Robin Taylor Thorax 1999; 54: 488-492. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.488 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of adult asthma education in a hospital setting O Abdulwadud, M Abramson, A Forbes, A James, and E H Walters Thorax 1999; 54: 493-500. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.493 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Screening older patients for obstructive airways disease in a semi-rural practice J A Dickinson, M Meaker, M Searle, and G Ratcliffe Thorax 1999; 54: 501-505. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.501 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Nasal pressure recording in the diagnosis of sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome F Sériès and I Marc Thorax 1999; 54: 506-510. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.506 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Tracheobronchial malacia and stenosis in children in intensive care: bronchograms help to predict oucome Robert J Burden, Frank Shann, Warwick Butt, and Michael Ditchfield Thorax 1999; 54: 511-517. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.511 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Oxidative stress during acute respiratory exacerbations in cystic fibrosis L T McGrath, P Mallon, L Dowey, B Silke, E McClean, M McDonnell, A Devine, S Copeland, and S Elborn Thorax 1999; 54: 518-523. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.518 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Inter-relationship between tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-) and TNF soluble receptors in pulmonary sarcoidosis Lynne Armstrong, Noeleen M Foley, and Ann B Millar Thorax 1999; 54: 524-530. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.524 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Muscarinic blockade of methacholine induced airway and parenchymal lung responses in anaesthetised rats J L Wale, F Peták, and P D Sly Thorax 1999; 54: 531-537. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.531 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

	Issues at the interface between primary and secondary care in the management of common respiratory disease: Introduction W F Holmes and John Macfarlane Thorax 1999; 54: 538-539. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.538 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Issues at the interface between primary and secondary care in the management of common respiratory disease  1: The challenge of improving the delivery of lung cancer care Martin F Muers, William F Holmes, and Clare Littlewood Thorax 1999; 54: 540-543. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.540 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional reviews

	Prevention of nosocomial bacterial pneumonia Jean-Louis Vincent Thorax 1999; 54: 544-549. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.544 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	New immunosuppressive drugs and lung transplantation: last or least? J W K van den Berg, D S Postma, G H Koëter, and W van der Bij Thorax 1999; 54: 550-553. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.550 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Immunomodulation by interference with co-stimulatory molecules: therapeutic perspectives in asthma Samuele E Burastero and Giovanni A Rossi Thorax 1999; 54: 554-557. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.554 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Pulmonary eosinophilia associated with montelukast José Franco and María José Artés Thorax 1999; 54: 558-560. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.558 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma M J Ledson, R Convery, A Carty, and C C Evans Thorax 1999; 54: 560-561. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.560 [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Pulmonary embolism MATTHEW B STANBROOK, WILLIAM GEERTS;, PAUL EGERMAYER, and G IAN TOWN Thorax 1999; 54: 562. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.562 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Chronic cough C E BRIGHTLING, I D PAVORD;, L P A MCGARVEY, L G HEANEY, M ENNIS, J MACMAHON;, JÜRGEN MEIER-SYDOW, and PETER KARDOS Thorax 1999; 54: 562. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.562a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Childhood empyema A H THOMSON and W LENNEY Thorax 1999; 54: 562. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.562b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Duchenne muscular dystrophy YUKA ISHIKAWA, JOHN R BACH;, and A K SIMONDS Thorax 1999; 54: 562. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.562c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Medical students' knowledge of tobacco PIERSANTE SESTINI Thorax 1999; 54: 562. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.562d [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Pulmonary and critical care medicine Thorax 1999; 54: 564. doi:10.1136/thx.54.6.564 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]