Editorials

	Assisted ventilation for chronic neuromuscular disorders J D ROAD Thorax 2000; 55: 1-2. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Annual report

	Annual report October 1998 to September 1999 J BRITTON, A J KNOX, R L J ORME, and H J HUGHES Thorax 2000; 55: 2-3. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.2 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Long term non-invasive ventilation in the community for patients with musculoskeletal disorders: 46 year experience and review Ahmet Baydur, Elaine Layne, Hilkat Aral, Nageswari Krishnareddy, Ruth Topacio, Glynnis Frederick, and Walbert Bodden Thorax 2000; 55: 4-11. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.4 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ongoing airway inflammation in patients with COPD who do not currently smoke Steven R Rutgers, Dirkje S Postma, Nick H T ten Hacken, Henk F Kauffman, Thomas W van der Mark, Gerard H Koëter, and Wim Timens Thorax 2000; 55: 12-18. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.12 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk factors and costs associated with an asthma attack G Hoskins, C McCowan, R G Neville, G E Thomas, B Smith, and S Silverman Thorax 2000; 55: 19-24. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.19 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Perinatal risk factors for asthma in Finnish adolescent twins Maija Räsänen, Jaakko Kaprio, Tarja Laitinen, Torsten Winter, Markku Koskenvuo, and Lauri A Laitinen Thorax 2000; 55: 25-31. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.25 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Chronic pulmonary function impairment caused by initial and recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis following treatment Eva Hnizdo, Tanusha Singh, and Gavin Churchyard Thorax 2000; 55: 32-38. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.32 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Towards elimination of tuberculosis in a low income country: the experience of Cuba, 1962-97 Antonio Marrero, José A Caminero, Rodolfo Rodríguez, and Nils E Billo Thorax 2000; 55: 39-45. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.39 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Comparison of systemic cytokine levels in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, severe pneumonia, and controls Torsten T Bauer, Concepción Montón, Antoni Torres, Hernan Cabello, Xavier Fillela, Abel Maldonado, Jose-Maria Nicolás, and Elisabet Zavala Thorax 2000; 55: 46-52. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.46 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Airway neutrophilia in stable and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome patients following lung transplantation Ling Zheng, E Haydn Walters, Chris Ward, Ning Wang, Bernadette Orsida, Helen Whitford, Trevor J Williams, Tom Kotsimbos, and Gregory I Snell Thorax 2000; 55: 53-59. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.53 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short reports

	Role of Tc-99m MIBI in the evaluation of single pulmonary nodules: a preliminary report Omar A Minai, Shankar Raja, Atul C Mehta, Eugene J Sullivan, Saeed U Khan, Asok Dasgupta, and Alejandro C Arroliga Thorax 2000; 55: 60-62. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.60 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Biological quality control for exercise testing S M Revill and M D L Morgan Thorax 2000; 55: 63-66. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.63 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

	Rare diseases  6: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: clinical aspects and current concepts on pathogenesis Pallav L Shah, David Hansell, Peter R Lawson, Kenneth B M Reid, and Cliff Morgan Thorax 2000; 55: 67-77. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.67 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Issues at the interface between primary and secondary care in the management of common respiratory disease  5: The challenge of providing better care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the poor relation of airways obstruction? Peter Calverley and David Bellamy Thorax 2000; 55: 78-82. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.78 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional reviews

	The next generation: fluoroquinolones in the management of acute lower respiratory infection in adults Peter J Moss and Roger G Finch Thorax 2000; 55: 83-85. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.83 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Transtracheal air in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome F Sériès, J La Forge, N Lampron, and Y Cormier Thorax 2000; 55: 86-87. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.86 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis associated with common variable hypogammaglobulinaemia treated with cyclosporin A Christopher W H Davies, Mark C Juniper, Winifred Gray, Fergus V Gleeson, Helen M Chapel, and Robert J O Davies Thorax 2000; 55: 88-90. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.88 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Risk factors for death from asthma STEPHAN F LANES, J DOUGLAS WILSON;, HILARY GUITE, RUTH DUNDAS, and PETER BURNEY Thorax 2000; 55: 91. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.91 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Nebulised taurolidine and B cepacia bronchiectasis M J LEDSON, C COWPERTHWAITE, M J WALSHAW, M J GALLAGHER, T WILLIETS, and C A HART Thorax 2000; 55: 91. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.91a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of salmeterol on airway eosinophils M M M PIZZICHINI, E PIZZICHINI, F E HARGREAVE;, FEDERICO L DENTE, and PIER LUIGI PAGGIARO Thorax 2000; 55: 91. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.91b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach Thorax 2000; 55: 93. doi:10.1136/thorax.55.1.93 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]