Editorials

	A step forward in the evidence-based treatment of opportunist mycobacteria P ORMEROD Thorax 2001; 56: 163. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.163 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is home monitoring of lung function worthwhile for children with asthma? PETER D SLY and FELICITY FLACK Thorax 2001; 56: 164-165. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.164 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Systemic effects of inhaled corticosteroids are milder in asthmatic patients than in normal subjects L FABBRI and R MELARA Thorax 2001; 56: 165-166. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.165 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	First randomised trial of treatments for pulmonary disease caused by M avium intracellulare, M malmoense, and M xenopi in HIV negative patients: rifampicin, ethambutol and isoniazid versus rifampicin and ethambutol Research Committee of the British Thoracic Society Thorax 2001; 56: 167-172. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.167 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Tuberculosis at the end of the 20th century in England and Wales: results of a national survey in 1998 A M C Rose, J M Watson, C Graham, A J Nunn, F Drobniewski, L P Ormerod, J H Darbyshire, and J Leese Thorax 2001; 56: 173-179. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.173 [Abstract] [Full text] [Correction] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Peak flow diaries in childhood asthma are unreliable A W A Kamps, R J Roorda, and P L P Brand Thorax 2001; 56: 180-182. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.180 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The quality of home spirometry in school children with asthma D C Wensley and M Silverman Thorax 2001; 56: 183-185. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.183 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Comparison of the systemic effects of fluticasone propionate and budesonide given by dry powder inhaler in healthy and asthmatic subjects T W Harrison, A Wisniewski, J Honour, and A E Tattersfield Thorax 2001; 56: 186-191. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.186 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Factors influencing the relation of infant feeding to asthma and recurrent wheeze in childhood A L Wright, C J Holberg, L M Taussig, and F D Martinez Thorax 2001; 56: 192-197. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.192 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Medical treatment for reflux oesophagitis does not consistently improve asthma control: a systematic review J L Coughlan, P G Gibson, and R L Henry Thorax 2001; 56: 198-204. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.198 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Expression of oestrogen and progesterone receptors by mast cells alone, but not lymphocytes, macrophages or other immune cells in human upper airways X J Zhao, G McKerr, Z Dong, C A Higgins, J Carson, Z Q Yang, and B M Hannigan Thorax 2001; 56: 205-211. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.205 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Management and survival of patients with lung cancer in Scotland diagnosed in 1995: results of a national population based study A Gregor, C S Thomson, D H Brewster, P L Stroner, J Davidson, R J Fergusson, and R Milroy Thorax 2001; 56: 212-217. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.212 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Assessment of quality of life in lung transplantation using a simple generic tool A C Anyanwu, A McGuire, C A Rogers, and A J Murday Thorax 2001; 56: 218-222. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.218 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Similarities and differences in lectin cytochemistry of laryngeal and tracheal epithelium and subepithelial seromucous glands in cases of sudden infant death and controls F P Paulsen, T Tschernig, A S Debertin, W J Kleemann, R Pabst, and B N Tillmann Thorax 2001; 56: 223-227. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.223 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Proximity to coke works and hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular disease in England and Wales P Aylin, A Bottle, J Wakefield, L Jarup, and P Elliott Thorax 2001; 56: 228-233. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.228 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short papers

	Social predictors of adult asthma: a co-twin case-control study E Huovinen, J Kaprio, L A Laitinen, and M Koskenvuo Thorax 2001; 56: 234-236. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.234 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

	Paediatric origins of adult lung disease 7: Cystic fibrosis P Robinson Thorax 2001; 56: 237-241. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.237 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Continuous venovenous haemofiltration for the treatment of theophylline toxicity J H Henderson, C A McKenzie, P J Hilton, and R M Leach Thorax 2001; 56: 242-243. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.242 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Montelukast and Churg-Strauss syndrome B J LIPWORTH, A M WILSON, H S R HOSKER, J M TUGGEY, S P L MEGHJEE, and J S WHITE Thorax 2001; 56: 244. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.244 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Montelukast sodium in cystic fibrosis A H MORICE, J A KASTELIK, and I AZIZ Thorax 2001; 56: 244. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.244a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Declining incidence of episodes of asthma R BERNSEN, J C VAN DER WOUDEN, D M FLEMING, K W CROSS, A SEATON, D M FLEMING, T WELLER, R BOOKER, S WALKER, and D M FLEMING Thorax 2001; 56: 244. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.244b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Correction for vol. 55, p. 629 Thorax 2001; 56: 246. doi:10.1136/thorax.56.3.246 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]