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November 2003 (Volume 58, Number 11). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Images in Thorax BTS guidelines Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung cancer Asthma and the environment Paediatric lung disease Interstitial lung disease Critical care Review series Case reports Letters to the editor Lung alerts

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2003; 58: 911. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.911-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

So inhaled steroids slow the rate of decline of FEV₁ in patients with COPD after all?
P S Burge and S A Lewis
Thorax 2003; 58: 911-913. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.911 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung biopsy guidelines—for the obedience of fools and guidance of wise men
A R Manhire, C M Richardson, and F V Gleeson
Thorax 2003; 58: 913-914. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.913 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Inpatient management of acute COPD: a cause for concern?
M Rudolf
Thorax 2003; 58: 914-915. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.914 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax
J M FitzGerald, N Müller, and J Hogg
Thorax 2003; 58: 915. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.915 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Spotting latent infection: the path to better tuberculosis control
A Lalvani
Thorax 2003; 58: 916-918. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.916 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
N L Müller and J M FitzGerald
Thorax 2003; 58: 919. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.919 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BTS guidelines

Guidelines for radiologically guided lung biopsy
A Manhire, M Charig, C Clelland, F Gleeson, R Miller, H Moss, K Pointon, C Richardson, and E Sawicka
Thorax 2003; 58: 920-936. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.920 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Inhaled corticosteroids reduce the progression of airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis
E R Sutherland, H Allmers, N T Ayas, A J Venn, and R J Martin
Thorax 2003; 58: 937-941. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.937 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Inhibition by red wine extract, resveratrol, of cytokine release by alveolar macrophages in COPD
S V Culpitt, D F Rogers, P S Fenwick, P Shah, C De Matos, R E K Russell, P J Barnes, and L E Donnelly
Thorax 2003; 58: 942-946. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.942 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Evidence for a link between mortality in acute COPD and hospital type and resources
C M Roberts, S Barnes, D Lowe, and M G Pearson
Thorax 2003; 58: 947-949. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.947 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung cancer

High magnification bronchovideoscopy combined with narrow band imaging could detect capillary loops of angiogenic squamous dysplasia in heavy smokers at high risk for lung cancer
K Shibuya, H Hoshino, M Chiyo, A Iyoda, S Yoshida, Y Sekine, T Iizasa, Y Saitoh, M Baba, K Hiroshima, H Ohwada, and T Fujisawa
Thorax 2003; 58: 989-995. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.989 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma and the environment

Asthma symptoms in women employed in domestic cleaning: a community based study
M Medina-Ramón, J P Zock, M Kogevinas, J Sunyer, and J M Antó
Thorax 2003; 58: 950-954. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.950 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Effects of volatile organic compounds, damp, and other environmental exposures in the home on wheezing illness in children
A J Venn, M Cooper, M Antoniak, C Laughlin, J Britton, and S A Lewis
Thorax 2003; 58: 955-960. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.955 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Paediatric lung disease

The role of neutrophil apoptosis in the resolution of acute lung injury in newborn infants
S Kotecha, R J Mildner, L R Prince, J R Vyas, A E Currie, R A Lawson, and M K B Whyte
Thorax 2003; 58: 961-967. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.961 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Outpatient management of childhood asthma by paediatrician or asthma nurse: randomised controlled study with one year follow up
A W A Kamps, P L P Brand, J L L Kimpen, A R Maillé, A W Overgoor-van de Groes, L C J A M van Helsdingen-Peek, and R J Roorda
Thorax 2003; 58: 968-973. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.968 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cough frequency in children with stable asthma: correlation with lung function, exhaled nitric oxide, and sputum eosinophil count
A M Li, C Lex, A Zacharasiewicz, E Wong, E Erin, T Hansel, N M Wilson, and A Bush
Thorax 2003; 58: 974-978. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.974 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interstitial lung disease

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case–control study of perinatal and early life events
C I Whale, S R Johnson, K G Phillips, S A Newton, S A Lewis, and A E Tattersfield
Thorax 2003; 58: 979-982. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.979 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Critical care

Plasma surfactant protein levels and clinical outcomes in patients with acute lung injury
M D Eisner, P Parsons, M A Matthay, L Ware, and K Greene
Thorax 2003; 58: 983-988. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.983 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

Lung cancer • 10: Delivering a lung cancer service in the 21st century
F C Wells
Thorax 2003; 58: 996-997. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.996 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cough • 2: Chronic cough in children
J C de Jongste and M D Shields
Thorax 2003; 58: 998-1003. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.998 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Erdheim-Chester disease: pulmonary infiltration responding to cyclophosphamide and prednisolone
S C Bourke, A G Nicholson, and G J Gibson
Thorax 2003; 58: 1004-1005. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.1004 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

Management of COPD
T K Marras, W MacNee, and P M A Calverley
Thorax 2003; 58: 1006. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.1006 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

Energy intake and weight are increased by antibiotics in children with cystic fibrosis
S D West
Thorax 2003; 58: 949. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.949 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Salt depletion and hypoalbuminaemia in cystic fibrosis may add to hypercapnia in acute respiratory failure
S J Kelly
Thorax 2003; 58: 973. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.973 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung deposition of colomycin depends on the nebuliser used
D Simcock
Thorax 2003; 58: 982. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.982 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Nodule size on HRCT scanning may predict infectious agent aetiology in immunocompromised patients with suspected pulmonary infection
C M O’Driscoll
Thorax 2003; 58: 1003. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.1003 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2003; 58: 911. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.911-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	So inhaled steroids slow the rate of decline of FEV₁ in patients with COPD after all? P S Burge and S A Lewis Thorax 2003; 58: 911-913. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.911 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lung biopsy guidelines—for the obedience of fools and guidance of wise men A R Manhire, C M Richardson, and F V Gleeson Thorax 2003; 58: 913-914. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.913 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inpatient management of acute COPD: a cause for concern? M Rudolf Thorax 2003; 58: 914-915. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.914 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Images in Thorax J M FitzGerald, N Müller, and J Hogg Thorax 2003; 58: 915. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.915 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spotting latent infection: the path to better tuberculosis control A Lalvani Thorax 2003; 58: 916-918. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.916 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) N L Müller and J M FitzGerald Thorax 2003; 58: 919. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.919 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Guidelines for radiologically guided lung biopsy A Manhire, M Charig, C Clelland, F Gleeson, R Miller, H Moss, K Pointon, C Richardson, and E Sawicka Thorax 2003; 58: 920-936. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.920 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inhaled corticosteroids reduce the progression of airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis E R Sutherland, H Allmers, N T Ayas, A J Venn, and R J Martin Thorax 2003; 58: 937-941. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.937 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inhibition by red wine extract, resveratrol, of cytokine release by alveolar macrophages in COPD S V Culpitt, D F Rogers, P S Fenwick, P Shah, C De Matos, R E K Russell, P J Barnes, and L E Donnelly Thorax 2003; 58: 942-946. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.942 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Evidence for a link between mortality in acute COPD and hospital type and resources C M Roberts, S Barnes, D Lowe, and M G Pearson Thorax 2003; 58: 947-949. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.947 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Asthma symptoms in women employed in domestic cleaning: a community based study M Medina-Ramón, J P Zock, M Kogevinas, J Sunyer, and J M Antó Thorax 2003; 58: 950-954. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.950 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effects of volatile organic compounds, damp, and other environmental exposures in the home on wheezing illness in children A J Venn, M Cooper, M Antoniak, C Laughlin, J Britton, and S A Lewis Thorax 2003; 58: 955-960. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.955 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The role of neutrophil apoptosis in the resolution of acute lung injury in newborn infants S Kotecha, R J Mildner, L R Prince, J R Vyas, A E Currie, R A Lawson, and M K B Whyte Thorax 2003; 58: 961-967. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.961 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Outpatient management of childhood asthma by paediatrician or asthma nurse: randomised controlled study with one year follow up A W A Kamps, P L P Brand, J L L Kimpen, A R Maillé, A W Overgoor-van de Groes, L C J A M van Helsdingen-Peek, and R J Roorda Thorax 2003; 58: 968-973. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.968 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cough frequency in children with stable asthma: correlation with lung function, exhaled nitric oxide, and sputum eosinophil count A M Li, C Lex, A Zacharasiewicz, E Wong, E Erin, T Hansel, N M Wilson, and A Bush Thorax 2003; 58: 974-978. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.974 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case–control study of perinatal and early life events C I Whale, S R Johnson, K G Phillips, S A Newton, S A Lewis, and A E Tattersfield Thorax 2003; 58: 979-982. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.979 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Plasma surfactant protein levels and clinical outcomes in patients with acute lung injury M D Eisner, P Parsons, M A Matthay, L Ware, and K Greene Thorax 2003; 58: 983-988. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.983 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lung cancer • 10: Delivering a lung cancer service in the 21st century F C Wells Thorax 2003; 58: 996-997. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.996 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cough • 2: Chronic cough in children J C de Jongste and M D Shields Thorax 2003; 58: 998-1003. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.998 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Erdheim-Chester disease: pulmonary infiltration responding to cyclophosphamide and prednisolone S C Bourke, A G Nicholson, and G J Gibson Thorax 2003; 58: 1004-1005. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.1004 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Management of COPD T K Marras, W MacNee, and P M A Calverley Thorax 2003; 58: 1006. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.1006 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Energy intake and weight are increased by antibiotics in children with cystic fibrosis S D West Thorax 2003; 58: 949. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.949 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Salt depletion and hypoalbuminaemia in cystic fibrosis may add to hypercapnia in acute respiratory failure S J Kelly Thorax 2003; 58: 973. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.973 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lung deposition of colomycin depends on the nebuliser used D Simcock Thorax 2003; 58: 982. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.982 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Nodule size on HRCT scanning may predict infectious agent aetiology in immunocompromised patients with suspected pulmonary infection C M O’Driscoll Thorax 2003; 58: 1003. doi:10.1136/thorax.58.11.1003 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]