Airwaves

	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2004; 59: 1. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.awjan [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Delays in managing lung cancer A Moody, M Muers, and D Forman Thorax 2004; 59: 1-3. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The developing story of antioxidants and asthma R Hubbard and A Fogarty Thorax 2004; 59: 3-4. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sleep disordered breathing awoken J Fleetham Thorax 2004; 59: 5-6. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.009407 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Thank you to all Thorax reviewers J A Wedzicha, S L Johnston, and D M Mitchell Thorax 2004; 59: 6-7. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018689 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

	Pulmonary artery aneurysm and tuberous sclerosis N J Burrows and S R Johnson Thorax 2004; 59: 86. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.016634 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

	Genetic polymorphism of GSTM1 and antioxidant supplementation influence lung function in relation to ozone exposure in asthmatic children in Mexico City I Romieu, J J Sienra-Monge, M Ramírez-Aguilar, H Moreno-Macías, N I Reyes-Ruiz, B Estela del Río-Navarro, M Hernández-Avila, and S J London Thorax 2004; 59: 8-10. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Early prescriptions of antibiotics and the risk of allergic disease in adults: a cohort study P Cullinan, J Harris, P Mills, S Moffat, C White, J Figg, A Moon, and A J Newman Taylor Thorax 2004; 59: 11-15. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Clinical dose-response relationship of fluticasone propionate in adults with asthma M Masoli, M Weatherall, S Holt, and R Beasley Thorax 2004; 59: 16-20. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Use of sequential quadrupling dose regimens to study efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma K Phillips, J Oborne, T W Harrison, and A E Tattersfield Thorax 2004; 59: 21-25. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015289 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Time course of action of two inhaled corticosteroids, fluticasone propionate and budesonide K Phillips, J Oborne, S Lewis, T W Harrison, and A E Tattersfield Thorax 2004; 59: 26-30. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015297 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung cancer

	Effect of delays on prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer G Myrdal, M Lambe, G Hillerdal, K Lamberg, Th Agustsson, and E Ståhle Thorax 2004; 59: 45-49. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sleep disordered breathing

	Intranasal corticosteroid therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with co-existing rhinitis J L Kiely, P Nolan, and W T McNicholas Thorax 2004; 59: 50-55. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Time course of changes in driving simulator performance with and without treatment in patients with sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome P M Turkington, M Sircar, D Saralaya, and M W Elliott Thorax 2004; 59: 56-59. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Airway biology

	Reduction of bleomycin induced lung fibrosis by candesartan cilexetil, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist M Otsuka, H Takahashi, M Shiratori, H Chiba, and S Abe Thorax 2004; 59: 31-38. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.000893 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effects of antiplatelet agents on pulmonary haemodynamic response to fMLP in endotoxin primed rats C Song, S Suzuki, H Kubo, M Chida, Y Hoshikawa, T Tabata, and T Kondo Thorax 2004; 59: 39-44. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.002022 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Paediatric lung disease

	Low birth weight for gestation and airway function in infancy: exploring the fetal origins hypothesis C Dezateux, S Lum, A-F Hoo, J Hawdon, K Costeloe, and J Stocks Thorax 2004; 59: 60-66. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pulmonary function abnormalities in children with sickle cell disease K P Sylvester, R A Patey, P Milligan, M Dick, G F Rafferty, D Rees, S L Thein, and A Greenough Thorax 2004; 59: 67-70. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

	Cough · 4: Cough in asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis P V Dicpinigaitis Thorax 2004; 59: 71-72. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sleep · 1: Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: definitions, epidemiology, and natural history J R Stradling and R J O Davies Thorax 2004; 59: 73-78. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.007161 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Multidrug resistant tuberculosis following lung transplantation: treatment with pulmonary resection D Shitrit, D Bendayan, M Saute, and M R Kramer Thorax 2004; 59: 79-80. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Is there an association between impaired pulmonary function and mortality in never smokers? H Schünemann Thorax 2004; 59: 81. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 polymorphisms and COPD I Sabroe, M K B Whyte, A G Wilson, S K Dower, R Hubbard, and I Hall Thorax 2004; 59: 81. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	British guidelines on the management of asthma K Clancy, B G Higgins, J G Douglas, and N Barnes Thorax 2004; 59: 81-82. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Peak flow meters still useful but require consistency rather than accuracy C K Connolly and V Brusasco Thorax 2004; 59: 82-83. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pneumocystis pneumonia in humans is caused by P jiroveci not P carinii R Miller, R J Boyton, D M Mitchell, and O M Kan Thorax 2004; 59: 83-84. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Adenocarcinoma of lung presenting with dysgeusia S Karthik, R Roop, and N K Mediratta Thorax 2004; 59: 84. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.001479 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

	The use of opioids for palliative care in refractory dyspnoea G P Currie Thorax 2004; 59: 7. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.la66 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Environmental nitrogen dioxide causes a pro-allergic response in the bronchial epithelium of normal subjects in vivo G P Currie Thorax 2004; 59: 10. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.la69 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	New evidence for the Dutch hypothesis? D Shaw Thorax 2004; 59: 38. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.la67 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Can inactivated Mycobacterium vaccae vaccine help protect HIV positive patients against tuberculosis? V L C White Thorax 2004; 59: 38. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.la68 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bilateral diagnostic thoracocentesis may not be routinely indicated in patients with bilateral pleural effusion K Mohan Thorax 2004; 59: 55. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviewers

	Thorax 2004; 59: 85. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages

	Author index Thorax 2004; 59: e1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Subject Index Thorax 2004; 59: e2 [PDF] [Request Permissions]