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October 2004 (Volume 59, Number 10). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Images in Thorax Asthma Respiratory infection Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung cancer Sleep disordered breathing Respiratory physiology Occupational lung disease Review series Case reports Lung alerts

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2004; 59: 821. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.awoct [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Chemotherapy for advanced lung cancer: is the glass half full or half empty?
G Silvestri
Thorax 2004; 59: 821. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025916 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The HRCT scan pursuing real life pathology
R A Stockley
Thorax 2004; 59: 822-823. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.029785 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pi MZ and COPD: will we ever know?
N Seersholm
Thorax 2004; 59: 823-825. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024810 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Environmental allergen exposure, sensitisation and asthma: from whole populations to individuals at risk
A Custovic and A Simpson
Thorax 2004; 59: 825-827. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.027334 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

A rare presentation of a ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm
A Chatterjee, S Ghosh, K Salhiyyah, P Gaines, and G Rocco
Thorax 2004; 59: 912. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028589 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

Early allergen exposure, skin prick responses, and atopic wheeze at age 5 in English children: a cohort study
P Cullinan, S J MacNeill, J M Harris, S Moffat, C White, P Mills, and A J Newman Taylor
Thorax 2004; 59: 855-861. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019877 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Airway inflammation in children with difficult asthma: relationships with airflow limitation and persistent symptoms
D N R Payne, Y Qiu, J Zhu, L Peachey, M Scallan, A Bush, and P K Jeffery
Thorax 2004; 59: 862-869. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017244 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Soluble CD86 protein in serum samples of patients with asthma
H-Z Shi, Z-F Xie, J-M Deng, Y-Q Chen, and C-Q Xiao
Thorax 2004; 59: 870-875. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021840 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Linkage/association study of a locus modulating total serum IgE on chromosome 14q13–24 in families with asthma
A H Mansur, D T Bishop, S T Holgate, A F Markham, and J F J Morrison
Thorax 2004; 59: 876-882. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014092 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory infection

Six month radiological and physiological outcomes in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) survivors
C K Ng, J W M Chan, T L Kwan, T S To, Y H Chan, F Y Y Ng, and T Y W Mok
Thorax 2004; 59: 889-891. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023762 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Relationship between peripheral airway dysfunction, airway obstruction, and neutrophilic inflammation in COPD
R A O’Donnell, C Peebles, J A Ward, A Daraker, G Angco, P Broberg, S Pierrou, J Lund, S T Holgate, D E Davies, D J Delany, S J Wilson, and R Djukanovic
Thorax 2004; 59: 837-842. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019349 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in ${alpha}$ ₁-antitrypsin PI MZ heterozygotes: a meta-analysis
C P Hersh, M Dahl, N P Ly, C S Berkey, B G Nordestgaard, and E K Silverman
Thorax 2004; 59: 843-849. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022541 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Decreased expression of interleukin 13 in human lung emphysema
A Boutten, M Bonay, S Laribe, G Leseche, Y Castier, V Leçon-Malas, M Fournier, G Durand, M Aubier, M Dehoux, and B Crestani
Thorax 2004; 59: 850-854. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025247 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung cancer

Chemotherapy versus supportive care in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: improved survival without detriment to quality of life
S G Spiro, R M Rudd, R L Souhami, J Brown, D J Fairlamb, N H Gower, L Maslove, R Milroy, V Napp, M K B Parmar, M D Peake, R J Stephens, H Thorpe, D A Waller, and P West
Thorax 2004; 59: 828-836. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020164 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sleep disordered breathing

Operating characteristics of the negative expiratory pressure technique in predicting obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in snoring patients
A Van Meerhaeghe, P Delpire, P Stenuit, and M Kerkhofs
Thorax 2004; 59: 883-888. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015271 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory physiology

Association of bronchial hyperresponsiveness and lung function with C-reactive protein (CRP): a population based study
S Kony, M Zureik, F Driss, C Neukirch, B Leynaert, and F Neukirch
Thorax 2004; 59: 892-896. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015768 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occupational lung disease

Respiratory health status of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War and the effects of exposure to oil fire smoke and dust storms
H L Kelsall, M R Sim, A B Forbes, D P McKenzie, D C Glass, J F Ikin, P Ittak, and M J Abramson
Thorax 2004; 59: 897-903. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017103 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin deficiency · 6: New and emerging treatments for ${alpha}$ ₁-antitrypsin deficiency
R A Sandhaus
Thorax 2004; 59: 904-909. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006551 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Respiratory bronchiolitis associated interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD): a case of an acute presentation
D Mavridou and D Laws
Thorax 2004; 59: 910-911. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.011080 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

No difference in mortality between low and high PEEP
P Bhatia
Thorax 2004; 59: 842. doi:10.1136/thx.200X.la0113 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Early supported discharge at exacerbation of COPD: safe and cost effective for some
S Cooper
Thorax 2004; 59: 869. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0114 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sensitivity of pulmonary function tests in assessing whether bronchodilatation is different in healthy subjects and asthmatics
M Menon
Thorax 2004; 59: 875. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0115 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mechanisms of tolerance and Th2 cell activation in asthma
R Baghai-Ravary
Thorax 2004; 59: 909. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0116 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2004; 59: 821. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.awoct [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Chemotherapy for advanced lung cancer: is the glass half full or half empty? G Silvestri Thorax 2004; 59: 821. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025916 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The HRCT scan pursuing real life pathology R A Stockley Thorax 2004; 59: 822-823. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.029785 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pi MZ and COPD: will we ever know? N Seersholm Thorax 2004; 59: 823-825. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024810 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Environmental allergen exposure, sensitisation and asthma: from whole populations to individuals at risk A Custovic and A Simpson Thorax 2004; 59: 825-827. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.027334 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A rare presentation of a ruptured bronchial artery aneurysm A Chatterjee, S Ghosh, K Salhiyyah, P Gaines, and G Rocco Thorax 2004; 59: 912. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028589 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Early allergen exposure, skin prick responses, and atopic wheeze at age 5 in English children: a cohort study P Cullinan, S J MacNeill, J M Harris, S Moffat, C White, P Mills, and A J Newman Taylor Thorax 2004; 59: 855-861. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019877 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Airway inflammation in children with difficult asthma: relationships with airflow limitation and persistent symptoms D N R Payne, Y Qiu, J Zhu, L Peachey, M Scallan, A Bush, and P K Jeffery Thorax 2004; 59: 862-869. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017244 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Soluble CD86 protein in serum samples of patients with asthma H-Z Shi, Z-F Xie, J-M Deng, Y-Q Chen, and C-Q Xiao Thorax 2004; 59: 870-875. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021840 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Linkage/association study of a locus modulating total serum IgE on chromosome 14q13–24 in families with asthma A H Mansur, D T Bishop, S T Holgate, A F Markham, and J F J Morrison Thorax 2004; 59: 876-882. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014092 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Six month radiological and physiological outcomes in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) survivors C K Ng, J W M Chan, T L Kwan, T S To, Y H Chan, F Y Y Ng, and T Y W Mok Thorax 2004; 59: 889-891. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023762 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Relationship between peripheral airway dysfunction, airway obstruction, and neutrophilic inflammation in COPD R A O’Donnell, C Peebles, J A Ward, A Daraker, G Angco, P Broberg, S Pierrou, J Lund, S T Holgate, D E Davies, D J Delany, S J Wilson, and R Djukanovic Thorax 2004; 59: 837-842. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019349 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in ${alpha}$ ₁-antitrypsin PI MZ heterozygotes: a meta-analysis C P Hersh, M Dahl, N P Ly, C S Berkey, B G Nordestgaard, and E K Silverman Thorax 2004; 59: 843-849. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022541 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Decreased expression of interleukin 13 in human lung emphysema A Boutten, M Bonay, S Laribe, G Leseche, Y Castier, V Leçon-Malas, M Fournier, G Durand, M Aubier, M Dehoux, and B Crestani Thorax 2004; 59: 850-854. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025247 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Operating characteristics of the negative expiratory pressure technique in predicting obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in snoring patients A Van Meerhaeghe, P Delpire, P Stenuit, and M Kerkhofs Thorax 2004; 59: 883-888. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015271 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Association of bronchial hyperresponsiveness and lung function with C-reactive protein (CRP): a population based study S Kony, M Zureik, F Driss, C Neukirch, B Leynaert, and F Neukirch Thorax 2004; 59: 892-896. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015768 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Respiratory health status of Australian veterans of the 1991 Gulf War and the effects of exposure to oil fire smoke and dust storms H L Kelsall, M R Sim, A B Forbes, D P McKenzie, D C Glass, J F Ikin, P Ittak, and M J Abramson Thorax 2004; 59: 897-903. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017103 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin deficiency · 6: New and emerging treatments for ${alpha}$ ₁-antitrypsin deficiency R A Sandhaus Thorax 2004; 59: 904-909. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006551 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Respiratory bronchiolitis associated interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD): a case of an acute presentation D Mavridou and D Laws Thorax 2004; 59: 910-911. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.011080 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	No difference in mortality between low and high PEEP P Bhatia Thorax 2004; 59: 842. doi:10.1136/thx.200X.la0113 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Early supported discharge at exacerbation of COPD: safe and cost effective for some S Cooper Thorax 2004; 59: 869. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0114 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Sensitivity of pulmonary function tests in assessing whether bronchodilatation is different in healthy subjects and asthmatics M Menon Thorax 2004; 59: 875. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0115 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Mechanisms of tolerance and Th2 cell activation in asthma R Baghai-Ravary Thorax 2004; 59: 909. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0116 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]