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November 2004 (Volume 59, Number 11). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Images in Thorax Asthma Respiratory infection Lung cancer Interstitial lung disease Cystic fibrosis Respiratory physiology Review series Occasional reviews Case reports Letters to the editor Lung alerts Book reviews

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2004; 59: 913. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Peak expiratory flow (PEF) monitoring
R Ruffin
Thorax 2004; 59: 913-914. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.027029 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Difficult bacteria, antibiotic resistance and transmissibility in cystic fibrosis
J S Elborn
Thorax 2004; 59: 914-915. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017285 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Unravelling salt transport in cystic fibrosis
P G Noone and K W Southern
Thorax 2004; 59: 916-917. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.029827 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Identifying failure of empirical treatment for pneumonia: vigilance and common sense
W-S Lim
Thorax 2004; 59: 918-919. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021303 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

What happens to patients with respiratory disease when they fly?
R K Coker and M R Partridge
Thorax 2004; 59: 919-920. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025940 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tuberculosis and anti-TNF- ${alpha}$ treatment
L P Ormerod
Thorax 2004; 59: 921. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.029991 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

Idiopathic diffuse pulmonary ossification
C F Ryan, J D Flint, and N L Müller
Thorax 2004; 59: 1004. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031682 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

When can personal best peak flow be determined for asthma action plans?
H K Reddel, G B Marks, and C R Jenkins
Thorax 2004; 59: 922-924. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023077 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Childhood factors associated with asthma remission after 30 year follow up
J M Vonk, D S Postma, H M Boezen, M H Grol, J P Schouten, G H Koëter, and J Gerritsen
Thorax 2004; 59: 925-929. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.016246 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Psychological factors and asthma quality of life: a population based study
R J Adams, D H Wilson, A W Taylor, A Daly, E Tursan d’Espaignet, E Dal Grande, and R E Ruffin
Thorax 2004; 59: 930-935. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010256 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Raised cord serum immunoglobulin E increases the risk of allergic sensitisation at ages 4 and 10 and asthma at age 10
A Sadeghnejad, W Karmaus, S Davis, R J Kurukulaaratchy, S Matthews, and S H Arshad
Thorax 2004; 59: 936-942. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024224 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Use of inhaled corticosteroids following discharge from an emergency department for an acute exacerbation of asthma
L Blais and M-F Beauchesne
Thorax 2004; 59: 943-947. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022475 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory infection

Risk factors of treatment failure in community acquired pneumonia: implications for disease outcome
R Menéndez, A Torres, R Zalacaín, J Aspa, J J Martín Villasclaras, L Borderías, J M Benítez Moya, J Ruiz-Manzano, F Rodríguez de Castro, J Blanquer, D Pérez, C Puzo, F Sánchez Gascón, J Gallardo, C Álvarez, and L Molinos
Thorax 2004; 59: 960-965. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017756 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web extra] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung cancer

Type of wine and risk of lung cancer: a case-control study in Spain
A Ruano-Ravina, A Figueiras, and J M Barros-Dios
Thorax 2004; 59: 981-985. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018861 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interstitial lung disease

Genetic mutations in surfactant protein C are a rare cause of sporadic cases of IPF
W E Lawson, S W Grant, V Ambrosini, K E Womble, E P Dawson, K B Lane, C Markin, E Renzoni, P Lympany, A Q Thomas, J Roldan, T A Scott, T S Blackwell, J A Phillips, III, J E Loyd, and R M du Bois
Thorax 2004; 59: 977-980. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026336 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only table] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cystic fibrosis

Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia multivorans: influence on survival in cystic fibrosis
A M Jones, M E Dodd, J R W Govan, V Barcus, C J Doherty, J Morris, and A K Webb
Thorax 2004; 59: 948-951. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017210 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recovery of Burkholderia cenocepacia strain PHDC from cystic fibrosis patients in Europe
T Coenye, T Spilker, A Van Schoor, J J LiPuma, and P Vandamme
Thorax 2004; 59: 952-954. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019810 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Association between Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and lung function in cystic fibrosis
C H Goss, N Mayer-Hamblett, M L Aitken, G D Rubenfeld, and B W Ramsey
Thorax 2004; 59: 955-959. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017707 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory physiology

Effect of simulated commercial flight on oxygenation in patients with interstitial lung disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
L M Seccombe, P T Kelly, C K Wong, P G Rogers, S Lim, and M J Peters
Thorax 2004; 59: 966-970. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022210 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Nasal airway ion transport is linked to the cystic fibrosis phenotype in adult patients
I Fajac, D Hubert, D Guillemot, I Honoré, T Bienvenu, F Volter, J Dall’Ava-Santucci, and D J Dusser
Thorax 2004; 59: 971-976. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020933 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin deficiency · 7: Computed tomographic imaging in ${alpha}$ ₁-antitrypsin deficiency
S B Shaker, T Stavngaard, J Stolk, B Stoel, and A Dirksen
Thorax 2004; 59: 986-991. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.006569 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional reviews

Roles of epidermal growth factor receptor activation in epithelial cell repair and mucin production in airway epithelium
P-R Burgel and J A Nadel
Thorax 2004; 59: 992-996. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018879 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Concurrent granulomatous Pneumocystis carinii and Mycobacterium xenopi pneumonia: an unusual manifestation of HIV immune reconstitution disease
F Chen, G Sethi, R Goldin, A R Wright, and C J Lacey
Thorax 2004; 59: 997-999. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.012567 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

Pre-flight hypoxic challenge in infants and young children with respiratory disease
R Buchdahl, A Bush, S Ward, and D Cramer
Thorax 2004; 59: 1000. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020024 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

eNOS allelic variants at the same locus associate with HAPE and adaptation
A Ahsan, R Charu, M A Q Pasha, T Norboo, F Afrin, and M A Baig
Thorax 2004; 59: 1000-1002. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.029124 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Prevalence of TB in healthcare workers in south west London
T B L Ho, C F J Raymer, T Lindfield, Y Young, and R J Whitfield
Thorax 2004; 59: 1002-1003. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021683 [Extract] [Full text] [Correct author List] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

Is Propionibacterium acnes the cause of sarcoidosis?
S Mukherjee
Thorax 2004; 59: 942. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The role of pneumonectomy in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections
G Price
Thorax 2004; 59: 954. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Which smokers will acquire COPD?
M Johnson
Thorax 2004; 59: 965. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A paradox of TB immunity
K Dheda
Thorax 2004; 59: 980. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sildenafil and exercise capacity in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension
M M Mughal
Thorax 2004; 59: 999. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

Wheezing Disorders in the Preschool Child
J Grigg
Thorax 2004; 59: 1003. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021907 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2004; 59: 913. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Peak expiratory flow (PEF) monitoring R Ruffin Thorax 2004; 59: 913-914. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.027029 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Difficult bacteria, antibiotic resistance and transmissibility in cystic fibrosis J S Elborn Thorax 2004; 59: 914-915. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017285 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Unravelling salt transport in cystic fibrosis P G Noone and K W Southern Thorax 2004; 59: 916-917. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.029827 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Identifying failure of empirical treatment for pneumonia: vigilance and common sense W-S Lim Thorax 2004; 59: 918-919. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021303 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	What happens to patients with respiratory disease when they fly? R K Coker and M R Partridge Thorax 2004; 59: 919-920. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025940 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tuberculosis and anti-TNF- ${alpha}$ treatment L P Ormerod Thorax 2004; 59: 921. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.029991 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Idiopathic diffuse pulmonary ossification C F Ryan, J D Flint, and N L Müller Thorax 2004; 59: 1004. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031682 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	When can personal best peak flow be determined for asthma action plans? H K Reddel, G B Marks, and C R Jenkins Thorax 2004; 59: 922-924. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023077 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Childhood factors associated with asthma remission after 30 year follow up J M Vonk, D S Postma, H M Boezen, M H Grol, J P Schouten, G H Koëter, and J Gerritsen Thorax 2004; 59: 925-929. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.016246 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Psychological factors and asthma quality of life: a population based study R J Adams, D H Wilson, A W Taylor, A Daly, E Tursan d’Espaignet, E Dal Grande, and R E Ruffin Thorax 2004; 59: 930-935. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010256 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Raised cord serum immunoglobulin E increases the risk of allergic sensitisation at ages 4 and 10 and asthma at age 10 A Sadeghnejad, W Karmaus, S Davis, R J Kurukulaaratchy, S Matthews, and S H Arshad Thorax 2004; 59: 936-942. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024224 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Use of inhaled corticosteroids following discharge from an emergency department for an acute exacerbation of asthma L Blais and M-F Beauchesne Thorax 2004; 59: 943-947. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022475 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Type of wine and risk of lung cancer: a case-control study in Spain A Ruano-Ravina, A Figueiras, and J M Barros-Dios Thorax 2004; 59: 981-985. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018861 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia multivorans: influence on survival in cystic fibrosis A M Jones, M E Dodd, J R W Govan, V Barcus, C J Doherty, J Morris, and A K Webb Thorax 2004; 59: 948-951. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017210 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	*Recovery of Burkholderia cenocepacia* strain PHDC from cystic fibrosis patients in Europe** T Coenye, T Spilker, A Van Schoor, J J LiPuma, and P Vandamme Thorax 2004; 59: 952-954. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019810 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	*Association between Stenotrophomonas maltophilia* and lung function in cystic fibrosis** C H Goss, N Mayer-Hamblett, M L Aitken, G D Rubenfeld, and B W Ramsey Thorax 2004; 59: 955-959. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017707 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of simulated commercial flight on oxygenation in patients with interstitial lung disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease L M Seccombe, P T Kelly, C K Wong, P G Rogers, S Lim, and M J Peters Thorax 2004; 59: 966-970. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022210 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Nasal airway ion transport is linked to the cystic fibrosis phenotype in adult patients I Fajac, D Hubert, D Guillemot, I Honoré, T Bienvenu, F Volter, J Dall’Ava-Santucci, and D J Dusser Thorax 2004; 59: 971-976. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020933 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin deficiency · 7: Computed tomographic imaging in ${alpha}$ ₁-antitrypsin deficiency S B Shaker, T Stavngaard, J Stolk, B Stoel, and A Dirksen Thorax 2004; 59: 986-991. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.006569 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Roles of epidermal growth factor receptor activation in epithelial cell repair and mucin production in airway epithelium P-R Burgel and J A Nadel Thorax 2004; 59: 992-996. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018879 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	*Concurrent granulomatous Pneumocystis carinii* and Mycobacterium xenopi pneumonia: an unusual manifestation of HIV immune reconstitution disease** F Chen, G Sethi, R Goldin, A R Wright, and C J Lacey Thorax 2004; 59: 997-999. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.012567 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pre-flight hypoxic challenge in infants and young children with respiratory disease R Buchdahl, A Bush, S Ward, and D Cramer Thorax 2004; 59: 1000. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020024 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	eNOS allelic variants at the same locus associate with HAPE and adaptation A Ahsan, R Charu, M A Q Pasha, T Norboo, F Afrin, and M A Baig Thorax 2004; 59: 1000-1002. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.029124 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prevalence of TB in healthcare workers in south west London T B L Ho, C F J Raymer, T Lindfield, Y Young, and R J Whitfield Thorax 2004; 59: 1002-1003. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021683 [Extract] [Full text] [Correct author List] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	*Is Propionibacterium acnes* the cause of sarcoidosis?** S Mukherjee Thorax 2004; 59: 942. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The role of pneumonectomy in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections G Price Thorax 2004; 59: 954. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Which smokers will acquire COPD? M Johnson Thorax 2004; 59: 965. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A paradox of TB immunity K Dheda Thorax 2004; 59: 980. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Sildenafil and exercise capacity in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension M M Mughal Thorax 2004; 59: 999. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Wheezing Disorders in the Preschool Child J Grigg Thorax 2004; 59: 1003. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021907 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]