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December 2004 (Volume 59, Number 12). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Annual report Images in Thorax Asthma Respiratory infection Environmental exposure Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Airway biology Cystic fibrosis Respiratory muscles Review series Case reports Letters to the editor Lung alerts Reviewers

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2004; 59: 1005. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.awdec [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Oxygen: the good, the bad, and the necessary...
T Troosters
Thorax 2004; 59: 1005-1006. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031617 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Non-invasive ventilation in acute exacerbations of COPD: what happens after hospital discharge?
M W Elliott
Thorax 2004; 59: 1006-1008. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028027 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Detecting early lung disease in cystic fibrosis: are current techniques sufficient?
P D Sly and S Brennan
Thorax 2004; 59: 1008-1010. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025924 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Getting grant applications funded: lessons from the past and advice for the future
G J Laurent
Thorax 2004; 59: 1010-1011. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024182 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Annual report

Thorax annual report: 1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004
J A Wedzicha, S L Johnston, and D M Mitchell
Thorax 2004; 59: 1012-1015. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.036210 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the trachea mimicking COPD
V Johnson, N J Burrows, N J Ali, and G Cox
Thorax 2004; 59: 1100. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.035188 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

Initial starting dose of inhaled corticosteroids in adults with asthma: a systematic review
H Powell and P G Gibson
Thorax 2004; 59: 1041-1045. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023754 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma exacerbations in children immediately following stressful life events: a Cox’s hierarchical regression
S Sandberg, S Järvenpää, A Penttinen, J Y Paton, and D C McCann
Thorax 2004; 59: 1046-1051. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024604 [Abstract] [Full text] [Erratum] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory infection

Inflammatory response associated with pulmonary complications in non-HIV immunocompromised patients
C Agustí, A Rañó, M Rovira, X Filella, N Benito, A Moreno, and A Torres
Thorax 2004; 59: 1081-1088. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030551 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Environmental exposure

Effects of asbestos and smoking on the levels and rates of change of lung function in a crocidolite exposed cohort in Western Australia
H S Alfonso, L Fritschi, N H de Klerk, N Olsen, J Sleith, and A W Musk
Thorax 2004; 59: 1052-1056. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022806 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Supplementary oxygen in healthy subjects and those with COPD increases oxidative stress and airway inflammation
G E Carpagnano, S A Kharitonov, M P Foschino-Barbaro, O Resta, E Gramiccioni, and P J Barnes
Thorax 2004; 59: 1016-1019. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020768 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Readmission rates and life threatening events in COPD survivors treated with non-invasive ventilation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
C M Chu, V L Chan, A W N Lin, I W Y Wong, W S Leung, and C K W Lai
Thorax 2004; 59: 1020-1025. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024307 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Continuous and intermittent exercise responses in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
S Sabapathy, R A Kingsley, D A Schneider, L Adams, and N R Morris
Thorax 2004; 59: 1026-1031. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026617 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Expression of ErbB receptors and mucins in the airways of long term current smokers
R A O’Donnell, A Richter, J Ward, G Angco, A Mehta, K Rousseau, D M Swallow, S T Holgate, R Djukanovic, D E Davies, and S J Wilson
Thorax 2004; 59: 1032-1040. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028043 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Airway biology

Protective role of metallothionein in acute lung injury induced by bacterial endotoxin
H Takano, K Inoue, R Yanagisawa, M Sato, A Shimada, T Morita, M Sawada, K Nakamura, C Sanbongi, and T Yoshikawa
Thorax 2004; 59: 1057-1062. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024232 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cystic fibrosis

Multiple breath inert gas washout as a measure of ventilation distribution in children with cystic fibrosis
P Aurora, P Gustafsson, A Bush, A Lindblad, C Oliver, C E Wallis, and J Stocks
Thorax 2004; 59: 1068-1073. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022590 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Individualised unsupervised exercise training in adults with cystic fibrosis: a 1 year randomised controlled trial
A J Moorcroft, M E Dodd, J Morris, and A K Webb
Thorax 2004; 59: 1074-1080. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015313 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory muscles

Respiratory muscle strength and the risk of incident cardiovascular events
J van der Palen, T D Rea, T A Manolio, T Lumley, A B Newman, R P Tracy, P L Enright, and B M Psaty
Thorax 2004; 59: 1063-1067. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021915 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

Sleep · 6: Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and hypertension
G V Robinson, J R Stradling, and R J O Davies
Thorax 2004; 59: 1089-1094. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015875 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Diffuse lung disease caused by cotton fibre inhalation but distinct from byssinosis
H Kobayashi, S Kanoh, K Motoyoshi, and S Aida
Thorax 2004; 59: 1095-1097. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014027 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

Isoniazid resistant TB and non-compliance
R van Altena, D van Soolingen, T S van der Werf, M C Ruddy, M D Yates, F A Drobniewski, A P Davies, Y Drabu, B Patel, S Yates, S Lozewicz, S Sen, M Bahl, E James, M Lipman, S Balasegaram, G Duckworth, J M Watson, M Piper, and H Maguire
Thorax 2004; 59: 1098-1099. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

Adjunct prednisolone therapy does not improve survival in HIV-associated tuberculous pleurisy
R Johns
Thorax 2004; 59: 1031. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0123 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Home environmental intervention benefits urban children with atopic asthma
K S Srinivasan
Thorax 2004; 59: 1040. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0127 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Air pollution hampers teenagers’ lung development
A Khan
Thorax 2004; 59: 1045. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0125 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The eosinophil in airway remodelling and hyperresponsiveness in asthma: participant or bystander?
M Soth
Thorax 2004; 59: 1051. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0126 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The real impact of influenza?
G Rohde
Thorax 2004; 59: 1073. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0124 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviewers

Reviewers used between 1 October 2003 and 30 September 2004
Thorax 2004; 59: 1014-1015. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2004; 59: 1005. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.awdec [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Oxygen: the good, the bad, and the necessary... T Troosters Thorax 2004; 59: 1005-1006. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031617 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Non-invasive ventilation in acute exacerbations of COPD: what happens after hospital discharge? M W Elliott Thorax 2004; 59: 1006-1008. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028027 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Detecting early lung disease in cystic fibrosis: are current techniques sufficient? P D Sly and S Brennan Thorax 2004; 59: 1008-1010. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025924 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Getting grant applications funded: lessons from the past and advice for the future G J Laurent Thorax 2004; 59: 1010-1011. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024182 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Thorax annual report: 1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004 J A Wedzicha, S L Johnston, and D M Mitchell Thorax 2004; 59: 1012-1015. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.036210 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the trachea mimicking COPD V Johnson, N J Burrows, N J Ali, and G Cox Thorax 2004; 59: 1100. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.035188 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Initial starting dose of inhaled corticosteroids in adults with asthma: a systematic review H Powell and P G Gibson Thorax 2004; 59: 1041-1045. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023754 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Asthma exacerbations in children immediately following stressful life events: a Cox’s hierarchical regression S Sandberg, S Järvenpää, A Penttinen, J Y Paton, and D C McCann Thorax 2004; 59: 1046-1051. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024604 [Abstract] [Full text] [Erratum] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inflammatory response associated with pulmonary complications in non-HIV immunocompromised patients C Agustí, A Rañó, M Rovira, X Filella, N Benito, A Moreno, and A Torres Thorax 2004; 59: 1081-1088. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030551 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effects of asbestos and smoking on the levels and rates of change of lung function in a crocidolite exposed cohort in Western Australia H S Alfonso, L Fritschi, N H de Klerk, N Olsen, J Sleith, and A W Musk Thorax 2004; 59: 1052-1056. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022806 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Supplementary oxygen in healthy subjects and those with COPD increases oxidative stress and airway inflammation G E Carpagnano, S A Kharitonov, M P Foschino-Barbaro, O Resta, E Gramiccioni, and P J Barnes Thorax 2004; 59: 1016-1019. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020768 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Readmission rates and life threatening events in COPD survivors treated with non-invasive ventilation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure C M Chu, V L Chan, A W N Lin, I W Y Wong, W S Leung, and C K W Lai Thorax 2004; 59: 1020-1025. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024307 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Continuous and intermittent exercise responses in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease S Sabapathy, R A Kingsley, D A Schneider, L Adams, and N R Morris Thorax 2004; 59: 1026-1031. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026617 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Expression of ErbB receptors and mucins in the airways of long term current smokers R A O’Donnell, A Richter, J Ward, G Angco, A Mehta, K Rousseau, D M Swallow, S T Holgate, R Djukanovic, D E Davies, and S J Wilson Thorax 2004; 59: 1032-1040. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028043 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Protective role of metallothionein in acute lung injury induced by bacterial endotoxin H Takano, K Inoue, R Yanagisawa, M Sato, A Shimada, T Morita, M Sawada, K Nakamura, C Sanbongi, and T Yoshikawa Thorax 2004; 59: 1057-1062. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024232 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Multiple breath inert gas washout as a measure of ventilation distribution in children with cystic fibrosis P Aurora, P Gustafsson, A Bush, A Lindblad, C Oliver, C E Wallis, and J Stocks Thorax 2004; 59: 1068-1073. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022590 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Individualised unsupervised exercise training in adults with cystic fibrosis: a 1 year randomised controlled trial A J Moorcroft, M E Dodd, J Morris, and A K Webb Thorax 2004; 59: 1074-1080. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015313 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Respiratory muscle strength and the risk of incident cardiovascular events J van der Palen, T D Rea, T A Manolio, T Lumley, A B Newman, R P Tracy, P L Enright, and B M Psaty Thorax 2004; 59: 1063-1067. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021915 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Sleep · 6: Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and hypertension G V Robinson, J R Stradling, and R J O Davies Thorax 2004; 59: 1089-1094. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015875 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diffuse lung disease caused by cotton fibre inhalation but distinct from byssinosis H Kobayashi, S Kanoh, K Motoyoshi, and S Aida Thorax 2004; 59: 1095-1097. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014027 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Isoniazid resistant TB and non-compliance R van Altena, D van Soolingen, T S van der Werf, M C Ruddy, M D Yates, F A Drobniewski, A P Davies, Y Drabu, B Patel, S Yates, S Lozewicz, S Sen, M Bahl, E James, M Lipman, S Balasegaram, G Duckworth, J M Watson, M Piper, and H Maguire Thorax 2004; 59: 1098-1099. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Adjunct prednisolone therapy does not improve survival in HIV-associated tuberculous pleurisy R Johns Thorax 2004; 59: 1031. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0123 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Home environmental intervention benefits urban children with atopic asthma K S Srinivasan Thorax 2004; 59: 1040. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0127 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Air pollution hampers teenagers’ lung development A Khan Thorax 2004; 59: 1045. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0125 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The eosinophil in airway remodelling and hyperresponsiveness in asthma: participant or bystander? M Soth Thorax 2004; 59: 1051. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0126 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The real impact of influenza? G Rohde Thorax 2004; 59: 1073. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0124 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Reviewers used between 1 October 2003 and 30 September 2004 Thorax 2004; 59: 1014-1015. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]