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March 2004 (Volume 59, Number 3). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Conference reports Images in Thorax Respiratory infection Environmental exposure Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung cancer Airway biology Cystic fibrosis Review series Occasional reviews Case reports Letters to the editor Lung alerts

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2004; 59: 181. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

NICE guidance for COPD
D Halpin
Thorax 2004; 59: 181-182. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021113 [Extract] [Full text] [Declaration of competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Peer review and NICE COPD guidelines
J A Wedzicha
Thorax 2004; 59: 183. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021543 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Smoking, cadmium, and emphysema
D J Hendrick
Thorax 2004; 59: 184-185. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018432 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Examining the influence of early life socioeconomic position on pulmonary function across the life span: where do we go from here?
B Jackson, R J Wright, L D Kubzansky, and S T Weiss
Thorax 2004; 59: 186-188. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018929 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bioterrorism: the lung under attack
R M Maynard and T D Tetley
Thorax 2004; 59: 188-189. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.016659 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Conference reports

A breath of fresh air? Report of the 2003 British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting
J R Hurst and B S W Choo-Kang
Thorax 2004; 59: 190-193. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019968 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

Virtual bronchoscopy and 3D spiral CT reconstructions in the management of kyphosis induced tracheal compression
N Moorjani, G Conn, J S Rahamim, and N J Ring
Thorax 2004; 59: 272. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019257 [Extract] [Full text] [Correct Author Listing] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory infection

Impairment of ß chemokine and cytokine production in patients with HIV related Pneumocystis jerovici pneumonia
D Israël-Biet, H Esvant, A M Laval, and J Cadranel
Thorax 2004; 59: 247-251. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.013763 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Role of lopinavir/ritonavir in the treatment of SARS: initial virological and clinical findings
C M Chu, V C C Cheng, I F N Hung, M M L Wong, K H Chan, K S Chan, R Y T Kao, L L M Poon, C L P Wong, Y Guan, J S M Peiris, and K Y Yuen
Thorax 2004; 59: 252-256. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.012658 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Environmental exposure

Urinary cadmium levels predict lower lung function in current and former smokers: data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
D M Mannino, F Holguin, H M Greves, A Savage-Brown, A L Stock, and R L Jones
Thorax 2004; 59: 194-198. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.012054 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Association between self-reported childhood socioeconomic position and adult lung function: findings from the British Women’s Heart and Health Study
D A Lawlor, S Ebrahim, and G Davey Smith
Thorax 2004; 59: 199-203. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.008482 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Association between air pollution exposure and exhaled nitric oxide in an elderly population
G Adamkiewicz, S Ebelt, M Syring, J Slater, F E Speizer, J Schwartz, H Suh, and D R Gold
Thorax 2004; 59: 204-209. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.006445 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Regional chest wall volumes during exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A Aliverti, N Stevenson, R L Dellacà, A Lo Mauro, A Pedotti, and P M A Calverley
Thorax 2004; 59: 210-216. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.011494 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung cancer

Screening for lung cancer using low dose CT scanning
R MacRedmond, P M Logan, M Lee, D Kenny, C Foley, and R W Costello
Thorax 2004; 59: 237-241. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008821 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Airway biology

Attenuation of bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice using the heme oxygenase inhibitor Zn-deuteroporphyrin IX-2,4-bisethylene glycol
L Atzori, F Chua, S E Dunsmore, D Willis, M Barbarisi, R J McAnulty, and G J Laurent
Thorax 2004; 59: 217-223. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008979 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Retinoic acid fails to reverse emphysema in adult mouse models
M Fujita, Q Ye, H Ouchi, N Nakashima, N Hamada, N Hagimoto, K Kuwano, R J Mason, and Y Nakanishi
Thorax 2004; 59: 224-230. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010785 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Neutrophil apoptosis, proinflammatory mediators and cell counts in bronchiectasis
A P Watt, V Brown, J Courtney, M Kelly, L Garske, J S Elborn, and M Ennis
Thorax 2004; 59: 231-236. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008037 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Figures] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cystic fibrosis

Long term clinical outcome of home and hospital intravenous antibiotic treatment in adults with cystic fibrosis
J Thornton, R Elliott, M P Tully, M Dodd, and A K Webb
Thorax 2004; 59: 242-246. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.005876 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

Cough · 5: The type 1 vanilloid receptor: a sensory receptor for cough
A H Morice and P Geppetti
Thorax 2004; 59: 257-258. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.013482 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin deficiency · 2: Genetic aspects of ${alpha}$ ₁-antitrypsin deficiency: phenotypes and genetic modifiers of emphysema risk
D L DeMeo and E K Silverman
Thorax 2004; 59: 259-264. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006502 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional reviews

Respiratory medical societies and the threat of bioterrorism
T G O’Riordan and G C Smaldone
Thorax 2004; 59: 265-267. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.015321 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and related respiratory complications in a patient with West Nile virus infection
A D Betensley, S H Jaffery, H Collins, N Sripathi, and F Alabi
Thorax 2004; 59: 268-269. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.009092 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

Predictors of therapy resistant asthma • Authors’ reply
C F Everett, J A Kastelik, S A Mulrennan, A H Morice, L Heaney, and B Johnston
Thorax 2004; 59: 270-271. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014514 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

FE_NO as a diagnostic tool in paediatric asthma • Author’s reply
A Deykin and L P Malmberg
Thorax 2004; 59: 271. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014050 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

Are obese children at risk of sleep disordered breathing?
D Shaw
Thorax 2004; 59: 193. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interferon gamma therapy and pulmonary fibrosis
A R L Medford
Thorax 2004; 59: 216. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Antiretroviral therapy improves outcome of HIV infected adults with TB
G Rohde
Thorax 2004; 59: 216. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Does CT screening for lung cancer assist smokers to stop?
N Jayasekera
Thorax 2004; 59: 230. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Does oestrogen lead to improved survival in women with non-small cell lung cancer?
J Ostberg
Thorax 2004; 59: 241. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2004; 59: 181. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	NICE guidance for COPD D Halpin Thorax 2004; 59: 181-182. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021113 [Extract] [Full text] [Declaration of competing interests] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Peer review and NICE COPD guidelines J A Wedzicha Thorax 2004; 59: 183. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021543 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Smoking, cadmium, and emphysema D J Hendrick Thorax 2004; 59: 184-185. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018432 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Examining the influence of early life socioeconomic position on pulmonary function across the life span: where do we go from here? B Jackson, R J Wright, L D Kubzansky, and S T Weiss Thorax 2004; 59: 186-188. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018929 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Bioterrorism: the lung under attack R M Maynard and T D Tetley Thorax 2004; 59: 188-189. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.016659 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A breath of fresh air? Report of the 2003 British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting J R Hurst and B S W Choo-Kang Thorax 2004; 59: 190-193. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019968 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Virtual bronchoscopy and 3D spiral CT reconstructions in the management of kyphosis induced tracheal compression N Moorjani, G Conn, J S Rahamim, and N J Ring Thorax 2004; 59: 272. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019257 [Extract] [Full text] [Correct Author Listing] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	*Impairment of ß chemokine and cytokine production in patients with HIV related Pneumocystis jerovici* pneumonia** D Israël-Biet, H Esvant, A M Laval, and J Cadranel Thorax 2004; 59: 247-251. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.013763 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Role of lopinavir/ritonavir in the treatment of SARS: initial virological and clinical findings C M Chu, V C C Cheng, I F N Hung, M M L Wong, K H Chan, K S Chan, R Y T Kao, L L M Poon, C L P Wong, Y Guan, J S M Peiris, and K Y Yuen Thorax 2004; 59: 252-256. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.012658 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Urinary cadmium levels predict lower lung function in current and former smokers: data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey D M Mannino, F Holguin, H M Greves, A Savage-Brown, A L Stock, and R L Jones Thorax 2004; 59: 194-198. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.012054 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Association between self-reported childhood socioeconomic position and adult lung function: findings from the British Women’s Heart and Health Study D A Lawlor, S Ebrahim, and G Davey Smith Thorax 2004; 59: 199-203. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.008482 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Association between air pollution exposure and exhaled nitric oxide in an elderly population G Adamkiewicz, S Ebelt, M Syring, J Slater, F E Speizer, J Schwartz, H Suh, and D R Gold Thorax 2004; 59: 204-209. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.006445 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Regional chest wall volumes during exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A Aliverti, N Stevenson, R L Dellacà, A Lo Mauro, A Pedotti, and P M A Calverley Thorax 2004; 59: 210-216. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.011494 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Screening for lung cancer using low dose CT scanning R MacRedmond, P M Logan, M Lee, D Kenny, C Foley, and R W Costello Thorax 2004; 59: 237-241. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008821 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Attenuation of bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice using the heme oxygenase inhibitor Zn-deuteroporphyrin IX-2,4-bisethylene glycol L Atzori, F Chua, S E Dunsmore, D Willis, M Barbarisi, R J McAnulty, and G J Laurent Thorax 2004; 59: 217-223. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008979 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Retinoic acid fails to reverse emphysema in adult mouse models M Fujita, Q Ye, H Ouchi, N Nakashima, N Hamada, N Hagimoto, K Kuwano, R J Mason, and Y Nakanishi Thorax 2004; 59: 224-230. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010785 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Neutrophil apoptosis, proinflammatory mediators and cell counts in bronchiectasis A P Watt, V Brown, J Courtney, M Kelly, L Garske, J S Elborn, and M Ennis Thorax 2004; 59: 231-236. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008037 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Figures] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Long term clinical outcome of home and hospital intravenous antibiotic treatment in adults with cystic fibrosis J Thornton, R Elliott, M P Tully, M Dodd, and A K Webb Thorax 2004; 59: 242-246. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.005876 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cough · 5: The type 1 vanilloid receptor: a sensory receptor for cough A H Morice and P Geppetti Thorax 2004; 59: 257-258. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.013482 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin deficiency · 2: Genetic aspects of ${alpha}$ ₁-antitrypsin deficiency: phenotypes and genetic modifiers of emphysema risk D L DeMeo and E K Silverman Thorax 2004; 59: 259-264. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006502 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Respiratory medical societies and the threat of bioterrorism T G O’Riordan and G C Smaldone Thorax 2004; 59: 265-267. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.015321 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and related respiratory complications in a patient with West Nile virus infection A D Betensley, S H Jaffery, H Collins, N Sripathi, and F Alabi Thorax 2004; 59: 268-269. doi:10.1136/thorax.2003.009092 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Predictors of therapy resistant asthma • Authors’ reply C F Everett, J A Kastelik, S A Mulrennan, A H Morice, L Heaney, and B Johnston Thorax 2004; 59: 270-271. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014514 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	FE_NO as a diagnostic tool in paediatric asthma • Author’s reply A Deykin and L P Malmberg Thorax 2004; 59: 271. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014050 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Are obese children at risk of sleep disordered breathing? D Shaw Thorax 2004; 59: 193. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Interferon gamma therapy and pulmonary fibrosis A R L Medford Thorax 2004; 59: 216. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Antiretroviral therapy improves outcome of HIV infected adults with TB G Rohde Thorax 2004; 59: 216. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Does CT screening for lung cancer assist smokers to stop? N Jayasekera Thorax 2004; 59: 230. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Does oestrogen lead to improved survival in women with non-small cell lung cancer? J Ostberg Thorax 2004; 59: 241. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]