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April 2004 (Volume 59, Number 4). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Images in Thorax Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Sleep disordered breathing Airway biology Paediatric lung disease Cystic fibrosis Tuberculosis Respiratory epidemiology Review series Case reports Letters to the editor Lung alerts

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2004; 59: 273. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Molecular epidemiology unmasks the tubercle bacillus: new techniques reveal new aspects of virulence
P D O Davies
Thorax 2004; 59: 273-274. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020081 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Effects of parental smoking on the respiratory health of adults
M N Upton
Thorax 2004; 59: 274-276. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018424 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Role of outdoor aeroallergens in asthma exacerbations: epidemiological evidence
R W Atkinson and D P Strachan
Thorax 2004; 59: 277-278. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019133 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

Crack inhalation induced pneumomediastinum
S M Janes, P W Ind, and J Jackson
Thorax 2004; 59: 360. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019513 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Inflammatory features of nasal mucosa in smokers with and without COPD
I Vachier, A M Vignola, G Chiappara, A Bruno, H Meziane, P Godard, J Bousquet, and P Chanez
Thorax 2004; 59: 303-307. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006650 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Neutrophilic infiltration within the airway smooth muscle in patients with COPD
S Baraldo, G Turato, C Badin, E Bazzan, B Beghé, R Zuin, F Calabrese, G Casoni, P Maestrelli, A Papi, L M Fabbri, and M Saetta
Thorax 2004; 59: 308-312. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.012146 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sleep disordered breathing

Is there a familial association between obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea and the sudden infant death syndrome?
M Vennelle, P E Brander, R N Kingshott, K Rees, P M Warren, J W Keeling, and N J Douglas
Thorax 2004; 59: 337-341. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006783 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Airway biology

Increased matrix metalloproteinase-9 concentration and activity after stimulation with interleukin-17 in mouse airways
O Prause, S Bozinovski, G P Anderson, and A Lindén
Thorax 2004; 59: 313-317. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008854 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Linkage of neutrophil serine proteases and decreased surfactant protein-A (SP-A) levels in inflammatory lung disease
F Rubio, J Cooley, F J Accurso, and E Remold-O’Donnell
Thorax 2004; 59: 318-323. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014902 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Paediatric lung disease

The need to redefine non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in childhood
K M Eastham, A J Fall, L Mitchell, and D A Spencer
Thorax 2004; 59: 324-327. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.011577 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Open lung biopsy in neonatal and paediatric patients referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
D Inwald, K Brown, F Gensini, M Malone, and A Goldman
Thorax 2004; 59: 328-333. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010793 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cystic fibrosis

Increased morbidity associated with chronic infection by an epidemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain in CF patients
M Al-Aloul, J Crawley, C Winstanley, C A Hart, M J Ledson, and M J Walshaw
Thorax 2004; 59: 334-336. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014258 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tuberculosis

Outbreak of isoniazid resistant tuberculosis in north London
M C Ruddy, A P Davies, M D Yates, S Yates, S Balasegaram, Y Drabu, B Patel, S Lozewicz, S Sen, M Bahl, E James, M Lipman, G Duckworth, J M Watson, M Piper, F A Drobniewski, and H Maguire
Thorax 2004; 59: 279-285. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010405 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Transmission of tuberculosis from smear negative patients: a molecular epidemiology study
E Hernández-Garduño, V Cook, D Kunimoto, R K Elwood, W A Black, and J M FitzGerald
Thorax 2004; 59: 286-290. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.011759 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

No association between interferon- ${gamma}$ receptor-1 gene polymorphism and pulmonary tuberculosis in a Gambian population sample
A A Awomoyi, S Nejentsev, A Richardson, J Hull, O Koch, M Podinovskaia, J A Todd, K P W J McAdam, J M Blackwell, D Kwiatkowski, and M J Newport
Thorax 2004; 59: 291-294. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.013029 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory epidemiology

Parental smoking in childhood and adult obstructive lung disease: results from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey
C Svanes, E Omenaas, D Jarvis, S Chinn, A Gulsvik, and P Burney
Thorax 2004; 59: 295-302. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.009746 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Table] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

Cough • 6: Which investigations are most useful in the diagnosis of chronic cough?
L P A McGarvey
Thorax 2004; 59: 342-346. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021832 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sleep • 3: Clinical presentation and diagnosis of the obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome
D Schlosshan and M W Elliott
Thorax 2004; 59: 347-352. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.007179 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

The squirting bleb: image and treatment of inspiration-linked leakage of a peritoneopleural fistula
F H Krouwels and P Bresser
Thorax 2004; 59: 353-354. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.005488 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

Airway obstruction and autoimmunity
V Saravanan and C A Kelly
Thorax 2004; 59: 355. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

New technique for treating spontaneous pneumothorax
K Roberts, R Steyn, and A Bleetman
Thorax 2004; 59: 355-356. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Estimation of size of pneumothorax under the new BTS guidelines
S S Chan, M Henry, T Arnold, and J Harvey
Thorax 2004; 59: 356-357. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Paradigm shift in surgical approaches to spontaneous pneumothorax: VATS
C S H Ng, S Wan, A P C Yim, M Henry, T Arnold, and J Harvey
Thorax 2004; 59: 357. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Role of CFTR mutations in adult bronchiectasis
P T King, N J Freezer, P W Holmes, S R Holdsworth, K Forshaw, and D D Sart
Thorax 2004; 59: 357-358. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020263 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BTS guidelines for investigation of unilateral pleural effusion in adults
A C Tarn, R Lapworth, N A Maskell, R J A Butland, and R J O Davies
Thorax 2004; 59: 358-359. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

Genetic make up and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of allergic disorders
A Khan
Thorax 2004; 59: 333. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0080 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ambroxol and reduction of COPD exacerbations
W R Perera
Thorax 2004; 59: 336. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0081 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adjuvant chemotherapy and survival in completely resected non-small cell lung cancer
S S Birring
Thorax 2004; 59: 341. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0082 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Doubling the dose of inhaled corticosteroid for asthma exacerbations does not decrease subsequent use of systemic steroids
M Soth
Thorax 2004; 59: 346. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0083 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Non-linear relationship between lung cancer risk and cigarette tar yield
H E Davies
Thorax 2004; 59: 354. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0079 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Human metapneumovirus: a new cause of respiratory tract infections in children?
S J Fowler
Thorax 2004; 59: 359. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0084 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2004; 59: 273. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Molecular epidemiology unmasks the tubercle bacillus: new techniques reveal new aspects of virulence P D O Davies Thorax 2004; 59: 273-274. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020081 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effects of parental smoking on the respiratory health of adults M N Upton Thorax 2004; 59: 274-276. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.018424 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Role of outdoor aeroallergens in asthma exacerbations: epidemiological evidence R W Atkinson and D P Strachan Thorax 2004; 59: 277-278. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019133 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Crack inhalation induced pneumomediastinum S M Janes, P W Ind, and J Jackson Thorax 2004; 59: 360. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.019513 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inflammatory features of nasal mucosa in smokers with and without COPD I Vachier, A M Vignola, G Chiappara, A Bruno, H Meziane, P Godard, J Bousquet, and P Chanez Thorax 2004; 59: 303-307. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006650 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Neutrophilic infiltration within the airway smooth muscle in patients with COPD S Baraldo, G Turato, C Badin, E Bazzan, B Beghé, R Zuin, F Calabrese, G Casoni, P Maestrelli, A Papi, L M Fabbri, and M Saetta Thorax 2004; 59: 308-312. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.012146 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Is there a familial association between obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea and the sudden infant death syndrome? M Vennelle, P E Brander, R N Kingshott, K Rees, P M Warren, J W Keeling, and N J Douglas Thorax 2004; 59: 337-341. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006783 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Increased matrix metalloproteinase-9 concentration and activity after stimulation with interleukin-17 in mouse airways O Prause, S Bozinovski, G P Anderson, and A Lindén Thorax 2004; 59: 313-317. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008854 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Linkage of neutrophil serine proteases and decreased surfactant protein-A (SP-A) levels in inflammatory lung disease F Rubio, J Cooley, F J Accurso, and E Remold-O’Donnell Thorax 2004; 59: 318-323. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014902 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The need to redefine non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in childhood K M Eastham, A J Fall, L Mitchell, and D A Spencer Thorax 2004; 59: 324-327. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.011577 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Open lung biopsy in neonatal and paediatric patients referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) D Inwald, K Brown, F Gensini, M Malone, and A Goldman Thorax 2004; 59: 328-333. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010793 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	*Increased morbidity associated with chronic infection by an epidemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa* strain in CF patients** M Al-Aloul, J Crawley, C Winstanley, C A Hart, M J Ledson, and M J Walshaw Thorax 2004; 59: 334-336. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014258 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Outbreak of isoniazid resistant tuberculosis in north London M C Ruddy, A P Davies, M D Yates, S Yates, S Balasegaram, Y Drabu, B Patel, S Lozewicz, S Sen, M Bahl, E James, M Lipman, G Duckworth, J M Watson, M Piper, F A Drobniewski, and H Maguire Thorax 2004; 59: 279-285. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010405 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Transmission of tuberculosis from smear negative patients: a molecular epidemiology study E Hernández-Garduño, V Cook, D Kunimoto, R K Elwood, W A Black, and J M FitzGerald Thorax 2004; 59: 286-290. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.011759 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	No association between interferon- ${gamma}$ receptor-1 gene polymorphism and pulmonary tuberculosis in a Gambian population sample A A Awomoyi, S Nejentsev, A Richardson, J Hull, O Koch, M Podinovskaia, J A Todd, K P W J McAdam, J M Blackwell, D Kwiatkowski, and M J Newport Thorax 2004; 59: 291-294. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.013029 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Parental smoking in childhood and adult obstructive lung disease: results from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey C Svanes, E Omenaas, D Jarvis, S Chinn, A Gulsvik, and P Burney Thorax 2004; 59: 295-302. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.009746 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Table] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cough • 6: Which investigations are most useful in the diagnosis of chronic cough? L P A McGarvey Thorax 2004; 59: 342-346. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021832 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Sleep • 3: Clinical presentation and diagnosis of the obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome D Schlosshan and M W Elliott Thorax 2004; 59: 347-352. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.007179 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The squirting bleb: image and treatment of inspiration-linked leakage of a peritoneopleural fistula F H Krouwels and P Bresser Thorax 2004; 59: 353-354. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.005488 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Airway obstruction and autoimmunity V Saravanan and C A Kelly Thorax 2004; 59: 355. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	New technique for treating spontaneous pneumothorax K Roberts, R Steyn, and A Bleetman Thorax 2004; 59: 355-356. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Estimation of size of pneumothorax under the new BTS guidelines S S Chan, M Henry, T Arnold, and J Harvey Thorax 2004; 59: 356-357. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Paradigm shift in surgical approaches to spontaneous pneumothorax: VATS C S H Ng, S Wan, A P C Yim, M Henry, T Arnold, and J Harvey Thorax 2004; 59: 357. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Role of CFTR mutations in adult bronchiectasis P T King, N J Freezer, P W Holmes, S R Holdsworth, K Forshaw, and D D Sart Thorax 2004; 59: 357-358. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020263 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BTS guidelines for investigation of unilateral pleural effusion in adults A C Tarn, R Lapworth, N A Maskell, R J A Butland, and R J O Davies Thorax 2004; 59: 358-359. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Genetic make up and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of allergic disorders A Khan Thorax 2004; 59: 333. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0080 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ambroxol and reduction of COPD exacerbations W R Perera Thorax 2004; 59: 336. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0081 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Adjuvant chemotherapy and survival in completely resected non-small cell lung cancer S S Birring Thorax 2004; 59: 341. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0082 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Doubling the dose of inhaled corticosteroid for asthma exacerbations does not decrease subsequent use of systemic steroids M Soth Thorax 2004; 59: 346. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0083 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Non-linear relationship between lung cancer risk and cigarette tar yield H E Davies Thorax 2004; 59: 354. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0079 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Human metapneumovirus: a new cause of respiratory tract infections in children? S J Fowler Thorax 2004; 59: 359. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0084 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]