Thorax -- Table of Contents (60 [12])

Subscribe here
Activate your subscription

Home > Volume 60, Number 12

Receive tables of contents (and more) by e-mail each issue: Subscribe to Customised @lerts

Other Issues:
December 2005 (Volume 60, Number 12). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Asthma Environmental exposure Mechanical ventilation Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung cancer Pulmonary hypertension Paediatric lung disease Bronchiectasis Case reports Reviewers Miscellanea

Find articles in this issue containing these words: [Search ALL Issues]

Table of Contents (PDF)

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstracts' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.

Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2005; 60: 977. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.awdec [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: a light at the end of the tunnel?
J A Wedzicha and T A R Seemungal
Thorax 2005; 60: 977-978. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053454 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation: when to start for what benefit?
B Fauroux and F Lofaso
Thorax 2005; 60: 979-980. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.040394 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Improving survival in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: revisiting the "kingdom of the near-dead"
S Mehta and G J Shoemaker
Thorax 2005; 60: 981-983. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045674 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pulmonary hypertension after splenectomy: a consequence of loss of the splenic filter or is there something more?
A J Peacock
Thorax 2005; 60: 983-984. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043216 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Paediatric respiratory mortality: past triumphs, future challenges
G Russell
Thorax 2005; 60: 985-986. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 2 September 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.050773

Thorax Annual Report October 2004–September 2005
J A Wedzicha, E C Howard, S L Johnston, and D M Mitchell
Thorax 2005; 60: 987-988. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054577 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

The Coping with Asthma Study: a randomised controlled trial of a home based, nurse led psychoeducational intervention for adults at risk of adverse asthma outcomes
J R Smith, S Mildenhall, M J Noble, L Shepstone, M Koutantji, M Mugford, and B D W Harrison
Thorax 2005; 60: 1003-1011. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 29 July 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043877

Tumour necrosis factor (TNF ${alpha}$ ) as a novel therapeutic target in symptomatic corticosteroid dependent asthma
P H Howarth, K S Babu, H S Arshad, L Lau, M Buckley, W McConnell, P Beckett, M Al Ali, A Chauhan, S J Wilson, A Reynolds, D E Davies, and S T Holgate
Thorax 2005; 60: 1012-1018. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 15 September 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045260

Environmental exposure

Childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and chronic respiratory symptoms in non-smoking adults: The Singapore Chinese Health Study
G L David, W-P Koh, H-P Lee, M C Yu, and S J London
Thorax 2005; 60: 1052-1058. [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 30 August 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.042960

Mechanical ventilation

Randomised controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for nocturnal hypoventilation in neuromuscular and chest wall disease patients with daytime normocapnia
S Ward, M Chatwin, S Heather, and A K Simonds
Thorax 2005; 60: 1019-1024. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.037424 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Inhaled corticosteroids and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D D Sin, L Wu, J A Anderson, N R Anthonisen, A S Buist, P S Burge, P M Calverley, J E Connett, B Lindmark, R A Pauwels, D S Postma, J B Soriano, W Szafranski, and J Vestbo
Thorax 2005; 60: 992-997. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045385

Decreased expression of TGF-ß type II receptor in bronchial glands of smokers with COPD
S Baraldo, E Bazzan, G Turato, F Calabrese, B Beghé, A Papi, P Maestrelli, L M Fabbri, R Zuin, and M Saetta
Thorax 2005; 60: 998-1002. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.046292

Lung cancer

What are the clinical features of lung cancer before the diagnosis is made? A population based case-control study
W Hamilton, T J Peters, A Round, and D Sharp
Thorax 2005; 60: 1059-1065. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045880

Pulmonary hypertension

Survival in patients with class III idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with first line oral bosentan compared with an historical cohort of patients started on intravenous epoprostenol
O Sitbon, V V McLaughlin, D B Badesch, R J Barst, C Black, N Galiè, M Humbert, M Rainisio, L J Rubin, and G Simonneau
Thorax 2005; 60: 1025-1030. [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 29 July 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.040618

Splenectomy and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
X Jaïs, V Ioos, C Jardim, O Sitbon, F Parent, A Hamid, E Fadel, P Dartevelle, G Simonneau, and M Humbert
Thorax 2005; 60: 1031-1034. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 5 August 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.038083

Paediatric lung disease

Trends in deaths from respiratory illness in children in England and Wales from 1968 to 2000
J R Panickar, S R Dodd, R L Smyth, and J M Couriel
Thorax 2005; 60: 1035-1038. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 2 September 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.044750

Prospective study of healthcare utilisation and respiratory morbidity due to RSV infection in prematurely born infants
S Broughton, A Roberts, G Fox, E Pollina, M Zuckerman, S Chaudhry, and A Greenough
Thorax 2005; 60: 1039-1044. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.037853

Bronchiectasis

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in patients with bronchiectasis
M Wickremasinghe, L J Ozerovitch, G Davies, T Wodehouse, M V Chadwick, S Abdallah, P Shah, and R Wilson
Thorax 2005; 60: 1045-1051. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.046631

Case reports

Tension pneumothorax complicating autologous "blood patch" pleurodesis
P Williams and R Laing
Thorax 2005; 60: 1066-1067. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.027854 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviewers

Reviewers 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005
Thorax 2005; 60: 989-991. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

Correlation between carbon dioxide retention during exercise and the rate of decline of FEV₁ in cystic fibrosis
D Wat
Thorax 2005; 60: 1011. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0180 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A serum marker for the activity of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis
A H N Gerratt
Thorax 2005; 60: 1018. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0181 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Smoking reduction may lead to decreased lung cancer risk
D Rogers
Thorax 2005; 60: 1058. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0182 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Home nebulisers can affect the colour of domestic gas flames
B R O’Driscoll, C Downes, and J Neill
Thorax 2005; 60: 1068. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.046995 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Register for free content

The full back archive is now available for all BMJ Journals. Institutional subscribers may access the entire archive as part of their subscription. Personal subscribers will also have access to all content when logged in. Non-subscribers who register have free access to all articles published before 2006 right back to volume 1 issue 1. Register here to access the free archive of all BMJ Journals.

Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.

Chest Medicine Jobs

Show me all >>

	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2005; 60: 977. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.awdec [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: a light at the end of the tunnel? J A Wedzicha and T A R Seemungal Thorax 2005; 60: 977-978. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053454 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Non-invasive mechanical ventilation: when to start for what benefit? B Fauroux and F Lofaso Thorax 2005; 60: 979-980. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.040394 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Improving survival in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: revisiting the "kingdom of the near-dead" S Mehta and G J Shoemaker Thorax 2005; 60: 981-983. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045674 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pulmonary hypertension after splenectomy: a consequence of loss of the splenic filter or is there something more? A J Peacock Thorax 2005; 60: 983-984. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043216 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Paediatric respiratory mortality: past triumphs, future challenges G Russell Thorax 2005; 60: 985-986. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 2 September 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.050773

	Thorax Annual Report October 2004–September 2005 J A Wedzicha, E C Howard, S L Johnston, and D M Mitchell Thorax 2005; 60: 987-988. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054577 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The Coping with Asthma Study: a randomised controlled trial of a home based, nurse led psychoeducational intervention for adults at risk of adverse asthma outcomes J R Smith, S Mildenhall, M J Noble, L Shepstone, M Koutantji, M Mugford, and B D W Harrison Thorax 2005; 60: 1003-1011. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 29 July 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043877

	Tumour necrosis factor (TNF ${alpha}$ ) as a novel therapeutic target in symptomatic corticosteroid dependent asthma P H Howarth, K S Babu, H S Arshad, L Lau, M Buckley, W McConnell, P Beckett, M Al Ali, A Chauhan, S J Wilson, A Reynolds, D E Davies, and S T Holgate Thorax 2005; 60: 1012-1018. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 15 September 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045260

	Childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and chronic respiratory symptoms in non-smoking adults: The Singapore Chinese Health Study G L David, W-P Koh, H-P Lee, M C Yu, and S J London Thorax 2005; 60: 1052-1058. [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 30 August 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.042960

	Randomised controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for nocturnal hypoventilation in neuromuscular and chest wall disease patients with daytime normocapnia S Ward, M Chatwin, S Heather, and A K Simonds Thorax 2005; 60: 1019-1024. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.037424 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Inhaled corticosteroids and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease D D Sin, L Wu, J A Anderson, N R Anthonisen, A S Buist, P S Burge, P M Calverley, J E Connett, B Lindmark, R A Pauwels, D S Postma, J B Soriano, W Szafranski, and J Vestbo Thorax 2005; 60: 992-997. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045385

	Decreased expression of TGF-ß type II receptor in bronchial glands of smokers with COPD S Baraldo, E Bazzan, G Turato, F Calabrese, B Beghé, A Papi, P Maestrelli, L M Fabbri, R Zuin, and M Saetta Thorax 2005; 60: 998-1002. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.046292

	What are the clinical features of lung cancer before the diagnosis is made? A population based case-control study W Hamilton, T J Peters, A Round, and D Sharp Thorax 2005; 60: 1059-1065. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045880

	Survival in patients with class III idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with first line oral bosentan compared with an historical cohort of patients started on intravenous epoprostenol O Sitbon, V V McLaughlin, D B Badesch, R J Barst, C Black, N Galiè, M Humbert, M Rainisio, L J Rubin, and G Simonneau Thorax 2005; 60: 1025-1030. [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 29 July 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.040618

	Splenectomy and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension X Jaïs, V Ioos, C Jardim, O Sitbon, F Parent, A Hamid, E Fadel, P Dartevelle, G Simonneau, and M Humbert Thorax 2005; 60: 1031-1034. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 5 August 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.038083

	Trends in deaths from respiratory illness in children in England and Wales from 1968 to 2000 J R Panickar, S R Dodd, R L Smyth, and J M Couriel Thorax 2005; 60: 1035-1038. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 2 September 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.044750

	Prospective study of healthcare utilisation and respiratory morbidity due to RSV infection in prematurely born infants S Broughton, A Roberts, G Fox, E Pollina, M Zuckerman, S Chaudhry, and A Greenough Thorax 2005; 60: 1039-1044. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.037853

	Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in patients with bronchiectasis M Wickremasinghe, L J Ozerovitch, G Davies, T Wodehouse, M V Chadwick, S Abdallah, P Shah, and R Wilson Thorax 2005; 60: 1045-1051. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 14 October 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.046631

	Tension pneumothorax complicating autologous "blood patch" pleurodesis P Williams and R Laing Thorax 2005; 60: 1066-1067. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.027854 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Reviewers 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005 Thorax 2005; 60: 989-991. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Correlation between carbon dioxide retention during exercise and the rate of decline of FEV₁ in cystic fibrosis D Wat Thorax 2005; 60: 1011. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0180 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A serum marker for the activity of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis A H N Gerratt Thorax 2005; 60: 1018. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0181 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Smoking reduction may lead to decreased lung cancer risk D Rogers Thorax 2005; 60: 1058. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.la0182 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Home nebulisers can affect the colour of domestic gas flames B R O’Driscoll, C Downes, and J Neill Thorax 2005; 60: 1068. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.046995 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]