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Airwaves

	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2007; 62: 837. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Traffic related exposures and lung function in adults Fernando Holguin Thorax 2007; 62: 837-838. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.078410 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Where there’s smoke there’s lung disease Youcheng Liu Thorax 2007; 62: 838-839. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.081356 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is it time to change the approach to oxygen therapy in the breathless patient? Richard Beasley, Sarah Aldington, and Geoffrey Robinson Thorax 2007; 62: 840-841. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.068866 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Smoking

	Weekly versus basic smoking cessation support in primary care: a randomised controlled trial Paul Aveyard, Karen Brown, Cas Saunders, Avril Alexander, Elaine Johnstone, Marcus R Munafò, and Mike Murphy Thorax 2007; 62: 898-903. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 May 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.071837

Asthma

	Improved outcomes from acute severe asthma in Australian intensive care units (1996–2003) Peter J Stow, David Pilcher, John Wilson, Carol George, Michael Bailey, Tracey Higlett, Rinaldo Bellomo, Graeme K Hart and the Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care Society Adult Patient Database Management Committee Thorax 2007; 62: 842-847. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 March 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.075317
	Comparison of gel contraction mediated by airway smooth muscle cells from patients with and without asthma Hisako Matsumoto, Lyn M Moir, Brian G G Oliver, Janette K Burgess, Michael Roth, Judith L Black, and Brent E McParland Thorax 2007; 62: 848-854. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 April 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.070474
	Risk factors for accident and emergency (A&E) attendance for asthma in inner city children Lindsay Forbes, Sheila Harvey, Roger Newson, Deborah Jarvis, Christina Luczynska, John Price, and Peter Burney Thorax 2007; 62: 855-860. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 April 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.058362

Environmental exposure

	Traffic exposure and lung function in adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study Haidong Kan, Gerardo Heiss, Kathryn M Rose, Eric Whitsel, Fred Lurmann, and Stephanie J London Thorax 2007; 62: 873-879. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 April 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.073015

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

	Biomass fuels are the probable risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural South China Shengming Liu, Yumin Zhou, Xiaoping Wang, Dali Wang, Jiachun Lu, Jingping Zheng, Nanshan Zhong, and Pixin Ran Thorax 2007; 62: 889-897. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 May 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.061457

Sleep-disordered breathing

	Mechanisms used to restore ventilation after partial upper airway collapse during sleep in humans Amy S Jordan, Andrew Wellman, Raphael C Heinzer, Yu-Lun Lo, Karen Schory, Louise Dover, Shiva Gautam, Atul Malhotra, and David P White Thorax 2007; 62: 861-867. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 April 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.070300
	Alterations in upper airway cross-sectional area in response to lower body positive pressure in healthy subjects Satomi Shiota, Clodagh M Ryan, Kuo-Liang Chiu, Pimon Ruttanaumpawan, James Haight, Michael Arzt, John S Floras, Christopher Chan, and T Douglas Bradley Thorax 2007; 62: 868-872. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 18 April 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.071183

Acute lung injury

Raised protein levels and altered cellular expression of factor VII activating protease (FSAP) in the lungs of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) Malgorzata Wygrecka, Philipp Markart, Ludger Fink, Andreas Guenther, and Klaus T Preissner Thorax 2007; 62: 880-888. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 4 May 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.069658

Review series

	Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis · 4: Smoking-induced diffuse interstitial lung diseases Athol U Wells, Andrew G Nicholson, and David M Hansell Thorax 2007; 62: 904-910. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031021 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

A systematic review of commercial serological antibody detection tests for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis Karen R Steingart, Megan Henry, Suman Laal, Philip C Hopewell, Andrew Ramsay, Dick Menzies, Jane Cunningham, Karin Weldingh, and Madhukar Pai Thorax 2007; 62: 911-918. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 3 August 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.075754

Case reports

	Central hypoventilation with PHOX2B expansion mutation presenting in adulthood S Barratt, A H Kendrick, F Buchanan, and A T Whittle Thorax 2007; 62: 919-920. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.068908 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

	Which children with persistent cough should be regarded as persistent bacterial bronchitis? Arzu Bakirtas, Ipek Turktas, D Donnelly, A Critchlow, and M L Everard Thorax 2007; 62: 921-922. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Outcomes in children treated for persistent bacterial bronchitis Catherine Byrnes, Elizabeth Edwards, D Donnelly, A Critchlow, and M L Everard Thorax 2007; 62: 922-923. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	HIV-related TB and adverse drug events Chi Chiu Leung, Chi Kuen Chan, Cheuk Ming Tam, R A M Breen, R F Miller, and M C I Lipman Thorax 2007; 62: 923-924. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Diagnosis of COPD Emanuela Falaschetti, Maureen P Swanney, Robert O Crapo, John L Hankinson, Robert L Jensen, Ole F Pedersen, Philip H Quanjer, Gregg L Ruppel, Jan P Schouten, Lion Shahab, Martin J Jarvis, John Britton, and Robert West Thorax 2007; 62: 924-925. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Reducing door-to-antibiotic time in community acquired pneumonia Andrew Hardy, Paul Whittaker, Andrew Bastauros, Neil Srinivasan, and Mark Elliott Thorax 2007; 62: 925. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Is childhood immunisation associated with atopic disease from age 7 to 32 years? R M Bernsen, J C van der Wouden, S C Dharmage, M Matheson, K Nakajima, J B Carlin, C Wharton, M A Jenkins, G Giles, J Hopper, E H Walters, and M Abramson Thorax 2007; 62: 925-926. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

	Microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay for the diagnosis of TB Talha Munir Thorax 2007; 62: 847. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Ambulatory continuous positive airway pressure without polysomnography in patients with a high probability of obstructive sleep apnoea Veronica Smith Thorax 2007; 62: 860. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pleurodesis with large-particle talc poudrage is safe in malignant pleural effusion Marwan Najib Thorax 2007; 62: 897. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Sepsis is increasing in the general population and ITU care may be underutilised A Parsons Thorax 2007; 62: 910. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Asbestos and man-made vitreous fibres may not currently contribute to the burden of lung cancer S Mandal Thorax 2007; 62: 926. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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