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March 2008 (Volume 63, Number 3). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Images in Thorax Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung cancer Pulmonary vasculature Acute lung injury Allergy Interstitial lung disease Review series Case report PostScript Pulmonary puzzle Miscellaneous

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha, Editor-in-
Thorax 2008; 63: 187. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Community care for COPD: the good, the bad and the ugly
D M G Halpin
Thorax 2008; 63: 187-189. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087783 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

β₂ Adrenergic agonist therapy may enhance alveolar epithelial repair in patients with acute lung injury
Michael A Matthay and Joyce Lee
Thorax 2008; 63: 189-190. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086256 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Standards of care for occupational asthma
Susan M Tarlo
Thorax 2008; 63: 190-192. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.089276 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

Spontaneous rupture of an intercostal artery aneurysm during air flight
S Y Sundram-Novelend, D S Appleton, N J Screaton, R J Davies, and E R Chilvers
Thorax 2008; 63: 294. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.074690 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

Associations between postnatal weight gain, change in postnatal pulmonary function, formula feeding and early asthma
S Turner, G Zhang, S Young, M Cox, J Goldblatt, L Landau, and P Le Souëf
Thorax 2008; 63: 234-239. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 28 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.064642

Standards of care for occupational asthma
D Fishwick, C M Barber, L M Bradshaw, J Harris-Roberts, M Francis, S Naylor, J Ayres, P S Burge, J M Corne, P Cullinan, T L Frank, D Hendrick, J Hoyle, M Jaakkola, A Newman-Taylor, P Nicholson, R Niven, A Pickering, R Rawbone, C Stenton, C J Warburton, A D Curran, and British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Subcommittee Guidelines on Occupational Asthma
Thorax 2008; 63: 240-250. [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 28 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.083444

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A nurse led intermediate care package in patients who have been hospitalised with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
M Sridhar, R Taylor, S Dawson, N J Roberts, and M R Partridge
Thorax 2008; 63: 194-200. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 27 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.077578

Predictive value of lung function below the normal range and respiratory symptoms for progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
M Albers, T Schermer, Y Heijdra, J Molema, R Akkermans, and C van Weel
Thorax 2008; 63: 201-207. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 28 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.068007

The relation between dietary intake of individual fatty acids, FEV₁ and respiratory disease in Dutch adults
T M McKeever, S A Lewis, P A Cassano, M Ocké, P Burney, J Britton, and H A Smit
Thorax 2008; 63: 208-214. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 27 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.090399

Lung cancer

Autoantibodies in lung cancer: possibilities for early detection and subsequent cure
C J Chapman, A Murray, J E McElveen, U Sahin, U Luxemburger, Ö Türeci, R Wiewrodt, A C Barnes, and J F Robertson
Thorax 2008; 63: 228-233. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 11 October 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.083592

Pulmonary vasculature

Primary determinants of ischaemic stroke/brain abscess risks are independent of severity of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
C L Shovlin, J E Jackson, K B Bamford, I H Jenkins, A R Benjamin, H Ramadan, and E Kulinskaya
Thorax 2008; 63: 259-266. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 2 November 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087452

Acute lung injury

In vivo and in vitro effects of salbutamol on alveolar epithelial repair in acute lung injury
G D Perkins, F Gao, and D R Thickett
Thorax 2008; 63: 215-220. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 19 October 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.080382

Allergy

Differences in the antibody response to a mucosal bacterial antigen between allergic and non-allergic subjectsSmoke-free legislation reduces exposure in children
B J Hales, L J Pearce, M M H Kusel, P G Holt, P D Sly, and W R Thomas
Thorax 2008; 63: 221-227. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 17 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.069492

Interstitial lung disease

Activation of somatostatin receptors attenuates pulmonary fibrosis
R Borie, A Fabre, F Prost, J Marchal-Somme, R Lebtahi, S Marchand-Adam, M Aubier, P Soler, and B Crestani
Thorax 2008; 63: 251-258. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 19 October 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.078006

Review series

Exacerbations in cystic fibrosis: 4 · Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
A B Chang and D Bilton
Thorax 2008; 63: 269-276. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060913 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis: 7 · Novel therapies and lung transplantation
T J Williams and J W Wilson
Thorax 2008; 63: 277-284. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031054 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis: 8 · The need for an international registry for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
J W Wilson, R M du Bois, and T E King, Jr
Thorax 2008; 63: 285-287. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031062 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case report

"Popcorn worker’s lung" in Britain in a man making potato crisp flavouring
D J Hendrick
Thorax 2008; 63: 267-268. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.089607 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PostScript

Air pollution and health: indoor air pollution in the developing world is the real key to reducing the burden of ill health
D G Fullerton and S Semple
Thorax 2008; 63: 288. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Author’s reply
G D Thurston
Thorax 2008; 63: 288. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Simple, easily memorised "rules of thumb" for the rapid assessment of physiological compensation for respiratory acid-base disorders
J K Baillie
Thorax 2008; 63: 289-290. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091223 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung Cancer Peer Review Survey
P A Beckett
Thorax 2008; 63: 290-291. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087411 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Smoking cessation trial may be missing the point
C Greaves
Thorax 2008; 63: 291. [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Authors’ reply
P Aveyard, M Munafo, M Murphy, and E Johnstone
Thorax 2008; 63: 291. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An algorithm for referral of patients with IPF for lung transplantation
W A Wuyts, M Thomeer, L J Dupont, and G M Verleden
Thorax 2008; 63: 292. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Authors’ reply
L S Mackay and A J Fisher
Thorax 2008; 63: 292. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Vitamin D deficiency and the asthma epidemic
S O Shaheen
Thorax 2008; 63: 293. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091728 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Author’s reply
S T Weiss and A A Litonjua
Thorax 2008; 63: 293. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.092569 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pulmonary puzzle

Pulmonary puzzle
Thorax 2008; 63: 239. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.08511a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellaneous

A 50-year-old man with bilateral pulmonary tumours
P-Y Lin, J-S Chen, S-C Ku, M-Z Wu, C-J Yu, and P-C Yang
Thorax 2008; 63: 193. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.085118 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

IP-10 as a biomarker for rhinoviral infections in asthma
Jennifer K Quint
Thorax 2008; 63: 200. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Smoke-free legislation reduces exposure in children
Vandana Gupta
Thorax 2008; 63: 227. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A role for squamous metaplasia in COPD airway obstruction
Magnus Dillon
Thorax 2008; 63: 258. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Simple control measures could substantially reduce predicted spread of XDR TB
Shazia Khan
Thorax 2008; 63: 287. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha, Editor-in- Thorax 2008; 63: 187. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Community care for COPD: the good, the bad and the ugly D M G Halpin Thorax 2008; 63: 187-189. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087783 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	β₂ Adrenergic agonist therapy may enhance alveolar epithelial repair in patients with acute lung injury Michael A Matthay and Joyce Lee Thorax 2008; 63: 189-190. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086256 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Standards of care for occupational asthma Susan M Tarlo Thorax 2008; 63: 190-192. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.089276 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spontaneous rupture of an intercostal artery aneurysm during air flight S Y Sundram-Novelend, D S Appleton, N J Screaton, R J Davies, and E R Chilvers Thorax 2008; 63: 294. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.074690 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Associations between postnatal weight gain, change in postnatal pulmonary function, formula feeding and early asthma S Turner, G Zhang, S Young, M Cox, J Goldblatt, L Landau, and P Le Souëf Thorax 2008; 63: 234-239. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 28 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.064642

	Standards of care for occupational asthma D Fishwick, C M Barber, L M Bradshaw, J Harris-Roberts, M Francis, S Naylor, J Ayres, P S Burge, J M Corne, P Cullinan, T L Frank, D Hendrick, J Hoyle, M Jaakkola, A Newman-Taylor, P Nicholson, R Niven, A Pickering, R Rawbone, C Stenton, C J Warburton, A D Curran, and British Thoracic Society Standards of Care Subcommittee Guidelines on Occupational Asthma Thorax 2008; 63: 240-250. [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 28 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.083444

	A nurse led intermediate care package in patients who have been hospitalised with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease M Sridhar, R Taylor, S Dawson, N J Roberts, and M R Partridge Thorax 2008; 63: 194-200. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 27 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.077578

	Predictive value of lung function below the normal range and respiratory symptoms for progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease M Albers, T Schermer, Y Heijdra, J Molema, R Akkermans, and C van Weel Thorax 2008; 63: 201-207. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 28 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.068007

	The relation between dietary intake of individual fatty acids, FEV₁ and respiratory disease in Dutch adults T M McKeever, S A Lewis, P A Cassano, M Ocké, P Burney, J Britton, and H A Smit Thorax 2008; 63: 208-214. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 27 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.090399

	Autoantibodies in lung cancer: possibilities for early detection and subsequent cure C J Chapman, A Murray, J E McElveen, U Sahin, U Luxemburger, Ö Türeci, R Wiewrodt, A C Barnes, and J F Robertson Thorax 2008; 63: 228-233. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 11 October 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.083592

	In vivo and in vitro effects of salbutamol on alveolar epithelial repair in acute lung injury G D Perkins, F Gao, and D R Thickett Thorax 2008; 63: 215-220. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 19 October 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.080382

	Differences in the antibody response to a mucosal bacterial antigen between allergic and non-allergic subjectsSmoke-free legislation reduces exposure in children B J Hales, L J Pearce, M M H Kusel, P G Holt, P D Sly, and W R Thomas Thorax 2008; 63: 221-227. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 17 September 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.069492

	Activation of somatostatin receptors attenuates pulmonary fibrosis R Borie, A Fabre, F Prost, J Marchal-Somme, R Lebtahi, S Marchand-Adam, M Aubier, P Soler, and B Crestani Thorax 2008; 63: 251-258. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 19 October 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.078006

	Exacerbations in cystic fibrosis: 4 · Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis A B Chang and D Bilton Thorax 2008; 63: 269-276. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060913 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis: 7 · Novel therapies and lung transplantation T J Williams and J W Wilson Thorax 2008; 63: 277-284. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031054 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis: 8 · The need for an international registry for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis J W Wilson, R M du Bois, and T E King, Jr Thorax 2008; 63: 285-287. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031062 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	"Popcorn worker’s lung" in Britain in a man making potato crisp flavouring D J Hendrick Thorax 2008; 63: 267-268. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.089607 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Air pollution and health: indoor air pollution in the developing world is the real key to reducing the burden of ill health D G Fullerton and S Semple Thorax 2008; 63: 288. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Author’s reply G D Thurston Thorax 2008; 63: 288. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Simple, easily memorised "rules of thumb" for the rapid assessment of physiological compensation for respiratory acid-base disorders J K Baillie Thorax 2008; 63: 289-290. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091223 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lung Cancer Peer Review Survey P A Beckett Thorax 2008; 63: 290-291. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087411 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Smoking cessation trial may be missing the point C Greaves Thorax 2008; 63: 291. [Extract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Authors’ reply P Aveyard, M Munafo, M Murphy, and E Johnstone Thorax 2008; 63: 291. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An algorithm for referral of patients with IPF for lung transplantation W A Wuyts, M Thomeer, L J Dupont, and G M Verleden Thorax 2008; 63: 292. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Authors’ reply L S Mackay and A J Fisher Thorax 2008; 63: 292. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Vitamin D deficiency and the asthma epidemic S O Shaheen Thorax 2008; 63: 293. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091728 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Author’s reply S T Weiss and A A Litonjua Thorax 2008; 63: 293. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.092569 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pulmonary puzzle Thorax 2008; 63: 239. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.08511a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A 50-year-old man with bilateral pulmonary tumours P-Y Lin, J-S Chen, S-C Ku, M-Z Wu, C-J Yu, and P-C Yang Thorax 2008; 63: 193. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.085118 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	IP-10 as a biomarker for rhinoviral infections in asthma Jennifer K Quint Thorax 2008; 63: 200. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Smoke-free legislation reduces exposure in children Vandana Gupta Thorax 2008; 63: 227. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A role for squamous metaplasia in COPD airway obstruction Magnus Dillon Thorax 2008; 63: 258. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Simple control measures could substantially reduce predicted spread of XDR TB Shazia Khan Thorax 2008; 63: 287. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]