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1 July 2009

Claire E Wainwright, Megan W France, Peter O'Rourke, Snehal Anuj, Timothy J Kidd, Michael D Nissen, Theo P Sloots, Chris Coulter, Zoran Ristovski, Megan Hargreaves, Barbara R Rose, Colin Harbour, Scott C Bell, and Kevin P Fennelly

Cough-generated Aerosols of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Bacteria from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Thorax Published Online First: 1 July 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.112466 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

23 June 2009

Marc Miravitlles, Joan B Soriano, Francisco Garcia-Rio, Luis Muñoz, Enric Duran-Tauleria, Guadalupe Sanchez, Victor Sobradillo, and Julio Ancochea

Prevalence of copd in spain: impact of undiagnosed copd on quality of life and daily life activities
Thorax Published Online First: 23 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2009.115725 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Toshiaki Kikuchi, Akira Watanabe, Kazunori Gomi, Tomohiro Sakakibara, Kei Nishimori, Hisayoshi Daito, Shigeru Fujimura, Ryushi Tazawa, Akira Inoue, Masahito Ebina, Yutaka Tokue, Mitsuo Kaku, and Toshihiro Nukiwa

Association between Mycobacterial Genotypes and Disease Progression in Mycobacterium avium Pulmonary Infection
Thorax Published Online First: 23 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2009.114603 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

21 June 2009

Tamera J Corte, Stephen John Wort, Michael A Gatzoulis, Peter Macdonald, David M Hansell, and Athol U Wells

Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Predicts Early Mortality in Patients with Diffuse Fibrotic Lung Disease and Suspected Pulmonary Hypertension
Thorax Published Online First: 21 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.112847 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

18 June 2009

Martine Loeve, Peter Th. W. Van Hal, Philip Robinson, Pim A De jong, maarten H Lequin, wim C Hop, Trevor John Williams, George Nossent, and Harm Tiddens

The spectrum of structural abnormalities on CT scans from CF patients with severe advanced lung disease
Thorax Published Online First: 18 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.110908 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

11 June 2009

Mohammad Reza Hayatbakhsh, Suresh Sadasivam, Abdullah A Mamun, Jake M Najman, and Michael J O'Callaghan

Maternal smoking during and after pregnancy and lung function in early adulthood: A prospective study
Thorax Published Online First: 11 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2009.116301 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Jean-Christophe Lega, Yves Lacasse, Lajmi Lakhal, and Steeve Provencher

Natriuretic peptides and troponins in pulmonary embolism: A meta-analysis
Thorax Published Online First: 11 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.110965 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Susan M Hall, Paul Brogan, Sheila G Haworth, and Nigel Klein

Contribution of inflammation to the pathology of Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in children
Thorax Published Online First: 11 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.106435 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

3 June 2009

Ahmed Z El-Hashim and Sahar M Jaffal

Nerve growth factor enhances cough and airway obstruction via TrkA and TRPV1 receptor - dependent mechanisms
Thorax Published Online First: 3 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2009.113183 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Clare P Halfhide, Stephen P Brearey, Brian F Flanagan, John A Hunt, Deborah Howarth, Joanne Cummerson, Steven W Edwards, Charles Anthony Hart, and Rosalind L Smyth

Neutrophil TLR4 expression is reduced in the airways of infants with severe bronchiolitis
Thorax Published Online First: 3 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.107821 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Yoshihiro Miyake, Satoshi Sasaki, Keiko Tanaka, Satoko Ohfuji, and Yoshio Hirota

Maternal fat consumption during pregnancy and risk of wheeze and eczema in Japanese infants aged 16-24 months: The Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study
Thorax Published Online First: 3 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2009.115931 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Yung-Fa Lai, Mao-Chang Su, Hsu-Huei Weng, Jiun-Ting Wu, and Chien-Tung Chiu

Sonographic septation: a predictor of sequela of tuberculous pleurisy after treatment
Thorax Published Online First: 3 June 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.110197 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

28 May 2009

Rihong Zhai, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Li Su, Michelle N Gong, Paula Tejera-Alvarez, Feng Chen, Zhaoxi Wang, Maureen Convery, Taylor B Thompson, and David C Christiani

Serum bilirubin levels on ICU admission are associated with ARDS development and mortality in sepsis
Thorax Published Online First: 28 May 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2009.113464 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

19 May 2009

Muthu Thirumaran, Ramachandran Sundar, Ian M Sutcliffe, and David C Currie

Is investigation of patients with haemoptysis and normal chest radiograph justified?
Thorax Published Online First: 19 May 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.108795 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

18 May 2009

Katie Adams, Pallav Shah, Lyn Edmonds, and Eric Lim

Endobronchial ultrasound and transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy for mediastinal staging in patients with lung cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis
Thorax Published Online First: 18 May 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.109868 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Santiago Ewig, Norbert Birkner, Richard Strauss, Elke Schaefer, Juergen Pauletzki, Helge Bischoff, Peter Schraeder, Tobias Welte, and Gert Hoeffken

New perspectives on community-acquired pneumonia in 388,406 patients
Thorax Published Online First: 18 May 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.109785 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Biswajit Chakrabarti, Robert M Angus, Sanjeev Agarwal Dr, Steven Lane, and Peter Calverley

Hyperglycaemia as a predictor of outcome during Non Invasive Ventilation in decompensated COPD
Thorax Published Online First: 18 May 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.106989 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

7 May 2009

Christophe Goubau, Michael Wilschanski, Veronika Skalická, Patrick Lebecque, Kevin Southern, Isabelle Sermet, Anne Munck, Nico Derichs, Peter G Middleton, Lena Hjelte, Rita Padoan, Maire Vasar, and Christiane A De Boeck

Phenotypic characterization of patients with intermediate sweat chloride values: towards validation of the European diagnostic algorithm for cystic fibrosis
Thorax Published Online First: 7 May 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.104752 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

21 April 2009

Thomas Bewick, Victoria J Cooper, and Wei Shen Lim

Does early review by a respiratory physician lead to a shorter length of stay for patients with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia?
Thorax Published Online First: 21 April 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.109983 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Jaclyn Ann Smith, Paul Albert, Enrica Bertella, James Lester, Sandy Jack, and Peter Calverley

Qualitative aspects of breathlessness in health and disease
Thorax Published Online First: 21 April 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.104869 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Joerg Steier, Caroline J Jolley, John M Seymour, Michael Roughton, Michael I Polkey, and John Moxham

Neural Respiratory Drive in Obesity
Thorax Published Online First: 21 April 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.109728 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

8 April 2009

Lindsay J L Forbes, Venedictos Kapetanakis, Alicja R Rudnicka, Derek G Cook, Tony Bush, John Stedman, Peter Whincup, David P Strachan, and H Ross Anderson

Chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution and lung function in adults
Thorax Published Online First: 8 April 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.109389 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Kolappan C Pillai and Subramani R

Association between Biomass fuel and pulmonary tuberculosis: A nested case-control study
Thorax Published Online First: 8 April 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.109405 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Jian-Qing He, Marilyn G Foreman, Karey Shumansky, Xuekui Zhang, Loubna Akhabir, Don D Sin, S F Paul Man, Dawn L Demeo, Augusto A Litonjua, Ed Silverman, John E Connett, Nicholas R Anthonisen, Robert Wise, Peter Pare, and Andrew J Sandford

Associations of IL6 polymorphisms with lung function decline and COPD
Thorax Published Online First: 8 April 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.111278 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Alex G Richter, Robert A Stockley, Lorraine Harper, and David R Thickett

Pulmonary infection in Wegener’s granulomatosis and Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Thorax Published Online First: 8 April 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.110445 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Nino Künzli, Pierre-Olivier Bridevaux, Sally Liu, Raquel Garcia-Esteban, Christian Schindler, Margaret Gerbase, Jordi Sunyer, Dirk keidel, and Thierry Rochat

Traffic-Related Air Pollution Correlates with Adult-Onset Asthma among Never-Smokers
Thorax Published Online First: 8 April 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.110031 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

22 February 2009

Minh L Doan, Okan Elidemir, Megan K Dishop, Haibin Zhang, E O'brian Smith, Phil Black, Robin Deterding, Dion Roberts, and Leland L Fan

Serum KL-6 Differentiates Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia of Infancy From the Inborn Errors of Surfactant Metabolism
Thorax Published Online First: 22 February 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.107979 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Marek Lommatzsch, Yvonne Lindner, Anke Edner, Kai Bratke, Michael Kuepper, and Johann C Virchow

Adverse effects of salmeterol in asthma: a neuronal perspective
Thorax Published Online First: 22 February 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.110916 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

12 February 2009

Shironjit K Saha, Camille Doe, Vijay Mistry, salman siddiqui, Debbie Parker, Matthew Sleeman, E Suzanne Cohen, and christopher brightling

Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor expression in induced sputum and bronchial mucosa in asthma and COPD
Thorax Published Online First: 12 February 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.108290 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

Lee A Borthwick, Sean M Parker, Kathrine A Brougham, Gail E Johnson, Marta R Gorowiec, Chris Ward, James Lordan, Paul Corris, John A Kirby, and Andrew J Fisher

Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and Airway Remodelling after Human Lung Transplantation
Thorax Published Online First: 12 February 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.104133 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

21 January 2009

Michael Westhoff, Patric Litterst, Lutz Freitag, Wolfgang Urfer, Sabine Bader, and Joerg Ingo Baumbach

Ion mobility spectrometry for the detection of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath of lung cancer patients
Thorax Published Online First: 21 January 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.099465 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

3 December 2008

Stephanie J MacNeill, Fiona Goddard, Roger Pitman, Samantha Tharme, and Paul Cullinan

Childhood peak flow and the Oxford Transport Strategy
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.101360 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

5 August 2008

Anneke C Hesseling, Anna M Mandalakas, Lester H Kirchner, Novel N Chegou, Ben J Marais, Xiaobei Zhu, Gillian F Black, Kim Stanley, Nulda Beyers, and Gerhard Walzl

Highly Discordant T-Cell Responses In Individuals With Recent Household Tuberculosis Exposure
Thorax Published Online First: 5 August 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.085340 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] 

10 August 2005

Gustavo J Rodrigo and José A Castro-Rodriguez

Anticholinergics in the treatment of children and adults with acute asthma: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Thorax Published Online First: 10 August 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.040444 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript][Correction]