Thorax: Most-Cited Full-Text Articles http://thorax.bmj.com/ Most-cited rankings are recalculated at the beginning of the month and are based on citations to articles on this journal site from articles in other HighWire-hosted journals. 2010-01-15 <![CDATA[Surgical repair of tricuspid atresia]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/26/3/240?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 1971; 26:240-248
Articles]]> F. Fontan, E. Baudet 1971-05-01 10.1136/thx.26.3.240 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[A measure of quality of life for clinical trials in chronic lung disease.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/42/10/773?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 1, 1987; 42:773-778
Research Article]]> G H Guyatt, L B Berman, M Townsend, S O Pugsley, L W Chambers 1987-10-01 10.1136/thx.42.10.773 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[A technique for complete replacement of the ascending aorta]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/23/4/338?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 1968; 23:338-339
Articles]]> Hugh Bentall, Antony De Bono 1968-07-01 10.1136/thx.23.4.338 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[BTS Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/52/suppl_5/S1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1997; 52:1-28
Original articles]]> 1997-12-01 10.1136/thx.52.2008.S1 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Allergic respiratory disease: strategic targets for primary prevention during childhood]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/52/1/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1997; 52:1-4
Editorials]]> PG Holt, PD Sly 1997-01-01 10.1136/thx.52.1.1 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Relationship between exacerbation frequency and lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/57/10/847?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 1, 2002; 57:847-852
Original articles]]> G C Donaldson, T A R Seemungal, A Bhowmik, J A Wedzicha 2002-10-01 10.1136/thorax.57.10.847 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Use of induced sputum cell counts to investigate airway inflammation in asthma.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/47/1/25?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1992; 47:25-29
Research Article]]> I Pin, P G Gibson, R Kolendowicz, A Girgis-Gabardo, J A Denburg, F E Hargreave, J Dolovich 1992-01-01 10.1136/thx.47.1.25 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and systemic inflammation: a systematic review and a meta-analysis]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/59/7/574?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2004; 59:574-580
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]]> W Q Gan, S F P Man, A Senthilselvan, D D Sin 2004-07-01 10.1136/thx.2003.019588 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Evidence for a relation between metabolic derangements and increased levels of inflammatory mediators in a subgroup of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/51/8/819?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 1996; 51:819-824
Research Article]]> A. M. Schols, W. A. Buurman, A. J. Staal van den Brekel, M. A. Dentener, E. F. Wouters 1996-08-01 10.1136/thx.51.8.819 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Rapid method for measurement of bronchial responsiveness.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/38/10/760?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 1, 1983; 38:760-765
Research Article]]> K Yan, C Salome, A J Woolcock 1983-10-01 10.1136/thx.38.10.760 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Relation of sputum inflammatory markers to symptoms and lung function changes in COPD exacerbations]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/55/2/114?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2000; 55:114-120
Original articles]]> Angshu Bhowmik, Terence A R Seemungal, Raymond J Sapsford, Jadwiga A Wedzicha 2000-02-01 10.1136/thorax.55.2.114 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Effect of encouragement on walking test performance.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/39/11/818?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 1984; 39:818-822
Research Article]]> G H Guyatt, S O Pugsley, M J Sullivan, P J Thompson, L Berman, N L Jones, E L Fallen, D W Taylor 1984-11-01 10.1136/thx.39.11.818 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Development of a shuttle walking test of disability in patients with chronic airways obstruction.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/47/12/1019?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1992; 47:1019-1024
Research Article]]> S J Singh, M D Morgan, S Scott, D Walters, A E Hardman 1992-12-01 10.1136/thx.47.12.1019 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/58/5/377?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2003; 58:377-382
]]> W S Lim, M M van der Eerden, R Laing, W G Boersma, N Karalus, G I Town, S A Lewis, J T Macfarlane 2003-05-01 10.1136/thorax.58.5.377 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of suspected acute pulmonary embolism]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/58/6/470?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 2003; 58:470-483
BTS guidelines]]> 2003-06-01 10.1136/thorax.58.6.470 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Correlation between exhaled nitric oxide, sputum eosinophils, and methacholine responsiveness in patients with mild asthma]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/53/2/91?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1998; 53:91-95
Original articles]]> A Jatakanon, S Lim, SA Kharitonov, KF Chung, PJ Barnes 1998-02-01 10.1136/thx.53.2.91 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Smoking cessation guidelines for health professionals: an update]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/55/12/987?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 2000; 55:987-999
Smoking cessation update]]> Robert West, Ann McNeill, Martin Raw 2000-12-01 10.1136/thorax.55.12.987 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Evaluation of impairment of health related quality of life in asthma: development of a questionnaire for use in clinical trials.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/47/2/76?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1992; 47:76-83
Research Article]]> E F Juniper, G H Guyatt, R S Epstein, P J Ferrie, R Jaeschke, T K Hiller 1992-02-01 10.1136/thx.47.2.76 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[A comparison of the quantitative anatomy of the bronchi in normal subjects, in status asthmaticus, in chronic bronchitis, and in emphysema]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/24/2/176?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1969; 24:176-179
Articles]]> M. S. Dunnill, G. R. Massarella, J. A. Anderson 1969-03-01 10.1136/thx.24.2.176 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Guidelines on the selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/56/2/89?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2001; 56:89-108
BTS guidelines]]> British Thoracic Society, Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain, Ireland Working Party 2001-02-01 10.1136/thorax.56.2.89 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Chemotherapy and management of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom: recommendations 1998]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/53/7/536?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 1998; 53:536-548
BTS guidelines]]> Joint Tuberculosis Committee of the British Thoracic Society 1998-07-01 10.1136/thx.53.7.536 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/54/7/581?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 1999; 54:581-586
Original articles]]> J C Bestall, E A Paul, R Garrod, R Garnham, P W Jones, J A Wedzicha 1999-07-01 10.1136/thx.54.7.581 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Health effects of passive smoking {bullet} 10: Summary of effects of parental smoking on the respiratory health of children and implications for research]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/54/4/357?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 1, 1999; 54:357-366
Review series]]> Derek G Cook, David P Strachan 1999-04-01 10.1136/thx.54.4.357 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Birth weight, body mass index and asthma in young adults]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/54/5/396?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 1999; 54:396-402
Original articles]]> Seif O Shaheen, Jonathan A C Sterne, Scott M Montgomery, Hossain Azima 1999-05-01 10.1136/thx.54.5.396 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Relationship between bacterial colonisation and the frequency, character, and severity of COPD exacerbations]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/57/9/759?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2002; 57:759-764
Original articles]]> I S Patel, T A R Seemungal, M Wilks, S J Lloyd-Owen, G C Donaldson, J A Wedzicha 2002-09-01 10.1136/thorax.57.9.759 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Family size, infection and atopy: the first decade of the 'hygiene hypothesis']]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/55/suppl_1/S2?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 2000; 55:2-10
Reviews]]> DP Strachan 2000-08-01 10.1136/thorax.55.suppl_1.S2 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Parental smoking and childhood asthma: longitudinal and case-control studies]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/53/3/204?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1998; 53:204-212
Review series]]> David P Strachan, Derek G Cook 1998-03-01 10.1136/thx.53.3.204 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[How much asthma is really attributable to atopy?]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/54/3/268?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1999; 54:268-272
Occasional reviews]]> Neil Pearce, Juha Pekkanen, Richard Beasley 1999-03-01 10.1136/thx.54.3.268 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Effect of antibody to transforming growth factor beta on bleomycin induced accumulation of lung collagen in mice.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/48/10/959?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 1, 1993; 48:959-966
Research Article]]> S N Giri, D M Hyde, M A Hollinger 1993-10-01 10.1136/thx.48.10.959 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/57/3/192?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2002; 57:192-211
BTS guidelines]]> 2002-03-01 10.1136/thorax.57.3.192 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Control and prevention of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom: Code of Practice 2000]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/55/11/887?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2000; 55:887-901
BTS guidelines]]> Joint Tuberculosis Committee of the British Thoracic Society 2000-11-01 10.1136/thorax.55.11.887 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis: clinical features and their influence on survival]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/35/3/171?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1980; 35:171-180
Articles]]> M Turner-Warwick, B Burrows, A Johnson 1980-03-01 10.1136/thx.35.3.171 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Cytokines in asthma]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/54/9/825?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 1999; 54:825-857
Occasional reviews]]> K F Chung, P J Barnes 1999-09-01 10.1136/thx.54.9.825 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Predictors and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring in 1001 middle aged men.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/46/2/85?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1991; 46:85-90
Research Article]]> J R Stradling, J H Crosby 1991-02-01 10.1136/thx.46.2.85 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Radiological versus histological diagnosis in UIP and NSIP: survival implications]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/58/2/143?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2003; 58:143-148
Interstitial lung disease]]> K R Flaherty, E L Thwaite, E A Kazerooni, B H Gross, G B Toews, T V Colby, W D Travis, J A Mumford, S Murray, A Flint, J P Lynch III, F J Martinez 2003-02-01 10.1136/thorax.58.2.143 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Airways obstruction, chronic expectoration, and rapid decline of FEV1 in smokers are associated with increased levels of sputum neutrophils.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/51/3/267?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1996; 51:267-271
Research Article]]> D Stanescu, A Sanna, C Veriter, S Kostianev, P G Calcagni, L M Fabbri, P Maestrelli 1996-03-01 10.1136/thx.51.3.267 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Ongoing airway inflammation in patients with COPD who do not currently smoke]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/55/1/12?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2000; 55:12-18
Original articles]]> Steven R Rutgers, Dirkje S Postma, Nick H T ten Hacken, Henk F Kauffman, Thomas W van der Mark, Gerard H Koeter, Wim Timens 2000-01-01 10.1136/thorax.55.1.12 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Nitric oxide and lung disease.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/48/10/1034?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 1, 1993; 48:1034-1043
Research Article]]> P J Barnes, M G Belvisi 1993-10-01 10.1136/thx.48.10.1034 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Inhaled corticosteroids and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/60/12/992?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 2005; 60:992-997
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, J Vestbo 2005-12-01 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Influence of cigarette smoking on inhaled corticosteroid treatment in mild asthma]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/57/3/226?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2002; 57:226-230
Original articles]]> G W Chalmers, K J Macleod, S A Little, L J Thomson, C P McSharry, N C Thomson 2002-03-01 10.1136/thorax.57.3.226 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Increase in asthma: a more toxic environment or a more susceptible population?]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/49/2/171?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1994; 49:171-174
Research Article]]> A Seaton, D J Godden, K Brown 1994-02-01 10.1136/thx.49.2.171 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Exhaled nitric oxide: a new lung function test.]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/51/3/233?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1996; 51:233-237
Research Article]]> P J Barnes, S A Kharitonov 1996-03-01 10.1136/thx.51.3.233 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Delays in managing lung cancer]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/59/1/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2004; 59:1-3
Editorials]]> A Moody, M Muers, D Forman 2004-01-01 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Lung function and mortality in the United States: data from the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey follow up study]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/58/5/388?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2003; 58:388-393
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]]> D M Mannino, A S Buist, T L Petty, P L Enright, S C Redd 2003-05-01 10.1136/thorax.58.5.388 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[The use of induced sputum to investigate airway inflammation]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/52/6/498?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1997; 52:498-501
Reviews]]> ID Pavord, MM Pizzichini, E Pizzichini, FE Hargreave 1997-06-01 10.1136/thx.52.6.498 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Effect of differing doses of inhaled budesonide on markers of airway inflammation in patients with mild asthma]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/54/2/108?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 1999; 54:108-114
Original articles]]> Anon Jatakanon, Sergei Kharitonov, Sam Lim, Peter J Barnes 1999-02-01 10.1136/thx.54.2.108 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Chapters 1-3]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/58/suppl_1/1i?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2003; 58:1-1
Supplement]]> 2003-02-01 10.1136/thorax.58.suppl_1.1i British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Respiratory viruses in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring hospitalisation: a case-control study]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/58/1/37?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2003; 58:37-42
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]]> G Rohde, A Wiethege, I Borg, M Kauth, T T Bauer, A Gillissen, A Bufe, G Schultze-Werninghaus 2003-01-01 10.1136/thorax.58.1.37 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Rare diseases bullet 4: Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: issues in clinical management and review of pathogenic mechanisms]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/54/8/714?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 1999; 54:714-729
Review series]]> Claire L Shovlin, Michelle Letarte 1999-08-01 10.1136/thx.54.8.714 British Medical Journal Publishing Group <![CDATA[Gender differences in airway behaviour over the human life span]]> http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/54/12/1119?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1999; 54:1119-1138
Occasional reviews]]> Margaret R Becklake, Francine Kauffmann 1999-12-01 10.1136/thx.54.12.1119 British Medical Journal Publishing Group