Thorax: 58 (6)

Editorials

Pulmonary embolism guidelines: will they work? (1 June, 2003)
A C Miller, D A R Boldy
Nicotine replacement therapy in smoking cessation (1 June, 2003)
I Campbell
ADAM 33: just another asthma gene or a breakthrough in understanding the origins of bronchial hyperresponsiveness? (1 June, 2003)
S T Holgate, D E Davies, G Murphy, R M Powell, J W Holloway

Airwaves

Airwaves (1 June, 2003) Free
Wisia Wedzicha

LUNG ALERT

Allergic sensitisation to peanut may occur through inflamed skin (1 June, 2003)
J Quint
Treatment of concurrent OSA may benefit patients with heart failure (1 June, 2003)
I Chakravorty
New onset asthma and respiratory symptoms are more prevalent in radiographers than in physiotherapists (1 June, 2003)
O A Khair
Anti-IgE therapy protects against peanut allergy (1 June, 2003)
N Goldsack
Early budesonide treatment in mild persistent asthma improves asthma control (1 June, 2003)
G Rohde
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligands for airway diseases? (1 June, 2003)
K Parameswaran

BTS guidelines

British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of suspected acute pulmonary embolism (1 June, 2003)

Smoking

Clinical trial comparing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) plus brief counselling, brief counselling alone, and minimal intervention on smoking cessation in hospital inpatients (1 June, 2003)
A Molyneux, S Lewis, U Leivers, A Anderton, M Antoniak, A Brackenridge, F Nilsson, A McNeill, R West, J Moxham, J Britton

Asthma

Primary prevention of asthma and atopy during childhood by allergen avoidance in infancy: a randomised controlled study (1 June, 2003)
S H Arshad, B Bateman, S M Matthews
Exhaled nitric oxide rather than lung function distinguishes preschool children with probable asthma (1 June, 2003)
L P Malmberg, A S Pelkonen, T Haahtela, M Turpeinen
Sustained reduction in bronchial hyperresponsiveness with inhaled fluticasone propionate within three days in mild asthma: time course after onset and cessation of treatment (1 June, 2003)
A R A Sovijärvi, T Haahtela, H J Ekroos, A Lindqvist, A Saarinen, T Poussa, L A Laitinen
Cysteinyl leukotrienes and 8-isoprostane in exhaled breath condensate of children with asthma exacerbations (1 June, 2003)
E Baraldi, S Carraro, R Alinovi, A Pesci, L Ghiro, A Bodini, G Piacentini, F Zacchello, S Zanconato

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Selection of patients for lung volume reduction surgery using a power law analysis of the computed tomographic scan (1 June, 2003)
H O Coxson, K P Whittall, Y Nakano, R M Rogers, F C Sciurba, R J Keenan, J C Hogg
Health status measurement: sensitivity of the self-reported Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ-SR) in pulmonary rehabilitation (1 June, 2003)
J E A Williams, S J Singh, L Sewell, M D L Morgan

Interstitial lung disease

Increased interleukin-13 expression in patients with sarcoidosis (1 June, 2003)
H-P Hauber, D Gholami, A Meyer, A Pforte

Cystic fibrosis

Identification of airborne dissemination of epidemic multiresistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at a CF centre during a cross infection outbreak
(1 June, 2003)
A M Jones, J R W Govan, C J Doherty, M E Dodd, B J Isalska, T N Stanbridge, A K Webb

Airway biology

Comparison of airway immunopathology of eosinophilic bronchitis and asthma (1 June, 2003)
C E Brightling, F A Symon, S S Birring, P Bradding, A J Wardlaw, I D Pavord

Miscellaneous

Respiratory symptoms in patients with treated hypothyroidism and inflammatory bowel disease (1 June, 2003)
S S Birring, A J Morgan, B Prudon, T M McKeever, S A Lewis, J F Falconer Smith, R J Robinson, J R Britton, I D Pavord

Review series

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 9: Management of ventilatory failure in COPD (1 June, 2003)
P K Plant, M W Elliott
The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 3: Pulmonary vasculitis (1 June, 2003)
M Griffith, S Brett
The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 4: Neuromusculoskeletal disorders (1 June, 2003)
N Hart, A K Simonds

Case Report

Pulmonary vein thrombosis after bilobectomy and development of collateral circulation (1 June, 2003)
P R Genta, N Ho, R Beyruti, T Yae Takagaki, M Terra-Filho

Letters to the editor

Sleep disordered breathing in an adult with cherubism (1 June, 2003)
S Ladhani, P Sundaram, J M Joshi
Sarcoidosis presenting as upper extremity venous thrombosis (1 June, 2003)
A M McLaughlin, W T McNicholas
Genotype-phenotype correlations in PCD patients carrying DNAH5 mutations
(1 June, 2003)
A Kispert, M Petry, H Olbrich, A Volz, U-P Ketelsen, J Horvath, R Melkaoui, H Omran, M Zariwala, P G Noone, M Knowles

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June 2003 - Volume 58 - 6

Editorials

Airwaves

LUNG ALERT

BTS guidelines

Smoking

Asthma

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Interstitial lung disease

Cystic fibrosis

Airway biology

Miscellaneous

Review series

Case Report

Letters to the editor

Issue Information

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Table of contents

June 2003 - Volume 58 - 6

Editorials

Airwaves

LUNG ALERT

BTS guidelines

Smoking

Asthma

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Interstitial lung disease

Cystic fibrosis

Airway biology

Miscellaneous

Review series

Case Report

Letters to the editor

Issue Information