Thorax: 59 (4)

Editorials

Molecular epidemiology unmasks the tubercle bacillus: new techniques reveal new aspects of virulence (26 March, 2004)
P D O Davies
Effects of parental smoking on the respiratory health of adults (26 March, 2004)
M N Upton
Role of outdoor aeroallergens in asthma exacerbations: epidemiological evidence (26 March, 2004)
R W Atkinson, D P Strachan

airwaves

Airwaves (26 March, 2004) Free
Wisia Wedzicha

Tuberculosis

Outbreak of isoniazid resistant tuberculosis in north London (26 March, 2004)
M C Ruddy, A P Davies, M D Yates, S Yates, S Balasegaram, Y Drabu, B Patel, S Lozewicz, S Sen, M Bahl, E James, M Lipman, G Duckworth, J M Watson, M Piper, F A Drobniewski, H Maguire
Transmission of tuberculosis from smear negative patients: a molecular epidemiology study (26 March, 2004)
E Hernández-Garduño, V Cook, D Kunimoto, R K Elwood, W A Black, J M FitzGerald
No association between interferon-γ receptor-1 gene polymorphism and pulmonary tuberculosis in a Gambian population sample (26 March, 2004)
A A Awomoyi, S Nejentsev, A Richardson, J Hull, O Koch, M Podinovskaia, J A Todd, K P W J McAdam, J M Blackwell, D Kwiatkowski, M J Newport

Respiratory epidemiology

Parental smoking in childhood and adult obstructive lung disease: results from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (26 March, 2004)
C Svanes, E Omenaas, D Jarvis, S Chinn, A Gulsvik, P Burney

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Inflammatory features of nasal mucosa in smokers with and without COPD (26 March, 2004)
I Vachier, A M Vignola, G Chiappara, A Bruno, H Meziane, P Godard, J Bousquet, P Chanez
Neutrophilic infiltration within the airway smooth muscle in patients with COPD (26 March, 2004)
S Baraldo, G Turato, C Badin, E Bazzan, B Beghé, R Zuin, F Calabrese, G Casoni, P Maestrelli, A Papi, L M Fabbri, M Saetta

Airway biology

Increased matrix metalloproteinase-9 concentration and activity after stimulation with interleukin-17 in mouse airways (26 March, 2004)
O Prause, S Bozinovski, G P Anderson, A Lindén
Linkage of neutrophil serine proteases and decreased surfactant protein-A (SP-A) levels in inflammatory lung disease (26 March, 2004)
F Rubio, J Cooley, F J Accurso, E Remold-O’Donnell

Paediatric lung disease

The need to redefine non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in childhood (26 March, 2004)
K M Eastham, A J Fall, L Mitchell, D A Spencer
Open lung biopsy in neonatal and paediatric patients referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) (26 March, 2004)
D Inwald, K Brown, F Gensini, M Malone, A Goldman

Miscellanea

Genetic make up and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of allergic disorders (26 March, 2004)
A Khan
Ambroxol and reduction of COPD exacerbations (26 March, 2004)
W R Perera
Adjuvant chemotherapy and survival in completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (26 March, 2004)
S S Birring
Doubling the dose of inhaled corticosteroid for asthma exacerbations does not decrease subsequent use of systemic steroids (26 March, 2004)
M Soth
Non-linear relationship between lung cancer risk and cigarette tar yield (26 March, 2004)
H E Davies
Human metapneumovirus: a new cause of respiratory tract infections in children? (26 March, 2004)
S J Fowler

Cystic fibrosis

Increased morbidity associated with chronic infection by an epidemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain in CF patients
(26 March, 2004)
M Al-Aloul, J Crawley, C Winstanley, C A Hart, M J Ledson, M J Walshaw

Sleep disordered breathing

Is there a familial association between obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea and the sudden infant death syndrome? (26 March, 2004)
M Vennelle, P E Brander, R N Kingshott, K Rees, P M Warren, J W Keeling, N J Douglas

Review series

Cough • 6: Which investigations are most useful in the diagnosis of chronic cough? (26 March, 2004)
L P A McGarvey
Sleep • 3: Clinical presentation and diagnosis of the obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (26 March, 2004)
D Schlosshan, M W Elliott

Case Report

The squirting bleb: image and treatment of inspiration-linked leakage of a peritoneopleural fistula (26 March, 2004)
F H Krouwels, P Bresser

Letters to the editor

Airway obstruction and autoimmunity (26 March, 2004)
V Saravanan, C A Kelly
New technique for treating spontaneous pneumothorax (26 March, 2004)
K Roberts, R Steyn, A Bleetman
Estimation of size of pneumothorax under the new BTS guidelines (26 March, 2004)
S S Chan
Paradigm shift in surgical approaches to spontaneous pneumothorax: VATS (26 March, 2004)
C S H Ng, S Wan, A P C Yim
Role of CFTR mutations in adult bronchiectasis (26 March, 2004)
P T King, N J Freezer, P W Holmes, S R Holdsworth, K Forshaw, D D Sart
BTS guidelines for investigation of unilateral pleural effusion in adults (26 March, 2004)
A C Tarn, R Lapworth

Images in Thorax

Crack inhalation induced pneumomediastinum (26 March, 2004)
S M Janes, P W Ind, J Jackson

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April 2004 - Volume 59 - 4

Editorials

airwaves

Tuberculosis

Respiratory epidemiology

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Airway biology

Paediatric lung disease

Miscellanea

Cystic fibrosis

Sleep disordered breathing

Review series

Case Report

Letters to the editor

Images in Thorax

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Table of contents

April 2004 - Volume 59 - 4

Editorials

airwaves

Tuberculosis

Respiratory epidemiology

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Airway biology

Paediatric lung disease

Miscellanea

Cystic fibrosis

Sleep disordered breathing

Review series

Case Report

Letters to the editor

Images in Thorax

Issue Information