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Editorials

Airwaves (26 June, 2009)
Domiciliary non-invasive ventilation in stable COPD? (26 June, 2009)
Mark W Elliott
Biomarkers and community-acquired pneumonia (26 June, 2009)
Jeremy S Brown
Breast feeding and childhood asthma (26 June, 2009)
Wendy H Oddy
Nutritional effects on asthma aetiology and progression (26 June, 2009)
Patricia A Cassano

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Nocturnal non-invasive nasal ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD: a randomised controlled trial (12 February, 2009) Free
R D McEvoy, R J Pierce, D Hillman, A Esterman, E E Ellis, P G Catcheside, F J O’Donoghue, D J Barnes, R R Grunstein

COPD

Influenza but not pneumococcal vaccination protects against all-cause mortality in patients with COPD (24 March, 2009)
S Schembri, S Morant, J H Winter, T M MacDonald

Lung alert

A new vaccine to reduce the incidence of pneumococcal pneumonia? (26 June, 2009)
A Collins
Safety and effectiveness of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD (26 June, 2009)
A Dushianthan
Paediatric respiratory syncytial virus infections: rates and risk factors for hospitalisation (26 June, 2009)
R Ahmed
Financial incentives for smoking cessation (26 June, 2009)
D Shrikrishna

Environmental exposure

Traffic-related air pollution in relation to respiratory symptoms, allergic sensitisation and lung function in schoolchildren (13 October, 2008)
M Rosenlund, F Forastiere, D Porta, M De Sario, C Badaloni, C A Perucci

Pulmonary puzzle

Beware the pregnant woman with breathlessness (26 June, 2009)
A Higton, C Whale, M Musk, E Gabbay
ANSWER (26 June, 2009)

Sleep-disordered breathing

Effects of CPAP on oxidative stress and nitrate efficiency in sleep apnoea: a randomised trial (15 December, 2008)
A Alonso-Fernández, F García-Río, M A Arias, Á Hernanz, M de la Peña, J Piérola, A Barceló, E López-Collazo, A Agustí

Respiratory infection

Biomarkers improve mortality prediction by prognostic scales in community-acquired pneumonia (8 January, 2009)
R Menéndez, R Martínez, S Reyes, J Mensa, X Filella, M A Marcos, A Martínez, C Esquinas, P Ramirez, A Torres
Risk factors for complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema on presentation to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia (8 January, 2009)
J D Chalmers, A Singanayagam, M P Murray, C Scally, A Fawzi, A T Hill
Validation and clinical implications of the IDSA/ATS minor criteria for severe community-acquired pneumonia (21 April, 2009)
J Phua, K C See, Y H Chan, L S Widjaja, N W Aung, W J Ngerng, T K Lim

Asthma

Breast feeding, parental allergy and asthma in children followed for 8 years. The PIAMA birth cohort study (26 June, 2009)
S Scholtens, A H Wijga, B Brunekreef, M Kerkhof, M O Hoekstra, J Gerritsen, R Aalberse, J C de Jongste, H A Smit
Association between antioxidant vitamins and asthma outcome measures: systematic review and meta-analysis (30 April, 2009)
S Allen, J R Britton, J A Leonardi-Bee
The PHF11 gene is not associated with asthma or asthma phenotypes in two independent populations
(21 April, 2009)
J McClenaghan, N M Warrington, E F Jamrozik, J Hui, J P Beilby, J Hansen, N H de Klerk, A L James, A W Musk, L J Palmer

Interstitial lung disease

Exercise peripheral oxygen saturation (Spo₂) accurately reflects arterial oxygen saturation (Sao₂) and predicts mortality in systemic sclerosis
(8 April, 2009)
J J Swigris, X Zhou, F S Wamboldt, R du Bois, R Keith, A Fischer, G P Cosgrove, S K Frankel, D Curran-Everett, K K Brown

Review

Systemic inflammation: a key factor in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome? (26 June, 2009)
S Ryan, C T Taylor, W T McNicholas

Case Report

A case of small cell lung cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy followed by photodynamic therapy (26 June, 2009)
J E Lee, H S Park, S S Jung, S Y Kim, J O Kim

Letters

Obesity in patients with COPD, an undervalued problem? (26 June, 2009)
L van den Bemt, C A M van Wayenburg, I J M Smeele, T R J Schermer
Authors’ reply (26 June, 2009)
F M E Franssen, A M W J Schols
Validation of two activity monitors in patients with COPD (26 June, 2009)
D Langer, R Gosselink, R Sena, C Burtin, M Decramer, T Troosters
Epoprostenol use in a National Pulmonary Hypertension Centre from 1997 to 2007 (26 June, 2009)
A C Church, D Sanabria, A Peacock, M Johnson
Do all occupational respiratory sensitisers follow the united airways disease model? (26 June, 2009)
M J Seed, M Carder, M Gittins, R M Agius

Correction

Correction (26 June, 2009) Free

Images in Thorax

A woman in her mid 30s with a dry cough and breathlessness (26 June, 2009)
H K Ramadan, C I Mackinlay, A G Nicholson

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July 2009 - Volume 64 - 7

Editorials

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPD

Lung alert

Environmental exposure

Pulmonary puzzle

Sleep-disordered breathing

Respiratory infection

Asthma

Interstitial lung disease

Review

Case Report

Letters

Correction

Images in Thorax

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Table of contents

July 2009 - Volume 64 - 7

Editorials

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPD

Lung alert

Environmental exposure

Pulmonary puzzle

Sleep-disordered breathing

Respiratory infection

Asthma

Interstitial lung disease

Review

Case Report

Letters

Correction

Images in Thorax

Issue Information