Thorax: 66 (3)

Airwaves

Airwaves (18 February, 2011) Free
Andrew Bush, Ian Pavord

Editorials

If it was good enough for Aristotle…… (13 January, 2011)
Toby M Maher, Athol U Wells
Hospital admission rates for COPD: the inverse care law is alive and well (30 December, 2010)
Rupert C M Jones
Predicting the unpredictable: is it possible clinically to separate H1N1 from non-H1N1 community-acquired pneumonia? (18 February, 2011)
Nita Sehgal, Mark Woodhead
A direct role for vitamin D-binding protein in the pathogenesis of COPD? (13 January, 2011)
Sarah Dimeloe, Catherine Hawrylowicz

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Original article: Association of population and primary healthcare factors with hospital admission rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in England: national cross-sectional study (12 November, 2010) Free
Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga, Leanne Carney, Michael Soljak, Alex Bottle, Martyn Partridge, Derek Bell, Gerrard Abi-Aad, Paul Aylin, Azeem Majeed
Original article: C reactive protein and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Mendelian randomisation approach (8 November, 2010)
Morten Dahl, Jørgen Vestbo, Jeppe Zacho, Peter Lange, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, Børge G Nordestgaard
Original article: Vitamin D-binding protein contributes to COPD by activation of alveolar macrophages (12 January, 2011)
A M Wood, C Bassford, D Webster, P Newby, P Rajesh, R A Stockley, D R Thickett

Sleep-disordered breathing

Original article: A simplified model of screening questionnaire and home monitoring for obstructive sleep apnoea in primary care (20 January, 2011)
Ching Li Chai-Coetzer, Nick A Antic, L Sharn Rowland, Peter G Catcheside, Adrian Esterman, Richard L Reed, Helena Williams, Sandra Dunn, R Doug McEvoy
Original article: Prediction of oral appliance efficiency in patients with apnoea using phrenic nerve stimulation while awake (12 January, 2011)
Valérie Bosshard, Jean-François Masse, Frédéric Sériès

Interstitial lung disease

Original article: Progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: lessons from asymmetrical disease (29 September, 2010)
Colas Tcherakian, Vincent Cottin, Pierre-Yves Brillet, Olivia Freynet, Nicolas Naggara, Zohra Carton, Jean-François Cordier, Michel Brauner, Dominique Valeyre, Hilario Nunes

Environmental exposure

Original article: Respiratory disease associated with solid biomass fuel exposure in rural women and children: systematic review and meta-analysis (19 January, 2011)
June Y T Po, J Mark FitzGerald, Chris Carlsten

Cystic fibrosis

Original article: Neural respiratory drive, pulmonary mechanics and breathlessness in patients with cystic fibrosis (1 February, 2011)
Charles C Reilly, Katie Ward, Caroline J Jolley, Alan C Lunt, Joerg Steier, Caroline Elston, Michael I Polkey, Gerrard F Rafferty, John Moxham

Respiratory infection

Original article: Clinical and laboratory features distinguishing pandemic H1N1 influenza-related pneumonia from interpandemic community-acquired pneumonia in adults (20 January, 2011)
Thomas Bewick, Puja Myles, Sonia Greenwood, Jonathan S Nguyen-Van-Tam, Stephen J Brett, Malcolm G Semple, Peter J Openshaw, Barbara Bannister, Robert C Read, Bruce L Taylor, Jim McMenamin, Joanne E Enstone, Karl G Nicholson, Wei Shen Lim, Influenza Clinical Information Network (FLU-CIN)

Review

A review of the British Thoracic Society scientific meeting 1–3 December 2010 (17 January, 2011)
Colin Church, Hannah K Bayes, Andrew J Fisher

PostScript

Letter: Clinical outcomes of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza (swine flu) in adults with cystic fibrosis (6 September, 2010)
Edward F Nash, Richard Whitmill, Bethan Barker, Rifat Rashid, Joanna L Whitehouse, David Honeybourne
Letter: Immunogenicity and safety profile of the monovalent A/H1N1 MF59-adjuvanted vaccine in patients affected by cystic fibrosis (12 January, 2011)
Federico Alghisi, Paolo Palma, Enza Montemitro, Stefania Bernardi, Giuseppe Pontrelli, Paolo Rossi, Vincenzina Lucidi
Letter: Influenza A/H1N1 in patients with cystic fibrosis in Italy: a multicentre cohort study (12 January, 2011)
Carla Colombo, Pier Maria Battezzati, Vincenzina Lucidi, Giuseppe Magazzù, Valentina Motta, Gianfranco Alicandro, Giovanni Taccetti, Teresa Repetto
Letter: The mortality of treated acute PE (23 September, 2010)
Stephen Iles
Letter: Predicting CAP-related mortality with CRB-65 (14 October, 2010)
Patrick G P Charles
Letter: Pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with MRC Dyspnoea Scale 2 (29 September, 2010)
W D-C Man, A Grant, L Hogg, J Moore, R D Barker, J Moxham
Letter:
The potential danger of a solely interferon-γ release assay-based approach to testing for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children
(27 October, 2010)
T G Connell, M Tebruegge, N Ritz, P Bryant, N Curtis
Letter: Authors' reply (23 September, 2010)
Andrew J Fisher, Paul A Corris
Letter: Authors' response (23 November, 2010)
S Ewig, N Birkner
Letter: Author's reply (21 October, 2010)
Michaela Lucas, Pam Nicol, Elizabeth McKinnon, Rebecca Whidborne, Andrew Lucas, Aesen Thambiran, David Burgner, Justin Waring, Martyn French
Letter: Indices of bronchial reactivity and sensitivity (27 October, 2010)
Cheryl M Salome, Nathan J Brown, Helen K Reddel, Wei Xuan, Guy B Marks
Letter: Outcome after bronchiolitis depends on disease definition (3 November, 2010)
M Hyvärinen, M Ruotsalainen, M Korppi
Letter: Authors' response (27 October, 2010)
Carolina Cisneros, Francisco García-Río, Julio Ancochea
Letter: Authors' response (3 November, 2010)
N Sigurs, F Aljassim, B Kjellman, P D Robinson, F Sigurbergsson, R Bjarnason, P M Gustafsson
Letter: Longitudinal change of prebronchodilator spirometric obstruction (25 September, 2010)
Firdaus A A Mohamed Hoesein, Pieter Zanen, Jan-Willem J Lammers
Letter: Authors' response (25 September, 2010)
Nicole M Probst-Hensch, Ivan Curjuric, Pierre-Olivier Bridevaux, Nino Künzli, Christian Schindler, Thierry Rochat

Retraction

Retraction: Prescribing of β-adrenoceptor antagonists in asthma: an observational study (12 January, 2011) Free
Daniel R Morales

Miscellanea

Pulmonary puzzle: Right vocal cord paralysis and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (14 October, 2010)
Michael Boyd, Subramanian Malaisamy, Susanti Ie, Edmundo Rubio
Lung alert: Treatment with β-blockers may reduce exacerbations and mortality in patients with COPD (13 October, 2010)
L Castle
Correction: Correction (18 February, 2011)
Lung alert: Sildenafil does not improve 6 min walk distance in advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (11 October, 2010)
M Lavender

Images in Thorax

Pulmonary dirofilariasis in a Caucasian patient with metastasised osteosarcoma in a non-endemic European region (15 November, 2010)
L H Schmidt, U Dirksen, I Reiter-Owona, C Khurana, K Wiebe, R Wiewrodt, T Spieker

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March 2011 - Volume 66 - 3

Airwaves

Editorials

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sleep-disordered breathing

Interstitial lung disease

Environmental exposure

Cystic fibrosis

Respiratory infection

Review

PostScript

Retraction

Miscellanea

Images in Thorax

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Table of contents

March 2011 - Volume 66 - 3

Airwaves

Editorials

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sleep-disordered breathing

Interstitial lung disease

Environmental exposure

Cystic fibrosis

Respiratory infection

Review

PostScript

Retraction

Miscellanea

Images in Thorax

Issue Information