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Volume 53(5);  May 1998
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Editorials
Typing of mycobacteria using spoligotyping
A HAYWARD and J WATSON
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 329–330.
PMCID: PMC1745219
Bisphosphonates and glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: implications for patients with respiratory diseases
S. COWAN, S. MORIN, and P. ERNST
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 331–332.
PMCID: PMC1745217
Burkholderia cepacia: another twist and a further threat
A WEBB and J GOVAN
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 333–334.
PMCID: PMC1745229
The new prescription: industrial injuries benefits for smokers?
A. SEATON
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 335–336.
PMCID: PMC1745205
Coal miners' respiratory disease litigation
R. RUDD
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 337–340.
PMCID: PMC1745214
Rapid Communication
Randomised placebo controlled trial of daytime function after continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
H. Engleman, S. Martin, R. Kingshott, T. Mackay, I. Deary, and N. Douglas
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 341–345.
PMCID: PMC1745223
Original Articles
Pulmonary tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe: analysis by spoligotyping
R Heyderman, M Goyal, P Roberts, S Ushewokunze, S Zizhou, B Marshall, R. Makombe, J D A Van Embden, P Mason, and R Shaw
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 346–350.
PMCID: PMC1745216
A double blind placebo controlled study to determine the effects of intermittent cyclical etidronate on bone mineral density in patients on long term oral corticosteroid treatment
P Pitt, F Li, P Todd, D Webber, S Pack, and C Moniz
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 351–356.
PMCID: PMC1745232
Neurokinin A is the predominant tachykinin in human bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in normal and asthmatic subjects
L Heaney, L Cross, L McGarvey, K Buchanan, M Ennis, and C Shaw
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 357–362.
PMCID: PMC1745230
How long should Atrovent be given in acute asthma?
C Brophy, B Ahmed, S Bayston, A Arnold, D McGivern, and M Greenstone
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 363–367.
PMCID: PMC1745211
Injury to murine airway epithelial cells by pollen enzymes
Z. Hassim, S. Maronese, and R. Kumar
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 368–371.
PMCID: PMC1745207
Diagnosis of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations by colour Doppler ultrasound and amplitude ultrasound angiography
H. Wang, P. Kuo, Y. Liaw, C. Yu, S. Kuo, K. Luh, and P. Yang
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 372–376.
PMCID: PMC1745212
Short Paper
Detection of IgG and IgA against the mycobacterial antigen A60 in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis
M. Alifano, R. De Pascalis, M. Sofia, S. Faraone, M. Del Pezzo, and I. Covelli
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 377–380.
PMCID: PMC1745209
Review Series
Passive smoking and risk of adult asthma and COPD: an update
D. Coultas
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 381–387.
PMCID: PMC1745215
Introduction
J Britton and J Hopkin
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 388.
PMCID: PMC1745220
The genetics of cystic fibrosis lung disease
D. Davidson and D. Porteous
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 389–397.
PMCID: PMC1745224
Occasional Reviews
Coal mining and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a review of the evidence
D. Coggon and A. N. Taylor
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 398–407.
PMCID: PMC1745225
Public health aspects of obstructive sleep apnoea
G Gibson
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 408–409.
PMCID: PMC1745210
Sleep apnoea and its impact on public health
J. Wright and T. Sheldon
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 410–413.
PMCID: PMC1745208
Systematic review of the efficacy of nasal CPAP
N. Douglas
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 414–415.
PMCID: PMC1745228
Cardiovascular aspects of obstructive sleep apnoea and their relevance to the assessment of the efficacy of nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy
R. Davies
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 416–418.
PMCID: PMC1745204
Measurement of airway hyperresponsiveness: new considerations
J. Lotvall, M. Inman, and P. O'Byrne
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 419–424.
PMCID: PMC1745221
Clinical impact of bone and calcium metabolism changes in sarcoidosis
G. Rizzato
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 425–429.
PMCID: PMC1745206
Case Reports
Chronic Burkholderia cepacia bronchiectasis in a non-cystic fibrosis individual
M Ledson, M Gallagher, and M Walshaw
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 430–432.
PMCID: PMC1745218
Cross infection between cystic fibrosis patients colonised with Burkholderia cepacia
M Ledson, M Gallagher, J Corkill, C Hart, and M Walshaw
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 432–436.
PMCID: PMC1745231
Letters to the Editor
Inhibition of T cell proliferation by human alveolar macrophages
J. GRANGE, P. HOLT, and J. UPHAM
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 437.
PMCID: PMC1745222
Adenosine and adenosine antagonism in asthma
C. PERSSON and S. HOLGATE
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 437–438.
PMCID: PMC1745226
Book Reviews
Progress in Respiratory Research Series. Volume 29. Updates in Advances in Lung Cancer.
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 438.
PMCID: PMC1745227
Tuberculosis.
Thorax. 1998 May; 53(5): 438.
PMCID: PMC1745202
Journal Matter
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