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Volume 57(12);  December 2002
Editorials
We're off: Annual report October 2001 to September 2002
A Knox and J Britton
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1003–1004. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1003.
PMCID: PMC1758798
Thorax online submission
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1004. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1004.
PMCID: PMC1758812
Original Articles
Thoracoscopic fluorescence diagnosis (TFD) of pleural malignancies: experimental studies
R Prosst, S Winkler, E Boehm, and J Gahlen
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1005–1009. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1005.
PMCID: PMC1758805
Induced sputum and bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
T McWilliams, A Wells, A Harrison, S Lindstrom, R Cameron, and E Foskin
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1010–1014. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1010.
PMCID: PMC1758793
Oropharyngeal carriage and lower airway colonisation/infection in 45 tracheotomised children
P Morar, V Singh, Z Makura, A Jones, P Baines, A Selby, R Sarginson, J Hughes, and R van Saene
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1015–1020. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1015.
PMCID: PMC1758797
Feasibility of measuring lung function in preschool children
W Nystad, S Samuelsen, P Nafstad, E Edvardsen, T Stensrud, and J Jaakkola
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1021–1027. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1021.
PMCID: PMC1758804
Relation of bronchial responsiveness to body mass index in the ECRHS
S Chinn, D Jarvis, and P Burney
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1028–1033. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1028.
PMCID: PMC1758811
Psychological, social and health behaviour risk factors for deaths certified as asthma: a national case-control study
P Sturdy, C Victor, H Anderson, J Bland, B Butland, B Harrison, C Peckitt, and J Taylor
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1034–1039. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1034.
PMCID: PMC1758792
Randomised pragmatic comparison of UK and US treatment of acute asthma presenting to hospital
N Innes, J Stocking, T Daynes, and B Harrison
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1040–1044. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1040.
PMCID: PMC1758800
Randomised controlled trial of transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation of the lower extremities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
G Bourjeily-Habr, C Rochester, F Palermo, P Snyder, and V Mohsenin
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1045–1049. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1045.
PMCID: PMC1758803
Ambulatory pulmonary artery pressure monitoring during sleep and exercise in normal individuals and patients with COPD
D Raeside, A Brown, K Patel, D Welsh, and A Peacock
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1050–1053. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1050.
PMCID: PMC1758791
Characterisation of adhesion receptors mediating lymphocyte adhesion to bronchial endothelium provides evidence for a distinct lung homing pathway
M Ainslie, C McNulty, T Huynh, F Symon, and A Wardlaw
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1054–1059. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1054.
PMCID: PMC1758807
Effect of arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids on acute lung injury induced by hypochlorous acid
H Wahn, N Ruenauver, and S Hammerschmidt
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1060–1066. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1060.
PMCID: PMC1758810
Review Series
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 5: Systemic effects of COPD
E Wouters
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1067–1070. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1067.
PMCID: PMC1758796
Lung cancer • 2: Screening and early diagnosis of lung cancer
J Mulshine and R Smith
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1071–1078. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1071.
PMCID: PMC1758795
The pulmonary physician in critical care • 11: Critical care management of respiratory failure resulting from COPD
A Davidson
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1079–1084. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1079.
PMCID: PMC1758799
Case Report
Exacerbation of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis by exogenous oestrogen used for infertility treatment
S Yano
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1085–1086. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1085.
PMCID: PMC1758802
Letters to the Editor
Duplicate publication
I Pavord, M Morgan, A Wardlaw, M Polkey, J Moxham, and J Britton
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1087. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1087.
PMCID: PMC1758809
Chlamydia pneumoniae and COPD exacerbation
T Seemungal, J Wedzicha, P MacCallum, S Johnston, P Lambert, F Blasi, L Allegra, S Damato, R Raccanelli, R Cosentini, P Tarsia, and S Centanni
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1087–1089. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1087-a.
PMCID: PMC1758790
ICU outcomes in acute respiratory failure secondary to COPD
L Howard
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1089. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1089.
PMCID: PMC1758789
Marginal benefits of adding formoterol
B Lipworth and C Jackson
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1089. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1089-a.
PMCID: PMC1758806
Book Review
Respiratory Medicine Specialist Handbook
T Warke
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): 1089. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.12.1089-b.
PMCID: PMC1758794
Electronic Pages
Author index
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): e1.
PMCID: PMC1758813
Subject index
Thorax. 2002 December; 57(12): e2.
PMCID: PMC1758808
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