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Volume 57(4);  April 2002
Editorials
Are oral appliances a substitute for nasal positive airway pressure?
R Millman and C Rosenberg
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 283–284. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.283.
PMCID: PMC1746312
Vocal cord dysfunction and laryngeal hyperresponsiveness: a function of altered autonomic balance?
J Ayres and P Gabbott
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 284–285. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.284.
PMCID: PMC1746291
Conference Report
British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2001
C Richardson, A Medford, and R Green
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 286–288. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.286.
PMCID: PMC1746301
BTS Statement
Managing passengers with respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 289–304. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.289.
PMCID: PMC1746311
Original Articles
Can mandibular advancement devices be a satisfactory substitute for short term use in patients on nasal continuous positive airway pressure?
D Smith and J Stradling
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 305–308. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.305.
PMCID: PMC1746287
Airway inflammation, basement membrane thickening and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthma
C Ward, M Pais, R Bish, D Reid, B Feltis, D Johns, and E Walters
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 309–316. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.309.
PMCID: PMC1746305
Case-control study of severe life threatening asthma (SLTA) in adults: psychological factors
J Kolbe, W Fergusson, M Vamos, and J Garrett
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 317–322. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.317.
PMCID: PMC1746304
Role of cysteinyl leukotrienes in adenosine 5`-monophosphate induced bronchoconstriction in asthma
S Rorke, S Jennison, J Jeffs, A Sampson, H Arshad, and S Holgate
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 323–327. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.323.
PMCID: PMC1746289
A defective type 1 response to rhinovirus in atopic asthma
N Papadopoulos, L Stanciu, A Papi, S Holgate, and S Johnston
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 328–332. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.328.
PMCID: PMC1746310
Home based neuromuscular electrical stimulation as a new rehabilitative strategy for severely disabled patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
J Neder, D Sword, S Ward, E Mackay, L Cochrane, and C Clark
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 333–337. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.333.
PMCID: PMC1746295
Nationwide prevalence of sporadic and familial idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: evidence of founder effect among multiplex families in Finland
U Hodgson, T Laitinen, and P Tukiainen
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 338–342. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.338.
PMCID: PMC1746288
Randomised trial of intrapleural urokinase in the treatment of childhood empyema
A Thomson, J Hull, M Kumar, C Wallis, and L Balfour
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 343–347. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.343.
PMCID: PMC1746300
Lung restricted T cell receptor AV2S3+ CD4+ T cell expansions in sarcoidosis patients with a shared HLA-DRß chain conformation
J Grunewald, J Wahlstrom, M Berlin, H Wigzell, A Eklund, and O Olerup
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 348–352. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.348.
PMCID: PMC1746294
Expression of p21 in SV40 large T antigen positive human pleural mesothelioma: relationship with survival
A Baldi, A Groeger, V Esposito, R Cassandro, G Tonini, T Battista, M Di, B Vincenzi, M Santini, A Angelini, R Rossiello, F Baldi, and M Paggi
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 353–356. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.353.
PMCID: PMC1746306
γδ T lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of patients with tuberculosis with and without HIV co-infection
A Carvalho, A Matteelli, P Airo, S Tedoldi, C Casalini, L Imberti, G Cadeo, A Beltrame, and G Carosi
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 357–360. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.357.
PMCID: PMC1746296
Short Papers
Caffeine decreases exhaled nitric oxide
C Bruce, D Yates, and P Thomas
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 361–363. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.361.
PMCID: PMC1746303
Freeze fracture study of airway epithelium from patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia
C Thai, T Gambling, and J Carson
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 363–365. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.363.
PMCID: PMC1746308
Review Series
The pulmonary physician in critical care • 4: Nosocomial pneumonia
S Ewig, T Bauer, and A Torres
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 366–371. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.366.
PMCID: PMC1746297
Case Report
An unusual case of congenital short trachea with very long bronchi mimicking bronchial asthma
F Ravenna, G Caramori, G Panella, A Papi, G Benea, I Adcock, P Barnes, and A Ciaccia
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 372–373. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.372.
PMCID: PMC1746309
Letters to the Editor
Conventional RIA underestimates cortisol suppression in the presence of prednisolone
R Meijer, D Postma, and H Kerstjens
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 374. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.374.
PMCID: PMC1746292
Smoking cessation
L Dunn, A Ogilvie, M Pelkonen, I Notkola, H Tukiainen, M Tervahauta, J Tuomilehto, and A Nissinen
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 374–375. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.374-a.
PMCID: PMC1746299
Fibrosing alveolitis in patients with RA
V Saravanan, C Kelly, J Dawson, J Desmond, M Lynch, and D Graham
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 375–376. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.375.
PMCID: PMC1746298
Measuring granulocyte apoptosis in airway inflammation
M Kelly, J Elborn, M Kelly, V Brown, M Ennis, and F Bureau
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 376. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.376.
PMCID: PMC1746302
Correction
Correction
Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 376. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.376-a.
PMCID: PMC1746307
Corrects:Correction. Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 376.
Journal Matter
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