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Volume 58(11);  November 2003
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Editorials
So inhaled steroids slow the rate of decline of FEV1 in patients with COPD after all?
P Burge and S Lewis
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 911–913. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.911.
PMCID: PMC1746502
Lung biopsy guidelines—for the obedience of fools and guidance of wise men
A Manhire, C Richardson, and F Gleeson
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 913–914. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.913.
PMCID: PMC1746508
Inpatient management of acute COPD: a cause for concern?
M Rudolf
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 914–915. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.914.
PMCID: PMC1746517
Images in Thorax
J FitzGerald, N Muller, and J Hogg
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 915. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.915.
PMCID: PMC1746525
Spotting latent infection: the path to better tuberculosis control
A Lalvani
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 916–918. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.916.
PMCID: PMC1746498
Airwaves
Airwaves
W. Wedzicha
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 911. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.911-a.
PMCID: PMC1746505
BTS Guideline
Guidelines for radiologically guided lung biopsy
A Manhire, M Charig, C Clelland, F Gleeson, R Miller, H Moss, K Pointon, C Richardson, and E Sawicka
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 920–936. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.920.
PMCID: PMC1746503
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Inhaled corticosteroids reduce the progression of airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis
E Sutherland, H Allmers, N Ayas, A Venn, and R Martin
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 937–941. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.937.
PMCID: PMC1746510
Inhibition by red wine extract, resveratrol, of cytokine release by alveolar macrophages in COPD
S Culpitt, D Rogers, P Fenwick, P Shah, C De Matos, R Russell, P Barnes, and L Donnelly
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 942–946. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.942.
PMCID: PMC1746526
Evidence for a link between mortality in acute COPD and hospital type and resources
C Roberts, S Barnes, D Lowe, and M Pearson
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 947–949. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.947.
PMCID: PMC1746518
Lung Alerts
Energy intake and weight are increased by antibiotics in children with cystic fibrosis
S West
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 949. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.949.
PMCID: PMC1746499
Salt depletion and hypoalbuminaemia in cystic fibrosis may add to hypercapnia in acute respiratory failure
S Kelly
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 973. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.973.
PMCID: PMC1746515
Lung deposition of colomycin depends on the nebuliser used
D Simcock
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 982. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.982.
PMCID: PMC1746516
Nodule size on HRCT scanning may predict infectious agent aetiology in immunocompromised patients with suspected pulmonary infection
C O'Driscoll
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 1003. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.1003.
PMCID: PMC1746511
Asthma and the Environment
Asthma symptoms in women employed in domestic cleaning: a community based study
M Medina-Ramon, J Zock, M Kogevinas, J Sunyer, and J Anto
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 950–954. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.950.
PMCID: PMC1746523
Effects of volatile organic compounds, damp, and other environmental exposures in the home on wheezing illness in children
A Venn, M Cooper, M Antoniak, C Laughlin, J Britton, and S Lewis
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 955–960. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.955.
PMCID: PMC1746513
Paediatric Lung Disease
The role of neutrophil apoptosis in the resolution of acute lung injury in newborn infants
S Kotecha, R Mildner, L Prince, J Vyas, A Currie, R Lawson, and M Whyte
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 961–967. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.961.
PMCID: PMC1746501
Outpatient management of childhood asthma by paediatrician or asthma nurse: randomised controlled study with one year follow up
A Kamps, P Brand, J Kimpen, A Maille, de G. Overgoor-van, L C J A M van Helsdingen-Pe..., and R Roorda
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 968–973. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.968.
PMCID: PMC1746504
Cough frequency in children with stable asthma: correlation with lung function, exhaled nitric oxide, and sputum eosinophil count
A Li, C Lex, A Zacharasiewicz, E Wong, E Erin, T Hansel, N Wilson, and A Bush
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 974–978. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.974.
PMCID: PMC1746522
Interstitial Lung Disease
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a case–control study of perinatal and early life events
C Whale, S Johnson, K Phillips, S Newton, S Lewis, and A Tattersfield
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 979–982. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.979.
PMCID: PMC1746512
Critical Care
Plasma surfactant protein levels and clinical outcomes in patients with acute lung injury
M Eisner, P Parsons, M Matthay, L Ware, and K Greene
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 983–988. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.983.
PMCID: PMC1746524
Lung Cancer
High magnification bronchovideoscopy combined with narrow band imaging could detect capillary loops of angiogenic squamous dysplasia in heavy smokers at high risk for lung cancer
K Shibuya, H Hoshino, M Chiyo, A Iyoda, S Yoshida, Y Sekine, T Iizasa, Y Saitoh, M Baba, K Hiroshima, H Ohwada, and T Fujisawa
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 989–995. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.989.
PMCID: PMC1746520
Review Series
Lung cancer • 10: Delivering a lung cancer service in the 21st century
F Wells
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 996–997. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.996.
PMCID: PMC1746507
Cough • 2: Chronic cough in children
J C de Jongste and M Shields
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 998–1003. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.998.
PMCID: PMC1746521
Case Report
Erdheim-Chester disease: pulmonary infiltration responding to cyclophosphamide and prednisolone
S Bourke, A Nicholson, and G Gibson
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 1004–1005. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.1004.
PMCID: PMC1746519
Letter to the Editor
Management of COPD
T Marras, W MacNee, and P Calverley
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 1006. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.1006.
PMCID: PMC1746500
Images in Thorax
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
N Muller and J FitzGerald
Thorax. 2003 November; 58(11): 919. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.11.919.
PMCID: PMC1746506
Journal Matter
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