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Volume 58(4);  April 2003
Editorials
Pulmonary hypertension in patients with COPD: NO treatment?
J Pepke-Zaba and N Morrell
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 283–284. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.283.
PMCID: PMC1746642
Second line treatment for severe acute childhood asthma
M South
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 284–285. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.284.
PMCID: PMC1746647
Improving the care for patients with acute severe respiratory disease
M Elliott
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 285–288. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.285.
PMCID: PMC1746652
Airwaves
Airwaves
W. Wedzicha
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 283. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.283-a.
PMCID: PMC1746650
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Controlled prospective randomised trial on the effects on pulmonary haemodynamics of the ambulatory long term use of nitric oxide and oxygen in patients with severe COPD
K Vonbank, R Ziesche, T Higenbottam, L Stiebellehner, V Petkov, P Schenk, P Germann, and L Block
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 289–293. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.289.
PMCID: PMC1746623
Increased leukotriene B4 and 8-isoprostane in exhaled breath condensate of patients with exacerbations of COPD
W Biernacki, S Kharitonov, and P Barnes
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 294–298. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.294.
PMCID: PMC1746632
Correlation between change in pulmonary function and suppression of reactive nitrogen species production following steroid treatment in COPD
H Sugiura, M Ichinose, S Yamagata, A Koarai, K Shirato, and T Hattori
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 299–305. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.299.
PMCID: PMC1746645
Lung Alerts
Manufacturing defects in bronchoscopes can lead to nosocomial infections
S Wharton
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 293. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.293.
PMCID: PMC1746627
The cost of helical CT lung cancer screening is high
M Wood
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 298. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.298.
PMCID: PMC1746643
Pseudomonas infection caused by bronchoscope manufacturing defects: effective national recall procedures are needed
Z Hall
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 332. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.332.
PMCID: PMC1746625
Community based outpatient treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
K Dheda
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 347. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.347.
PMCID: PMC1746624
US mortality statistics: the increasing importance of influenza and the role of RSV
Z Khaleeli
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 366. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.366.
PMCID: PMC1746631
Asthma
Intravenous salbutamol bolus compared with an aminophylline infusion in children with severe asthma: a randomised controlled trial
G Roberts, D Newsom, K Gomez, A Raffles, S Saglani, J Begent, P Lachman, K Sloper, R Buchdahl, and A Habel
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 306–310. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.306.
PMCID: PMC1746646
T cell cytokine profiles in childhood asthma
V Brown, T Warke, M Shields, and M Ennis
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 311–316. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.311.
PMCID: PMC1746655
Individualised homeopathy as an adjunct in the treatment of childhood asthma: a randomised placebo controlled trial
A White, P Slade, C Hunt, A Hart, and E Ernst
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 317–321. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.317.
PMCID: PMC1746635
Risk factors associated with the presence of irreversible airflow limitation and reduced transfer coefficient in patients with asthma after 26 years of follow up
J Vonk, H Jongepier, C Panhuysen, J Schouten, E Bleecker, and D Postma
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 322–327. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.322.
PMCID: PMC1746641
Airway Biology
VEGF regulates the proliferation of acid-exposed alveolar lining epithelial cells
A Ohwada, Y Yoshioka, K Iwabuchi, I Nagaoka, T Dambara, and Y Fukuchi
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 328–332. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.328.
PMCID: PMC1746622
Functional analysis of cilia and ciliated epithelial ultrastructure in healthy children and young adults
M Chilvers, A Rutman, and C O'Callaghan
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 333–338. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.333.
PMCID: PMC1746630
Cough
Development of a symptom specific health status measure for patients with chronic cough: Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)
S Birring, B Prudon, A Carr, S Singh, M Morgan, and I Pavord
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 339–343. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.339.
PMCID: PMC1746649
Respiratory Physiology
Repeatability of airway resistance measurements made using the interrupter technique
E Chan, P Bridge, I Dundas, C Pao, M Healy, and S McKenzie
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 344–347. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.344.
PMCID: PMC1746656
Short Paper
Nuclear localisation of p65 in sputum macrophages but not in sputum neutrophils during COPD exacerbations
G Caramori, M Romagnoli, P Casolari, C Bellettato, G Casoni, P Boschetto, C Fan, P Barnes, I Adcock, A Ciaccia, L Fabbri, and A Papi
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 348–351. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.348.
PMCID: PMC1746629
Review Series
Lung cancer • 4: Chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: the end of the beginning
M Cullen
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 352–356. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.352.
PMCID: PMC1746634
The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 1: Cystic fibrosis
S Thomas
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 357–360. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.357.
PMCID: PMC1746651
The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 2: Interstitial lung disease
A Jones, R M Du Bois, and A Wells
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 361–364. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.361.
PMCID: PMC1746654
Case Report
Successful treatment of empyema thoracis with human recombinant deoxyribonuclease
G Simpson, D Roomes, and B Reeves
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 365–366. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.365.
PMCID: PMC1746626
Letters to the Editor
Unusual lung consolidation in SLE
A Nomura, Y Morishita, T Iijima, Y Ishii, H Satoh, T Sakamoto, Y Uchida, T Homma, M Ohtsuka, and K Sekizawa
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 367. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.367.
PMCID: PMC1746633
Atypical mycobacterial infection, starvation and effect of BCG vaccination on tuberculin skin test
M Jalba, J FitzGerald, M Turner, L Wang, M Schulzer, and R Elwood
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 367–368. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.367-a.
PMCID: PMC1746621
Improving surgical resection rates in lung cancer without a two stop service
E Bowen, J Anderson, and M Roddie
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 368. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.368.
PMCID: PMC1746637
Publication of complex dataset
E Walters
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 368. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.368-a.
PMCID: PMC1746644
Successful treatment of BALT lymphoma with combined chemotherapy
R Ali, F Ozkalemkas, T Ozcelik, V Ozkocaman, U Ozan, A Tunali, G Filiz, and O Gozu
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 368–369. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.368-b.
PMCID: PMC1746648
Obstructive sleep apnoea can directly cause death
S Pearce and P Saunders
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 369. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.369.
PMCID: PMC1746639
Pancoast's syndrome as a result of metastatic renal cell carcinoma
T Marjanski, W Rzyman, and J Skokowski
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 370. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.370.
PMCID: PMC1746636
Book Review
The Clinician's Guide to Asthma
C Richardson
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 370. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.370-a.
PMCID: PMC1746638
Correction
Montelukast and inhaled budesonide in mild to moderate asthma
Thorax. 2003 April; 58(4): 370. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.370-b.
PMCID: PMC1746640
Corrects:M Vaquerizo, et al. Effect of montelukast added to inhaled budesonide on control of mild to moderate asthma. Thorax. 2003 March; 58(3): 204–210.
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