| | 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 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. Journal Matter Original table of contents page |