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Volume 58(8);  August 2003
Editorials
Responses to steroids and bronchodilators in COPD in the ISOLDE trial: the fat lady sings on
N Gross
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 647–648. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.647.
PMCID: PMC1746753
Breathing exercises and asthma
M Thomas
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 649–650. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.649.
PMCID: PMC1746759
Where is SARS now?
P Openshaw
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 650–651. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.650.
PMCID: PMC1746755
Closing the NETT on lung volume reduction surgery
P Calverley
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 651–653. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.651.
PMCID: PMC1746757
Airwaves
Airwaves
W. Wedzicha
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 647. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.647-a.
PMCID: PMC1746760
Lung Alerts
A new test for latent tuberculosis infection?
K Dheda
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 653. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.653.
PMCID: PMC1746763
Prophylactic itraconazole may decrease the rate of invasive fungal infection in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
S Doffman
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 669. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.669.
PMCID: PMC1746768
Anti-CD44 antibodies decrease airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in a murine model of allergic disease
K Ryanna
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 679. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.679.
PMCID: PMC1746786
Efficacy of pneumococcal vaccine
D Powrie
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 694. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.694.
PMCID: PMC1746777
Lung volume reduction surgery for severe emphysema increases exercise capacity but not does not affect mortality
P Lawson
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 720. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.720.
PMCID: PMC1746782
Obstructive sleep apnoea with hypoxaemia leads to hepatic dysfunction
J Quint
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 732. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.732.
PMCID: PMC1746775
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Prednisolone response in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from the ISOLDE study
P Burge, P Calverley, P Jones, S Spencer, and J Anderson
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 654–658. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.654.
PMCID: PMC1746769
Bronchodilator reversibility testing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
P Calverley, P Burge, S Spencer, J Anderson, and P Jones
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 659–664. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.659.
PMCID: PMC1746778
Non-volitional assessment of skeletal muscle strength in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
W Man, M Soliman, D Nikoletou, M Harris, G Rafferty, N Mustfa, M Polkey, and J Moxham
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 665–669. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.665.
PMCID: PMC1746754
Oxygen supplementation before or after submaximal exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
K Nandi, A Smith, A Crawford, K MacRae, R Garrod, W Seed, and C Roberts
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 670–673. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.670.
PMCID: PMC1746761
Asthma
Effect of two breathing exercises (Buteyko and pranayama) in asthma: a randomised controlled trial
S Cooper, J Oborne, S Newton, V Harrison, C Thompson, S Lewis, and A Tattersfield
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 674–679. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.674.
PMCID: PMC1746772
Respiratory Infection
Resolution of bronchial inflammation is related to bacterial eradication following treatment of exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
A White, S Gompertz, D Bayley, S Hill, C O'Brien, I Unsal, and R Stockley
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 680–685. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.680.
PMCID: PMC1746781
Short term outcome and risk factors for adverse clinical outcomes in adults with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
J Chan, C Ng, Y Chan, T Mok, S Lee, S Chu, W Law, M Lee, and P Li
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 686–689. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.686.
PMCID: PMC1746764
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer patterns of care in south western Sydney, Australia
S Vinod, G Delaney, A Bauman, and M Barton
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 690–694. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.690.
PMCID: PMC1746770
Epidemiology
Impaired lung function and serum leptin in men and women with normal body weight: a population based study
D Sin and S Man
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 695–698. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.695.
PMCID: PMC1746780
Cough
Abnormal oesophageal motility in patients with chronic cough
J Kastelik, A Redington, I Aziz, G Buckton, C Smith, M Dakkak, and A Morice
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 699–702. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.699.
PMCID: PMC1746758
Smoking
Polymorphisms in the ß2 adrenergic receptor and bronchodilator response, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and rate of decline in lung function in smokers
L Joos, T Weir, J Connett, N Anthonisen, R Woods, P Pare, and A Sandford
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 703–707. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.703.
PMCID: PMC1746784
Short Paper
Short term effects of airborne pollen concentrations on asthma epidemic
A Tobias, I Galan, J Banegas, and E Aranguez
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 708–710. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.708.
PMCID: PMC1746765
Review Series
Lung cancer • 7: Management of lung cancer in elderly patients
R Booton, M Jones, and N Thatcher
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 711–720. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.711.
PMCID: PMC1746767
The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 5: HIV associated pneumonia
R Boyton, D Mitchell, and O Kon
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 721–725. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.721.
PMCID: PMC1746787
The pulmonary physician in critical care • Illustrative case 6: Acute chest syndrome of sickle cell anaemia
V Mak and S Davies
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 726–728. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.726.
PMCID: PMC1746766
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease • 11: Fitness to fly with COPD
A Johnson
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 729–732. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.729.
PMCID: PMC1746773
Case Report
Intratracheal cocaine induced myocardial infarction: an unusual complication of fibreoptic bronchoscopy
S Osula, P Stockton, M Abdelaziz, and M Walshaw
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 733–734. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.733.
PMCID: PMC1746776
Letters to the Editor
Transoesophageal echocardiography and lung cancer staging
J Maskill, A Rother, and S Seevanayagam
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 735. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.735.
PMCID: PMC1746783
Asthma guidelines
S Allen, M Connolly, C Dyer, M Gosney, B Higgins, and G Douglas
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 735. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.735-a.
PMCID: PMC1746771
Self-management of asthma in general practice
J C van der Wouden, R D W van Bentveld, B Fu, K S ter Meulen, P Muller, B Thoonen, T Schermer, and C van Weel
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 735–736. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.735-b.
PMCID: PMC1746774
Bronchoscopy in patients with suspected PCP: supine or sitting?
P Vijayanand and M Woodhead
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 736. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.736.
PMCID: PMC1746785
Atopic cough: little evidence to support a new clinical entity
L McGarvey, A Morice, M Fujimura, and H Ogawa
Thorax. 2003 August; 58(8): 736–738. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.8.736-a.
PMCID: PMC1746756
Journal Matter
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