| | Editorials Peak expiratory flow (PEF) monitoring R Ruffin Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 913–914. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.027029.PMCID: PMC1746865 Difficult bacteria, antibiotic resistance and transmissibility in cystic fibrosis J Elborn Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 914–915. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.017285.PMCID: PMC1746869 Unravelling salt transport in cystic fibrosis P Noone and K Southern Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 916–917. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.029827.PMCID: PMC1746877 Identifying failure of empirical treatment for pneumonia: vigilance and common sense W Lim Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 918–919. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.021303.PMCID: PMC1746879 What happens to patients with respiratory disease when they fly? R Coker and M Partridge Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 919–920. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.025940.PMCID: PMC1746885 Tuberculosis and anti-TNF-α treatment L Ormerod Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 921. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.029991.PMCID: PMC1746883 Airwaves Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 913. PMCID: PMC1746873 Asthma When can personal best peak flow be determined for asthma action plans? H Reddel, G Marks, and C Jenkins Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 922–924. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.023077.PMCID: PMC1746886 Childhood factors associated with asthma remission after 30 year follow up J Vonk, D Postma, H Boezen, M Grol, J Schouten, G Koeter, and J Gerritsen Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 925–929. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.016246.PMCID: PMC1746857 Psychological factors and asthma quality of life: a population based study R Adams, D Wilson, A Taylor, A Daly, d Tursan, G Dal, and R Ruffin Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 930–935. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.010256.PMCID: PMC1746862 Raised cord serum immunoglobulin E increases the risk of allergic sensitisation at ages 4 and 10 and asthma at age 10 A Sadeghnejad, W Karmaus, S Davis, R Kurukulaaratchy, S Matthews, and S Arshad Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 936–942. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024224.PMCID: PMC1746882 Use of inhaled corticosteroids following discharge from an emergency department for an acute exacerbation of asthma L Blais and M Beauchesne Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 943–947. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.022475.PMCID: PMC1746858 Lung Alerts Is Propionibacterium acnes the cause of sarcoidosis? S Mukherjee Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 942. PMCID: PMC1746854 The role of pneumonectomy in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections G Price Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 954. PMCID: PMC1746884 Which smokers will acquire COPD? M Johnson Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 965. PMCID: PMC1746872 A paradox of TB immunity K Dheda Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 980. PMCID: PMC1746861 Sildenafil and exercise capacity in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension M Mughal Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 999. PMCID: PMC1746876 Cystic Fibrosis Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia multivorans: influence on survival in cystic fibrosis A Jones, M Dodd, J Govan, V Barcus, C Doherty, J Morris, and A Webb Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 948–951. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.017210.PMCID: PMC1746874 Recovery of Burkholderia cenocepacia strain PHDC from cystic fibrosis patients in Europe T Coenye, T Spilker, A Van Schoor, J LiPuma, and P Vandamme Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 952–954. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.019810.PMCID: PMC1746878 Association between Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and lung function in cystic fibrosis C Goss, N Mayer-Hamblett, M Aitken, G Rubenfeld, and B Ramsey Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 955–959. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.017707.PMCID: PMC1746887 Respiratory Infection Risk factors of treatment failure in community acquired pneumonia: implications for disease outcome R Menendez, A Torres, R Zalacain, J Aspa, V Martin, L Borderias, M Benitez, J Ruiz-Manzano, d Rodriguez, J Blanquer, D Perez, C Puzo, G Sanchez, J Gallardo, C Alvarez, and L Molinos Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 960–965. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.017756.PMCID: PMC1746855 Respiratory Physiology Effect of simulated commercial flight on oxygenation in patients with interstitial lung disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease L Seccombe, P Kelly, C Wong, P Rogers, S Lim, and M Peters Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 966–970. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.022210.PMCID: PMC1746875 Nasal airway ion transport is linked to the cystic fibrosis phenotype in adult patients I Fajac, D Hubert, D Guillemot, I Honore, T Bienvenu, F Volter, J Dall'Ava-Santucci, and D Dusser Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 971–976. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.020933.PMCID: PMC1746881 Interstitial Lung Disease Genetic mutations in surfactant protein C are a rare cause of sporadic cases of IPF W Lawson, S Grant, V Ambrosini, K Womble, E Dawson, K Lane, C Markin, E Renzoni, P Lympany, A Thomas, J Roldan, T Scott, T Blackwell, J Phillips, J Loyd, and R M du Bois Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 977–980. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.026336.PMCID: PMC1746860 Lung Cancer Type of wine and risk of lung cancer: a case-control study in Spain A Ruano-Ravina, A Figueiras, and J Barros-Dios Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 981–985. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.018861.PMCID: PMC1746864 Review Series α1-Antitrypsin deficiency · 7: Computed tomographic imaging in α1-antitrypsin deficiency S Shaker, T Stavngaard, J Stolk, B Stoel, and A Dirksen Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 986–991. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.006569.PMCID: PMC1746880 Occasional Review Roles of epidermal growth factor receptor activation in epithelial cell repair and mucin production in airway epithelium P Burgel and J Nadel Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 992–996. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.018879.PMCID: PMC1746853 Case Report Concurrent granulomatous Pneumocystis carinii and Mycobacterium xenopi pneumonia: an unusual manifestation of HIV immune reconstitution disease F Chen, G Sethi, R Goldin, A Wright, and C Lacey Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 997–999. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.012567.PMCID: PMC1746867 Letters to the Editor Pre-flight hypoxic challenge in infants and young children with respiratory disease R Buchdahl, A Bush, S Ward, and D Cramer Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 1000. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.020024.PMCID: PMC1746859 eNOS allelic variants at the same locus associate with HAPE and adaptation A Ahsan, R Charu, M Pasha, T Norboo, F Afrin, and M Baig Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 1000–1002. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.029124.PMCID: PMC1746856 Prevalence of TB in healthcare workers in south west London T Ho, C Raymer, T Lindfield, Y Young, and R Whitfield Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 1002–1003. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.021683.PMCID: PMC1746863 Book Review Wheezing Disorders in the Preschool Child J Grigg Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 1003. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.021907.PMCID: PMC1746866 Images in Thorax Idiopathic diffuse pulmonary ossification C Ryan, J Flint, and N Muller Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 1004. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.031682.PMCID: PMC1746871 Journal Matter Original table of contents page |