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Volume 59(2);  February 2004
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Editorials
Written asthma action plans
M Partridge
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 87–88. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.016451.
PMCID: PMC1746930
COPD in the ECRHS
J Vestbo
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 89–90. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.018598.
PMCID: PMC1746938
New insights into oxygen sensing at a cellular level
S Walmsley, K Sheares, A Sobolewski, N Morrell, and E Chilvers
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 90–92. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.017020.
PMCID: PMC1746932
α1-Antitrypsin deficiency
J Stoller
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 92–93. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.017517.
PMCID: PMC1746941
Airwaves
Airwaves
W. Wedzicha
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 87.
PMCID: PMC1746919
Asthma
Written action plans for asthma: an evidence-based review of the key components
P Gibson and H Powell
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 94–99. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.011858.
PMCID: PMC1746945
Increase in urinary leukotriene LTE4 levels in acute asthma: correlation with airflow limitation
S Green, M Malice, W Tanaka, C Tozzi, and T Reiss
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 100–104. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.006825.
PMCID: PMC1746943
Fatty acid levels and risk of asthma in young adults
R Woods, J Raven, E Walters, M Abramson, and F Thien
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 105–110. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.009498.
PMCID: PMC1746920
Nebulised salbutamol administered during sputum induction improves bronchoprotection in patients with asthma
M Delvaux, M Henket, L Lau, P Kange, P Bartsch, R Djukanovic, and R Louis
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 111–115. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.011130.
PMCID: PMC1746927
Two functional variants of the superoxide dismutase genes in Finnish families with asthma
V Kinnula, S Lehtonen, P Koistinen, S Kakko, M Savolainen, J Kere, V Ollikainen, and T Laitinen
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 116–119. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.005611.
PMCID: PMC1746944
Lung Alerts
No clear benefit of parent initiated oral steroids in preschool children with viral wheeze
S Birring
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 99. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.la70.
PMCID: PMC1746922
Oral gefitinib produces symptomatic and radiological benefit in advanced NSCLC
A Banerjee
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 104. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.la71.
PMCID: PMC1746918
Higher tuberculosis mortality in India seen in those who have ever smoked
K Dheda and G Rook
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 115. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.la72.
PMCID: PMC1746942
Mesothelin-family proteins: a novel diagnostic marker for malignant mesothelioma?
A Rajasekaran
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 143. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.la73.
PMCID: PMC1746925
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
An international survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in young adults according to GOLD stages
R de Marco, S Accordini, I Cerveri, A Corsico, J Sunyer, F Neukirch, N Kunzli, B Leynaert, C Janson, T Gislason, P Vermeire, C Svanes, J Anto, and P Burney
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 120–125. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.011163.
PMCID: PMC1746950
Transforming growth factor-ß1 genotype and susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
L Wu, J Chau, R Young, V Pokorny, G Mills, R Hopkins, L McLean, and P Black
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 126–129. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.005769.
PMCID: PMC1746926
Assisted Ventilation
Local activation of coagulation and inhibition of fibrinolysis in the lung during ventilator associated pneumonia
M Schultz, J Millo, M Levi, C Hack, G Weverling, C Garrard, and T van der Poll
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 130–135. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.013888.
PMCID: PMC1746934
Airway Biology
Rapid and efficient clearance of airway tissue granulocytes through transepithelial migration
J Erjefalt, L Uller, M Malm-Erjefalt, and C Persson
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 136–143. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.004218.
PMCID: PMC1746951
Lung Cancer
BTS randomised feasibility study of active symptom control with or without chemotherapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma: ISRCTN 54469112
M Muers, R Rudd, M O'Brien, W Qian, A Hodson, M Parmar, and D Girling
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 144–148. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.009290.
PMCID: PMC1746929
Cystic Fibrosis
Bone mineral density in Australian children, adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis: a controlled cross sectional study
H Buntain, R Greer, P Schluter, J Wong, J Batch, J Potter, P Lewindon, E Powell, C Wainwright, and S Bell
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 149–155. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.006726.
PMCID: PMC1746947
Nitric oxide synthase 1 as a potential modifier gene of decline in lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis
J Texereau, S Marullo, D Hubert, J Coste, D Dusser, J Dall'Ava-Santucci, and A Dinh-Xuan
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 156–158. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.006718.
PMCID: PMC1746921
Review Series
Sleep · 2: Pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
R Fogel, A Malhotra, and D White
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 159–163. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.015859.
PMCID: PMC1746928
α1-Antitrypsin deficiency · 1: Epidemiology of α1-antitrypsin deficiency
M Luisetti and N Seersholm
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 164–169. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.006494.
PMCID: PMC1746939
Occasional Review
Oxidants and asthma
G Caramori and A Papi
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 170–173. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2002.002477.
PMCID: PMC1746949
Case Report
Elimination of central sleep apnoea by mitral valvuloplasty: the role of feedback delay in periodic breathing
A Rubin, S Gottlieb, A Gold, A Schwartz, and P Smith
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 174–176. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.007799.
PMCID: PMC1746923
Letters to the Editor
Squawks in pneumonia
R Paciej, A Vyshedskiy, D Bana, and R Murphy
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 177–178. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.014415.
PMCID: PMC1746931
BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection
H Roberts, R Davies, C Davies, and F Gleeson
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 178. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.013094.
PMCID: PMC1746936
Bronchodilator reversibility testing in COPD
J Cotes and P Calverley
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 178–179. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.014712.
PMCID: PMC1746924
Prednisolone response in patients with COPD
I Pavord, R Siva, C Brightling, P Burge, P Calverley, P Jones, and S Spencer
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 179. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.019414.
PMCID: PMC1746940
Breathing exercises in asthma
M Partridge
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 179. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.014704.
PMCID: PMC1746946
Images in Thorax
Selective pulmonary fat aspiration complicating oesophageal achalasia
G Robinson, H Kanji, R Davies, and F Gleeson
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 180. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.017814.
PMCID: PMC1746933
Correction
CORRECTION
Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 179. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.corr01.
PMCID: PMC1746948
Corrects:J Stolk, et al. Correlation between annual change in health status and computer tomography derived lung density in subjects with α1-antitrypsin deficiency. Thorax. 2003 December; 58(12): 1027–1030.
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