| | Editorials Brittle asthma: fiend or phantom? M HETZEL Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 235–236. PMCID: PMC1745201 Improved survival in ARDS: chance, technology or experience? S BAUDOUIN Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 237–238. PMCID: PMC1745185 Lung research funding in the UK: the British Lung Foundation
perspective W MACNEE and I WALDEN Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 239–240. PMCID: PMC1745193 Original Articles Rapid onset asthma: a severe but uncommon manifestation J Kolbe, W Fergusson, and J Garrett Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 241–247. PMCID: PMC1745188 Airway wall thickness in patients with near fatal asthma and
control groups: assessment with high resolution computed tomographic
scanning N. Awadh, N. Muller, C. Park, R. Abboud, and J FitzGerald Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 248–253. PMCID: PMC1745194 Chlamydia pneumoniae and asthma P Cook, P Davies, W Tunnicliffe, J Ayres, D Honeybourne, and R Wise Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 254–259. PMCID: PMC1745183 Induction of IL-8 production in human alveolar macrophages and
human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro by swine dust L. Palmberg, B. Larsson, P. Malmberg, and K. Larsson Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 260–264. PMCID: PMC1745198 Clinical features and prognosis of life time non-smokers with
severe α1-antitrypsin deficiency N. Seersholm and A. Kok-Jensen Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 265–268. PMCID: PMC1745189 Effects of theophylline and ipratropium bromide on exercise
performance in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease M. Tsukino, K. Nishimura, A. Ikeda, T. Hajiro, H. Koyama, and T. Izumi Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 269–273. PMCID: PMC1745182 Clinical profiles of Chinese patients with diffuse
panbronchiolitis K. Tsang, C. Ooi, M. Ip, W. Lam, H. Ngan, E. Chan, B. Hawkins, C. Ho, R. Amitani, E. Tanaka, and H. Itoh Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 274–280. PMCID: PMC1745191 Medium term results of lung transplantation for end stage
pulmonary sarcoidosis S. Walker, G. Mikhail, N. Banner, J. Partridge, A. Khaghani, M. Burke, and M. Yacoub Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 281–284. PMCID: PMC1745184 Totally implantable venous access devices in children with cystic
fibrosis: incidence and type of complications J Deerojanawong, S Sawyer, A Fink, K Stokes, and C Robertson Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 285–289. PMCID: PMC1745200 Short Papers Comparison of nose and face mask CPAP therapy for sleep apnoea I Mortimore, A Whittle, and N Douglas Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 290–292. PMCID: PMC1745186 Reduced mortality in association with the acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) S Abel, S Finney, S Brett, B Keogh, C Morgan, and T Evans Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 292–294. PMCID: PMC1745195 Review Series Parental smoking, bronchial reactivity and peak flow variability
in children D. Cook and D. Strachan Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 295–301. PMCID: PMC1745179 Pathogenesis of lower respiratory tract infections due to
Chlamydia, Mycoplasma,
Legionella and viruses P. Andersen Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 302–307. PMCID: PMC1745181 Occasional Reviews High resolution computed tomography in asthma A. Mclean, M. Sproule, M. Cowan, and N. Thomson Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 308–314. PMCID: PMC1745178 Brittle asthma J. Ayres, J. Miles, and P. Barnes Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 315–321. PMCID: PMC1745199 Case Reports Commentary: "Histiocytosis X" D. Parums Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 322–323. PMCID: PMC1745190 Recurrence of recipient Langerhans' cell
histiocytosis following bilateral lung
transplantation S Habib, J Congleton, D Carr, J Partridge, B Corrin, D Geddes, N Banner, M Yacoub, and M Burke Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 323–325. PMCID: PMC1745196 Recurrence of Langerhans' cell granulomatosis following
lung transplantation E Gabbay, J Dark, T Ashcroft, D Milne, G Gibson, M Healy, and P Corris Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 326–327. PMCID: PMC1745180 Letters to the Editor Should steroids be first choice for
asthma? G. STRUBE and M. RUDOLF Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 328. PMCID: PMC1745187 The tobacco epidemic in Japan H. KAWANE Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 328. PMCID: PMC1745192 Tobacco advertising ban in Europe S. SPIRO Thorax. 1998 April; 53(4): 328. PMCID: PMC1745197 |