| | Editorials NICE guidance for COPD D Halpin Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 181–182. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.021113.PMCID: PMC1746957 Peer review and NICE COPD guidelines J Wedzicha Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 183. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.021543.PMCID: PMC1746967 Smoking, cadmium, and emphysema D Hendrick Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 184–185. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.018432.PMCID: PMC1746972 Examining the influence of early life socioeconomic position on pulmonary function across the life span: where do we go from here? B Jackson, R Wright, L Kubzansky, and S Weiss Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 186–188. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.018929.PMCID: PMC1746981 Bioterrorism: the lung under attack R Maynard and T Tetley Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 188–189. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.016659.PMCID: PMC1746961 Airwaves Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 181. PMCID: PMC1746964 Conference Report A breath of fresh air? Report of the 2003 British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting J Hurst and B Choo-Kang Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 190–193. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.019968.PMCID: PMC1746959 Lung Alerts Are obese children at risk of sleep disordered breathing? D Shaw Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 193. PMCID: PMC1746973 Interferon gamma therapy and pulmonary fibrosis A Medford Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 216. PMCID: PMC1746978 Antiretroviral therapy improves outcome of HIV infected adults with TB G Rohde Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 216. PMCID: PMC1746983 Does CT screening for lung cancer assist smokers to stop? N Jayasekera Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 230. PMCID: PMC1746960 Does oestrogen lead to improved survival in women with non-small cell lung cancer? J Ostberg Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 241. PMCID: PMC1746969 Environmental Exposure Urinary cadmium levels predict lower lung function in current and former smokers: data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey D Mannino, F Holguin, H Greves, A Savage-Brown, A Stock, and R Jones Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 194–198. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.012054.PMCID: PMC1746977 Association between self-reported childhood socioeconomic position and adult lung function: findings from the British Women's Heart and Health Study D Lawlor, S Ebrahim, and S Davey Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 199–203. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.008482.PMCID: PMC1746970 Association between air pollution exposure and exhaled nitric oxide in an elderly population G Adamkiewicz, S Ebelt, M Syring, J Slater, F Speizer, J Schwartz, H Suh, and D Gold Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 204–209. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.006445.PMCID: PMC1746963 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Regional chest wall volumes during exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A Aliverti, N Stevenson, R Dellaca, M Lo, A Pedotti, and P Calverley Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 210–216. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.011494.PMCID: PMC1746979 Airway Biology Attenuation of bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice using the heme oxygenase inhibitor Zn-deuteroporphyrin IX-2,4-bisethylene glycol L Atzori, F Chua, S Dunsmore, D Willis, M Barbarisi, R McAnulty, and G Laurent Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 217–223. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.008979.PMCID: PMC1746982 Retinoic acid fails to reverse emphysema in adult mouse models M Fujita, Q Ye, H Ouchi, N Nakashima, N Hamada, N Hagimoto, K Kuwano, R Mason, and Y Nakanishi Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 224–230. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.010785.PMCID: PMC1746974 Neutrophil apoptosis, proinflammatory mediators and cell counts in bronchiectasis A Watt, V Brown, J Courtney, M Kelly, L Garske, J Elborn, and M Ennis Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 231–236. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.008037.PMCID: PMC1746966 Lung Cancer Screening for lung cancer using low dose CT scanning R MacRedmond, P Logan, M Lee, D Kenny, C Foley, and R Costello Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 237–241. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.008821.PMCID: PMC1746965 Cystic Fibrosis Long term clinical outcome of home and hospital intravenous antibiotic treatment in adults with cystic fibrosis J Thornton, R Elliott, M Tully, M Dodd, and A Webb Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 242–246. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.005876.PMCID: PMC1746976 Respiratory Infection Impairment of ß chemokine and cytokine production in patients with HIV related Pneumocystis jerovici pneumonia D Israel-Biet, H Esvant, A Laval, and J Cadranel Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 247–251. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.013763.PMCID: PMC1746968 Role of lopinavir/ritonavir in the treatment of SARS: initial virological and clinical findings C Chu, V Cheng, I Hung, M Wong, K Chan, K Chan, R Kao, L Poon, C Wong, Y Guan, J Peiris, and K Yuen Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 252–256. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.012658.PMCID: PMC1746980 Review Series Cough · 5: The type 1 vanilloid receptor: a sensory receptor for cough A Morice and P Geppetti Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 257–258. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.013482.PMCID: PMC1746975 α1-Antitrypsin deficiency · 2: Genetic aspects of α1-antitrypsin deficiency: phenotypes and genetic modifiers of emphysema risk D DeMeo and E Silverman Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 259–264. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.006502.PMCID: PMC1746953 Occasional Review Respiratory medical societies and the threat of bioterrorism T O'Riordan and G Smaldone Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 265–267. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.015321.PMCID: PMC1746971 Case Report Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis and related respiratory complications in a patient with West Nile virus infection A Betensley, S Jaffery, H Collins, N Sripathi, and F Alabi Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 268–269. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.009092.PMCID: PMC1746955 Letters to the Editor Predictors of therapy resistant asthma C Everett, J Kastelik, S Mulrennan, A Morice, L Heaney, and B Johnston Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 270–271. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.014514.PMCID: PMC1746952 FENO as a diagnostic tool in paediatric asthma A Deykin and L Malmberg Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 271. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.014050.PMCID: PMC1746958 Images in Thorax Virtual bronchoscopy and 3D spiral CT reconstructions in the management of kyphosis induced tracheal compression N Moorjani, G Conn, J Rahamim, and N Ring Thorax. 2004 March; 59(3): 272. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.019257.PMCID: PMC1746962 Journal Matter Original table of contents page |