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Volume 59(12);  December 2004
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Editorials
Oxygen: the good, the bad, and the necessary...
T Troosters
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1005–1006. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.031617.
PMCID: PMC1746899
Non-invasive ventilation in acute exacerbations of COPD: what happens after hospital discharge?
M Elliott
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1006–1008. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.028027.
PMCID: PMC1746906
Detecting early lung disease in cystic fibrosis: are current techniques sufficient?
P Sly and S Brennan
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1008–1010. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.025924.
PMCID: PMC1746914
Getting grant applications funded: lessons from the past and advice for the future
G Laurent
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1010–1011. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024182.
PMCID: PMC1746911
Airwaves
Airwaves
W. Wedzicha
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1005. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.awdec.
PMCID: PMC1746901
Annual Report
Thorax annual report: 1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004
J Wedzicha, S Johnston, and D Mitchell
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1012–1015. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.036210.
PMCID: PMC1746889
Reviewers
Reviewers used between 1 October 2003 and 30 September 2004
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1014–1015.
PMCID: PMC1746900
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Supplementary oxygen in healthy subjects and those with COPD increases oxidative stress and airway inflammation
G Carpagnano, S Kharitonov, M Foschino-Barbaro, O Resta, E Gramiccioni, and P Barnes
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1016–1019. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.020768.
PMCID: PMC1746910
Readmission rates and life threatening events in COPD survivors treated with non-invasive ventilation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
C Chu, V Chan, A Lin, I Wong, W Leung, and C Lai
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1020–1025. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024307.
PMCID: PMC1746916
Continuous and intermittent exercise responses in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
S Sabapathy, R Kingsley, D Schneider, L Adams, and N Morris
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1026–1031. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.026617.
PMCID: PMC1746915
Lung Alerts
Adjunct prednisolone therapy does not improve survival in HIV-associated tuberculous pleurisy
R Johns
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1031. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0123.
PMCID: PMC1746896
Home environmental intervention benefits urban children with atopic asthma
K Srinivasan
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1040. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0127.
PMCID: PMC1746897
Air pollution hampers teenagers' lung development
A Khan
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1045. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0125.
PMCID: PMC1746890
The eosinophil in airway remodelling and hyperresponsiveness in asthma: participant or bystander?
M Soth
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1051. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0126.
PMCID: PMC1746909
The real impact of influenza?
G Rohde
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1073. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0124.
PMCID: PMC1746898
Smoking
Expression of ErbB receptors and mucins in the airways of long term current smokers
R O'Donnell, A Richter, J Ward, G Angco, A Mehta, K Rousseau, D Swallow, S Holgate, R Djukanovic, D Davies, and S Wilson
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1032–1040. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.028043.
PMCID: PMC1746902
Asthma
Initial starting dose of inhaled corticosteroids in adults with asthma: a systematic review
H Powell and P Gibson
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1041–1045. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.023754.
PMCID: PMC1746903
Asthma exacerbations in children immediately following stressful life events: a Cox's hierarchical regression
S Sandberg, S Jarvenpaa, A Penttinen, J Paton, and D McCann
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1046–1051. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024604.
PMCID: PMC1746895
Environmental Exposure
Effects of asbestos and smoking on the levels and rates of change of lung function in a crocidolite exposed cohort in Western Australia
H Alfonso, L Fritschi, N H de Klerk, N Olsen, J Sleith, and A Musk
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1052–1056. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.022806.
PMCID: PMC1746913
Airway Biology
Protective role of metallothionein in acute lung injury induced by bacterial endotoxin
H Takano, K Inoue, R Yanagisawa, M Sato, A Shimada, T Morita, M Sawada, K Nakamura, C Sanbongi, and T Yoshikawa
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1057–1062. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024232.
PMCID: PMC1746908
Respiratory Muscles
Respiratory muscle strength and the risk of incident cardiovascular events
J van der Palen, T Rea, T Manolio, T Lumley, A Newman, R Tracy, P Enright, and B Psaty
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1063–1067. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.021915.
PMCID: PMC1746892
Cystic Fibrosis
Multiple breath inert gas washout as a measure of ventilation distribution in children with cystic fibrosis
P Aurora, P Gustafsson, A Bush, A Lindblad, C Oliver, C Wallis, and J Stocks
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1068–1073. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.022590.
PMCID: PMC1746917
Individualised unsupervised exercise training in adults with cystic fibrosis: a 1 year randomised controlled trial
A Moorcroft, M Dodd, J Morris, and A Webb
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1074–1080. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.015313.
PMCID: PMC1746905
Respiratory Infection
Inflammatory response associated with pulmonary complications in non-HIV immunocompromised patients
C Agusti, A Rano, M Rovira, X Filella, N Benito, A Moreno, and A Torres
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1081–1088. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.030551.
PMCID: PMC1746894
Review Series
Sleep · 6: Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and hypertension
G Robinson, J Stradling, and R Davies
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1089–1094. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.015875.
PMCID: PMC1746904
Case Report
Diffuse lung disease caused by cotton fibre inhalation but distinct from byssinosis
H Kobayashi, S Kanoh, K Motoyoshi, and S Aida
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1095–1097. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.014027.
PMCID: PMC1746888
Letter to the Editor
Isoniazid resistant TB and non-compliance
R van Altena, D van Soolingen, T S van der Werf, M Ruddy, M Yates, F Drobniewski, A Davies, Y Drabu, B Patel, S Yates, S Lozewicz, S Sen, M Bahl, E James, M Lipman, S Balasegaram, G Duckworth, J Watson, M Piper, and H Maguire
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1098–1099.
PMCID: PMC1746907
Images in Thorax
B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the trachea mimicking COPD
V Johnson, N Burrows, N Ali, and G Cox
Thorax. 2004 December; 59(12): 1100. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.035188.
PMCID: PMC1746912
Journal Matter
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