| | 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 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 Original table of contents page |