| | Editorials Are oral appliances a substitute for nasal positive airway pressure? R Millman and C Rosenberg Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 283–284. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.283.PMCID: PMC1746312 Vocal cord dysfunction and laryngeal hyperresponsiveness: a function of altered autonomic balance? J Ayres and P Gabbott Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 284–285. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.284.PMCID: PMC1746291 Conference Report British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2001 C Richardson, A Medford, and R Green Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 286–288. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.286.PMCID: PMC1746301 BTS Statement Managing passengers with respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 289–304. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.289.PMCID: PMC1746311 Original Articles Can mandibular advancement devices be a satisfactory substitute for short term use in patients on nasal continuous positive airway pressure? D Smith and J Stradling Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 305–308. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.305.PMCID: PMC1746287 Airway inflammation, basement membrane thickening and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthma C Ward, M Pais, R Bish, D Reid, B Feltis, D Johns, and E Walters Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 309–316. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.309.PMCID: PMC1746305 Case-control study of severe life threatening asthma (SLTA) in adults: psychological factors J Kolbe, W Fergusson, M Vamos, and J Garrett Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 317–322. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.317.PMCID: PMC1746304 Role of cysteinyl leukotrienes in adenosine 5`-monophosphate induced bronchoconstriction in asthma S Rorke, S Jennison, J Jeffs, A Sampson, H Arshad, and S Holgate Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 323–327. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.323.PMCID: PMC1746289 A defective type 1 response to rhinovirus in atopic asthma N Papadopoulos, L Stanciu, A Papi, S Holgate, and S Johnston Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 328–332. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.328.PMCID: PMC1746310 Home based neuromuscular electrical stimulation as a new rehabilitative strategy for severely disabled patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) J Neder, D Sword, S Ward, E Mackay, L Cochrane, and C Clark Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 333–337. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.333.PMCID: PMC1746295 Nationwide prevalence of sporadic and familial idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: evidence of founder effect among multiplex families in Finland U Hodgson, T Laitinen, and P Tukiainen Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 338–342. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.338.PMCID: PMC1746288 Randomised trial of intrapleural urokinase in the treatment of childhood empyema A Thomson, J Hull, M Kumar, C Wallis, and L Balfour Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 343–347. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.343.PMCID: PMC1746300 Lung restricted T cell receptor AV2S3+ CD4+ T cell expansions in sarcoidosis patients with a shared HLA-DRß chain conformation J Grunewald, J Wahlstrom, M Berlin, H Wigzell, A Eklund, and O Olerup Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 348–352. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.348.PMCID: PMC1746294 Expression of p21 in SV40 large T antigen positive human pleural mesothelioma: relationship with survival A Baldi, A Groeger, V Esposito, R Cassandro, G Tonini, T Battista, M Di, B Vincenzi, M Santini, A Angelini, R Rossiello, F Baldi, and M Paggi Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 353–356. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.353.PMCID: PMC1746306 γδ T lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of patients with tuberculosis with and without HIV co-infection A Carvalho, A Matteelli, P Airo, S Tedoldi, C Casalini, L Imberti, G Cadeo, A Beltrame, and G Carosi Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 357–360. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.357.PMCID: PMC1746296 Short Papers Caffeine decreases exhaled nitric oxide C Bruce, D Yates, and P Thomas Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 361–363. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.361.PMCID: PMC1746303 Freeze fracture study of airway epithelium from patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia C Thai, T Gambling, and J Carson Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 363–365. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.363.PMCID: PMC1746308 Review Series The pulmonary physician in critical care • 4: Nosocomial pneumonia S Ewig, T Bauer, and A Torres Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 366–371. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.366.PMCID: PMC1746297 Case Report An unusual case of congenital short trachea with very long bronchi mimicking bronchial asthma F Ravenna, G Caramori, G Panella, A Papi, G Benea, I Adcock, P Barnes, and A Ciaccia Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 372–373. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.372.PMCID: PMC1746309 Letters to the Editor Conventional RIA underestimates cortisol suppression in the presence of prednisolone R Meijer, D Postma, and H Kerstjens Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 374. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.374.PMCID: PMC1746292 Smoking cessation L Dunn, A Ogilvie, M Pelkonen, I Notkola, H Tukiainen, M Tervahauta, J Tuomilehto, and A Nissinen Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 374–375. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.374-a.PMCID: PMC1746299 Fibrosing alveolitis in patients with RA V Saravanan, C Kelly, J Dawson, J Desmond, M Lynch, and D Graham Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 375–376. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.375.PMCID: PMC1746298 Measuring granulocyte apoptosis in airway inflammation M Kelly, J Elborn, M Kelly, V Brown, M Ennis, and F Bureau Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 376. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.376.PMCID: PMC1746302 Correction Thorax. 2002 April; 57(4): 376. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.4.376-a.PMCID: PMC1746307 Corrects:Correction. 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