| | Editorials Written asthma action plans M Partridge Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 87–88. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.016451.PMCID: PMC1746930 COPD in the ECRHS J Vestbo Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 89–90. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.018598.PMCID: PMC1746938 New insights into oxygen sensing at a cellular level S Walmsley, K Sheares, A Sobolewski, N Morrell, and E Chilvers Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 90–92. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.017020.PMCID: PMC1746932 α1-Antitrypsin deficiency J Stoller Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 92–93. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.017517.PMCID: PMC1746941 Airwaves Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 87. PMCID: PMC1746919 Asthma Written action plans for asthma: an evidence-based review of the key components P Gibson and H Powell Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 94–99. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.011858.PMCID: PMC1746945 Increase in urinary leukotriene LTE4 levels in acute asthma: correlation with airflow limitation S Green, M Malice, W Tanaka, C Tozzi, and T Reiss Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 100–104. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.006825.PMCID: PMC1746943 Fatty acid levels and risk of asthma in young adults R Woods, J Raven, E Walters, M Abramson, and F Thien Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 105–110. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.009498.PMCID: PMC1746920 Nebulised salbutamol administered during sputum induction improves bronchoprotection in patients with asthma M Delvaux, M Henket, L Lau, P Kange, P Bartsch, R Djukanovic, and R Louis Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 111–115. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.011130.PMCID: PMC1746927 Two functional variants of the superoxide dismutase genes in Finnish families with asthma V Kinnula, S Lehtonen, P Koistinen, S Kakko, M Savolainen, J Kere, V Ollikainen, and T Laitinen Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 116–119. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.005611.PMCID: PMC1746944 Lung Alerts No clear benefit of parent initiated oral steroids in preschool children with viral wheeze S Birring Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 99. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.la70.PMCID: PMC1746922 Oral gefitinib produces symptomatic and radiological benefit in advanced NSCLC A Banerjee Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 104. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.la71.PMCID: PMC1746918 Higher tuberculosis mortality in India seen in those who have ever smoked K Dheda and G Rook Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 115. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.la72.PMCID: PMC1746942 Mesothelin-family proteins: a novel diagnostic marker for malignant mesothelioma? A Rajasekaran Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 143. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.la73.PMCID: PMC1746925 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease An international survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in young adults according to GOLD stages R de Marco, S Accordini, I Cerveri, A Corsico, J Sunyer, F Neukirch, N Kunzli, B Leynaert, C Janson, T Gislason, P Vermeire, C Svanes, J Anto, and P Burney Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 120–125. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.011163.PMCID: PMC1746950 Transforming growth factor-ß1 genotype and susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease L Wu, J Chau, R Young, V Pokorny, G Mills, R Hopkins, L McLean, and P Black Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 126–129. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.005769.PMCID: PMC1746926 Assisted Ventilation Local activation of coagulation and inhibition of fibrinolysis in the lung during ventilator associated pneumonia M Schultz, J Millo, M Levi, C Hack, G Weverling, C Garrard, and T van der Poll Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 130–135. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.013888.PMCID: PMC1746934 Airway Biology Rapid and efficient clearance of airway tissue granulocytes through transepithelial migration J Erjefalt, L Uller, M Malm-Erjefalt, and C Persson Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 136–143. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.004218.PMCID: PMC1746951 Lung Cancer BTS randomised feasibility study of active symptom control with or without chemotherapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma: ISRCTN 54469112 M Muers, R Rudd, M O'Brien, W Qian, A Hodson, M Parmar, and D Girling Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 144–148. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.009290.PMCID: PMC1746929 Cystic Fibrosis Bone mineral density in Australian children, adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis: a controlled cross sectional study H Buntain, R Greer, P Schluter, J Wong, J Batch, J Potter, P Lewindon, E Powell, C Wainwright, and S Bell Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 149–155. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.006726.PMCID: PMC1746947 Nitric oxide synthase 1 as a potential modifier gene of decline in lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis J Texereau, S Marullo, D Hubert, J Coste, D Dusser, J Dall'Ava-Santucci, and A Dinh-Xuan Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 156–158. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.006718.PMCID: PMC1746921 Review Series Sleep · 2: Pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome R Fogel, A Malhotra, and D White Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 159–163. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.015859.PMCID: PMC1746928 α1-Antitrypsin deficiency · 1: Epidemiology of α1-antitrypsin deficiency M Luisetti and N Seersholm Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 164–169. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.006494.PMCID: PMC1746939 Occasional Review Oxidants and asthma G Caramori and A Papi Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 170–173. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2002.002477.PMCID: PMC1746949 Case Report Elimination of central sleep apnoea by mitral valvuloplasty: the role of feedback delay in periodic breathing A Rubin, S Gottlieb, A Gold, A Schwartz, and P Smith Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 174–176. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.007799.PMCID: PMC1746923 Letters to the Editor Squawks in pneumonia R Paciej, A Vyshedskiy, D Bana, and R Murphy Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 177–178. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.014415.PMCID: PMC1746931 BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection H Roberts, R Davies, C Davies, and F Gleeson Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 178. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.013094.PMCID: PMC1746936 Bronchodilator reversibility testing in COPD J Cotes and P Calverley Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 178–179. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.014712.PMCID: PMC1746924 Prednisolone response in patients with COPD I Pavord, R Siva, C Brightling, P Burge, P Calverley, P Jones, and S Spencer Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 179. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.019414.PMCID: PMC1746940 Breathing exercises in asthma M Partridge Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 179. doi: 10.1136/thorax.2003.014704.PMCID: PMC1746946 Images in Thorax Selective pulmonary fat aspiration complicating oesophageal achalasia G Robinson, H Kanji, R Davies, and F Gleeson Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 180. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.017814.PMCID: PMC1746933 Correction Thorax. 2004 February; 59(2): 179. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.corr01.PMCID: PMC1746948 Corrects: J Stolk, et al. Correlation between annual change in health status and computer tomography derived lung density in subjects with α1-antitrypsin deficiency. Thorax. 2003 December; 58(12): 1027–1030. Journal Matter Original table of contents page |