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Volume 61(5);  May 2006
Editorials
Coughs and wheezes spread diseases: but what about the environment?
A Bush
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 367–368. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.048389.
PMCID: PMC2111180
Risk management of the home ventilator dependent patient
A K Simonds
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 369–371. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.055566.
PMCID: PMC2111178
Collateral ventilation
E J Cetti, A J Moore, and D M Geddes
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 371–373. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.060509.
PMCID: PMC2111181
Got a match? Home oxygen therapy in current smokers
Y Lacasse, J LaForge, and F Maltais
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 374–375. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.060749.
PMCID: PMC2111193
Airwaves
airwaves
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 367. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.awmay06.
PMCID: PMC2111184
Lung Alerts
Vitamin D3 and response to glucocorticoids in steroid resistant asthmatics
S Kon
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 375. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.la0200.
PMCID: PMC2111186
Non‐invasive ventilation improves survival in patients with motor neuron disease
A McKendrick
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 399. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.la0201.
PMCID: PMC2111197
Is there a gold standard test for diagnosing exercise induced asthma in elite athletes?
A Khan
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 439. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.la0202.
PMCID: PMC2111189
Asthma
Study of modifiable risk factors for asthma exacerbations: virus infection and allergen exposure increase the risk of asthma hospital admissions in children
C S Murray, G Poletti, T Kebadze, J Morris, A Woodcock, S L Johnston, and A Custovic
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 376–382. Published online 2005 December 29. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.042523.
PMCID: PMC2111190
Childhood asthma in South London: trends in prevalence and use of medical services 1991–2002
B K Butland, D P Strachan, E E Crawley‐Boevey, and H R Anderson
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 383–387. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.043646.
PMCID: PMC2111176
Dietary antioxidants and asthma in adults
B D Patel, A A Welch, S A Bingham, R N Luben, N E Day, K‐T Khaw, D A Lomas, and N J Wareham
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 388–393. Published online 2006 February 7. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024935.
PMCID: PMC2111195
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Functional variants of antioxidant genes in smokers with COPD and in those with normal lung function
R P Young, R Hopkins, P N Black, C Eddy, L Wu, G D Gamble, G D Mills, J E Garrett, T E Eaton, and M I Rees
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 394–399. Published online 2006 February 7. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.048512.
PMCID: PMC2111196
Assisted Ventilation
Performance of mechanical ventilators at the patient's home: a multicentre quality control study
R Farré, D Navajas, E Prats, S Marti, R Guell, J M Montserrat, C Tebe, and J Escarrabill
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 400–404. Published online 2006 February 7. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.052647.
PMCID: PMC2111198
Epidemiology
Oral and inhaled corticosteroids and adrenal insufficiency: a case‐control study
K J Mortimer, L J Tata, C J P Smith, J West, T W Harrison, A E Tattersfield, and R B Hubbard
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 405–408. Published online 2006 March 3. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.052456.
PMCID: PMC2111185
Emphysema
Relation of interlobar collaterals to radiological heterogeneity in severe emphysema
T Higuchi, A Reed, T Oto, L Holsworth, S Ellis, M J Bailey, T J Williams, and G I Snell
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 409–413. Published online 2006 February 7. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.051219.
PMCID: PMC2111177
Bronchiectasis
Longitudinal pulmonary function of childhood bronchiectasis and comparison with cystic fibrosis
J Twiss, A W Stewart, and C A Byrnes
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 414–418. Published online 2006 February 7. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.047332.
PMCID: PMC2111175
Respiratory Infection
A prospective comparison of severity scores for identifying patients with severe community acquired pneumonia: reconsidering what is meant by severe pneumonia
K L Buising, K A Thursky, J F Black, L MacGregor, A C Street, M P Kennedy, and G V Brown
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 419–424. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.051326.
PMCID: PMC2111174
Cystic Fibrosis
Objective measurement of cough during pulmonary exacerbations in adults with cystic fibrosis
J A Smith, E C Owen, A M Jones, M E Dodd, A K Webb, and A Woodcock
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 425–429. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.050963.
PMCID: PMC2111194
Sleep Disordered Breathing
Continuous positive airway pressure reduces daytime sleepiness in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea: a meta‐analysis
N S Marshall, M Barnes, N Travier, A J Campbell, R J Pierce, R D McEvoy, A M Neill, and P H Gander
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 430–434. Published online 2006 February 7. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.050583.
PMCID: PMC2111183
Effect of increased lung volume on sleep disordered breathing in patients with sleep apnoea
R C Heinzer, M L Stanchina, A Malhotra, A S Jordan, S R Patel, Y‐L Lo, A Wellman, K Schory, L Dover, and D P White
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 435–439. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.052084.
PMCID: PMC2111199
Review Series
COPD exacerbations · 4: Prevention
S Scott, P Walker, and P M A Calverley
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 440–447. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.041848.
PMCID: PMC2111200
Occasional Review
Inflammatory cells in the airways in COPD
R O'Donnell, D Breen, S Wilson, and R Djukanovic
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 448–454. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024463.
PMCID: PMC2111192
Case Report
Acute respiratory distress syndrome due to pulmonary involvement by neoplastic plasma cells in multiple myeloma
D B Marmor, J L Farber, and J E Gottlieb
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 455–456. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.029397.
PMCID: PMC2111188
Letters to the Editor
Compliance and reliability of electronic PEF monitoring in adolescents with asthma
V van der Meer, E R V M Rikkers‐Mutsaerts, P J Sterk, H A Thiadens, W J J Assendelft, and J K Sont
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 457–458. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.054619.
PMCID: PMC2111179
Bronchiectasis and non‐tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection
W‐J Koh and O J Kwon
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 458.
PMCID: PMC2111182
Authors' reply
R Wilson, M Wickremasinghe, L J Ozerovitch, G Davies, T Wodehouse, M V Chadwick, S Abdallah, and P Shah
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 458.
PMCID: PMC2111187
Correction
Thorax. 2006 May; 61(5): 458. doi: 10.1136/thx.2005.47803corr1.
PMCID: PMC2111191
Corrects: G Rodrigo, et al. Anticholinergics in the treatment of children and adults with acute asthma: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Thorax. 2005 September; 60(9): 740–746.
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