Thorax: 60 (12)

Editorials

Inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: a light at the end of the tunnel? (18 November, 2005) Free
J A Wedzicha, T A R Seemungal
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation: when to start for what benefit? (18 November, 2005) Free
B Fauroux, F Lofaso
Pulmonary hypertension after splenectomy: a consequence of loss of the splenic filter or is there something more? (18 November, 2005) Free
A J Peacock
Paediatric respiratory mortality: past triumphs, future challenges (2 September, 2005) Free
G Russell
Thorax Annual Report October 2004–September 2005
(18 November, 2005) Free
J A Wedzicha, E C Howard, S L Johnston, D M Mitchell

Airwaves

Airwaves (18 November, 2005) Free
Wisia Wedzicha

Editorial

Improving survival in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: revisiting the “kingdom of the near-dead” (18 November, 2005) Free
S Mehta, G J Shoemaker

Reviewers

Reviewers 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005 (18 November, 2005) Free

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Inhaled corticosteroids and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (14 October, 2005) Free
D D Sin, L Wu, J A Anderson, N R Anthonisen, A S Buist, P S Burge, P M Calverley, J E Connett, B Lindmark, R A Pauwels, D S Postma, J B Soriano, W Szafranski, J Vestbo
Decreased expression of TGF-β type II receptor in bronchial glands of smokers with COPD (14 October, 2005) Free
S Baraldo, E Bazzan, G Turato, F Calabrese, B Beghé, A Papi, P Maestrelli, L M Fabbri, R Zuin, M Saetta

Asthma

The Coping with Asthma Study: a randomised controlled trial of a home based, nurse led psychoeducational intervention for adults at risk of adverse asthma outcomes (29 July, 2005) Free
J R Smith, S Mildenhall, M J Noble, L Shepstone, M Koutantji, M Mugford, B D W Harrison
Tumour necrosis factor (TNFα) as a novel therapeutic target in symptomatic corticosteroid dependent asthma (15 September, 2005) Free
P H Howarth, K S Babu, H S Arshad, L Lau, M Buckley, W McConnell, P Beckett, M Al Ali, A Chauhan, S J Wilson, A Reynolds, D E Davies, S T Holgate

Miscellanea

Correlation between carbon dioxide retention during exercise and the rate of decline of FEV₁ in cystic fibrosis
(18 November, 2005) Free
D Wat
A serum marker for the activity of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis (18 November, 2005) Free
A H N Gerratt
Smoking reduction may lead to decreased lung cancer risk (18 November, 2005) Free
D Rogers
Home nebulisers can affect the colour of domestic gas flames (18 November, 2005) Free
B R O’Driscoll, C Downes, J Neill

Mechanical ventilation

Randomised controlled trial of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for nocturnal hypoventilation in neuromuscular and chest wall disease patients with daytime normocapnia (18 November, 2005) Free
S Ward, M Chatwin, S Heather, A K Simonds

Pulmonary hypertension

Survival in patients with class III idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension treated with first line oral bosentan compared with an historical cohort of patients started on intravenous epoprostenol (29 July, 2005) Free
O Sitbon, V V McLaughlin, D B Badesch, R J Barst, C Black, N Galiè, M Humbert, M Rainisio, L J Rubin, G Simonneau
Splenectomy and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (5 August, 2005) Free
X Jaïs, V Ioos, C Jardim, O Sitbon, F Parent, A Hamid, E Fadel, P Dartevelle, G Simonneau, M Humbert

Paediatric lung disease

Trends in deaths from respiratory illness in children in England and Wales from 1968 to 2000 (2 September, 2005) Free
J R Panickar, S R Dodd, R L Smyth, J M Couriel
Prospective study of healthcare utilisation and respiratory morbidity due to RSV infection in prematurely born infants (14 October, 2005) Free
S Broughton, A Roberts, G Fox, E Pollina, M Zuckerman, S Chaudhry, A Greenough

Bronchiectasis

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in patients with bronchiectasis (14 October, 2005) Free
M Wickremasinghe, L J Ozerovitch, G Davies, T Wodehouse, M V Chadwick, S Abdallah, P Shah, R Wilson

Environmental exposure

Childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and chronic respiratory symptoms in non-smoking adults: The Singapore Chinese Health Study (30 August, 2005) Free
G L David, W-P Koh, H-P Lee, M C Yu, S J London

Lung cancer

What are the clinical features of lung cancer before the diagnosis is made? A population based case-control study (14 October, 2005) Free
W Hamilton, T J Peters, A Round, D Sharp

Case Report

Tension pneumothorax complicating autologous “blood patch” pleurodesis (18 November, 2005) Free
P Williams, R Laing

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Table of contents

December 2005 - Volume 60 - 12

Editorials

Airwaves

Editorial

Reviewers

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Asthma

Miscellanea

Mechanical ventilation

Pulmonary hypertension

Paediatric lung disease

Bronchiectasis

Environmental exposure

Lung cancer

Case Report

Issue Information

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Table of contents

December 2005 - Volume 60 - 12

Editorials

Airwaves

Editorial

Reviewers

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Asthma

Miscellanea

Mechanical ventilation

Pulmonary hypertension

Paediatric lung disease

Bronchiectasis

Environmental exposure

Lung cancer

Case Report

Issue Information