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Airwaves

	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2004; 59: 1005. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.awdec [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Oxygen: the good, the bad, and the necessary... T Troosters Thorax 2004; 59: 1005-1006. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031617 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Non-invasive ventilation in acute exacerbations of COPD: what happens after hospital discharge? M W Elliott Thorax 2004; 59: 1006-1008. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028027 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Detecting early lung disease in cystic fibrosis: are current techniques sufficient? P D Sly and S Brennan Thorax 2004; 59: 1008-1010. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025924 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Getting grant applications funded: lessons from the past and advice for the future G J Laurent Thorax 2004; 59: 1010-1011. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024182 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Annual report

	Thorax annual report: 1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004 J A Wedzicha, S L Johnston, and D M Mitchell Thorax 2004; 59: 1012-1015. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.036210 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

	B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the trachea mimicking COPD V Johnson, N J Burrows, N J Ali, and G Cox Thorax 2004; 59: 1100. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.035188 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

	Initial starting dose of inhaled corticosteroids in adults with asthma: a systematic review H Powell and P G Gibson Thorax 2004; 59: 1041-1045. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023754 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Asthma exacerbations in children immediately following stressful life events: a Cox’s hierarchical regression S Sandberg, S Järvenpää, A Penttinen, J Y Paton, and D C McCann Thorax 2004; 59: 1046-1051. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024604 [Abstract] [Full text] [Erratum] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory infection

	Inflammatory response associated with pulmonary complications in non-HIV immunocompromised patients C Agustí, A Rañó, M Rovira, X Filella, N Benito, A Moreno, and A Torres Thorax 2004; 59: 1081-1088. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030551 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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 S Alfonso, L Fritschi, N H de Klerk, N Olsen, J Sleith, and A W Musk Thorax 2004; 59: 1052-1056. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022806 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

	Supplementary oxygen in healthy subjects and those with COPD increases oxidative stress and airway inflammation G E Carpagnano, S A Kharitonov, M P Foschino-Barbaro, O Resta, E Gramiccioni, and P J Barnes Thorax 2004; 59: 1016-1019. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020768 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Readmission rates and life threatening events in COPD survivors treated with non-invasive ventilation for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure C M Chu, V L Chan, A W N Lin, I W Y Wong, W S Leung, and C K W Lai Thorax 2004; 59: 1020-1025. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024307 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Continuous and intermittent exercise responses in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease S Sabapathy, R A Kingsley, D A Schneider, L Adams, and N R Morris Thorax 2004; 59: 1026-1031. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026617 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Expression of ErbB receptors and mucins in the airways of long term current smokers R A O’Donnell, A Richter, J Ward, G Angco, A Mehta, K Rousseau, D M Swallow, S T Holgate, R Djukanovic, D E Davies, and S J Wilson Thorax 2004; 59: 1032-1040. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028043 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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; 59: 1057-1062. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024232 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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 E Wallis, and J Stocks Thorax 2004; 59: 1068-1073. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022590 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Individualised unsupervised exercise training in adults with cystic fibrosis: a 1 year randomised controlled trial A J Moorcroft, M E Dodd, J Morris, and A K Webb Thorax 2004; 59: 1074-1080. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015313 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory muscles

	Respiratory muscle strength and the risk of incident cardiovascular events J van der Palen, T D Rea, T A Manolio, T Lumley, A B Newman, R P Tracy, P L Enright, and B M Psaty Thorax 2004; 59: 1063-1067. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021915 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

	Sleep · 6: Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and hypertension G V Robinson, J R Stradling, and R J O Davies Thorax 2004; 59: 1089-1094. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.015875 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Diffuse lung disease caused by cotton fibre inhalation but distinct from byssinosis H Kobayashi, S Kanoh, K Motoyoshi, and S Aida Thorax 2004; 59: 1095-1097. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014027 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Isoniazid resistant TB and non-compliance R van Altena, D van Soolingen, T S van der Werf, M C Ruddy, M D Yates, F A Drobniewski, A P Davies, Y Drabu, B Patel, S Yates, S Lozewicz, S Sen, M Bahl, E James, M Lipman, S Balasegaram, G Duckworth, J M Watson, M Piper, and H Maguire Thorax 2004; 59: 1098-1099. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

	Adjunct prednisolone therapy does not improve survival in HIV-associated tuberculous pleurisy R Johns Thorax 2004; 59: 1031. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0123 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Home environmental intervention benefits urban children with atopic asthma K S Srinivasan Thorax 2004; 59: 1040. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0127 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Air pollution hampers teenagers’ lung development A Khan Thorax 2004; 59: 1045. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0125 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The eosinophil in airway remodelling and hyperresponsiveness in asthma: participant or bystander? M Soth Thorax 2004; 59: 1051. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0126 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The real impact of influenza? G Rohde Thorax 2004; 59: 1073. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0124 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviewers

	Reviewers used between 1 October 2003 and 30 September 2004 Thorax 2004; 59: 1014-1015. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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