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Airwaves

	airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2007; 62: 926. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Reducing inflammation in COPD: the evidence builds Neil Barnes Thorax 2007; 62: 927-928. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.082677 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Investigating outbreaks A J Newman Taylor Thorax 2007; 62: 928-929. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.082362 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk and benefit: the eternal Yin and Yang of thoracic surgery Alex G Little Thorax 2007; 62: 929-930. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.082982 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation in the "real world" Saul Shiffman Thorax 2007; 62: 930-931. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.081919 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Smoking

	Is nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation effective in the "real world"? Findings from a prospective multinational cohort study Robert West and Xiaolei Zhou Thorax 2007; 62: 998-1002. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 June 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.078758

Asthma

	Relationship between air pollution, lung function and asthma in adolescents Talat Islam, W James Gauderman, Kiros Berhane, Rob McConnell, Ed Avol, John M Peters, and Frank D Gilliland Thorax 2007; 62: 957-963. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 May 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.078964

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

	Characterisation of phenotypes based on severity of emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Hironi Makita, Yasuyuki Nasuhara, Katsura Nagai, Yoko Ito, Masaru Hasegawa, Tomoko Betsuyaku, Yuya Onodera, Nobuyuki Hizawa, Masaharu Nishimura, and the Hokkaido COPD Cohort Study Group Thorax 2007; 62: 932-937. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 June 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.072777
	Effect of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate on airway inflammation in COPD: a randomised controlled trial Jean Bourbeau, Pota Christodoulopoulos, Francois Maltais, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Ronald Olivenstein, and Qutayba Hamid Thorax 2007; 62: 938-943. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 June 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.071068
	Muscle fibre type shifting in the vastus lateralis of patients with COPD is associated with disease severity: a systematic review and meta-analysis Harry R Gosker, Maurice P Zeegers, Emiel F M Wouters, and Annemie M W J Schols Thorax 2007; 62: 944-949. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 May 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.078980
	Effects of rehabilitative exercise on peripheral muscle TNF, IL-6, IGF-I and MyoD expression in patients with COPD Ioannis Vogiatzis, Grigoris Stratakos, Davina C M Simoes, Gerasimos Terzis, Olga Georgiadou, Charis Roussos, and Spyros Zakynthinos Thorax 2007; 62: 950-956. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 June 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.069310

Lung cancer

	Risk factors for 30-day mortality after resection of lung cancer and prediction of their magnitude Trond-Eirik Strand, Hans Rostad, Ronald A M Damhuis, and Jarle Norstein Thorax 2007; 62: 991-997. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 June 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.079145

Intensive care

	Survival of HIV-infected patients in the intensive care unit in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy S J Dickson, S Batson, A J Copas, S G Edwards, M Singer, and R F Miller Thorax 2007; 62: 964-968. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 21 May 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.072256

Sleep-disordered breathing

	Effect of CPAP on insulin resistance and HbA1c in men with obstructive sleep apnoea and type 2 diabetes Sophie D West, Debby J Nicoll, Tara M Wallace, David R Matthews, and John R Stradling Thorax 2007; 62: 969-974. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 June 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.074351

Respiratory muscles

	The value of multiple tests of respiratory muscle strength Joerg Steier, Sunny Kaul, John Seymour, Caroline Jolley, Gerrard Rafferty, William Man, Yuan M Luo, Michael Roughton, Michael I Polkey, and John Moxham Thorax 2007; 62: 975-980. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 June 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.072884

Tuberculosis

	Reactivation of tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency: the contribution of diet and exposure to sunlight A Sita-Lumsden, G Lapthorn, R Swaminathan, and H J Milburn Thorax 2007; 62: 1003-1007. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 25 May 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.070060

Occupational lung disease

Clinical investigation of an outbreak of alveolitis and asthma in a car engine manufacturing plant W Robertson, A S Robertson, C B S G Burge, V C Moore, M S Jaakkola, P A Dawkins, M Burd, R Rawbone, I Gardner, M Kinoulty, B Crook, G S Evans, J Harris-Roberts, S Rice, and P S Burge Thorax 2007; 62: 981-990. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 15 May 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.072199

Review series

	Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis · 5: The NSIP/UIP debate Roland du Bois and Talmadge E King, Jr Thorax 2007; 62: 1008-1012. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031039 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case report

	Pulmonary actinomycosis complicating infliximab therapy for Crohn’s disease R D Cohen, W R Bowie, R Enns, J Flint, and J M Fitzgerald Thorax 2007; 62: 1013-1014. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.075150 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PostScript

	Mortality predictors are not triage scores Kirsty Challen, Andrew Bentley, John Bright, and Darren Walter Thorax 2007; 62: 1015. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Author’s reply Gavin Barlow Thorax 2007; 62: 1015. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Simple modification of CURB-65 better identifies patients including the elderly with severe CAP Phyo K Myint, Ajay V Kamath, Sarah L Vowler, and Brian D W Harrison Thorax 2007; 62: 1015-1016. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Author’s reply Gavin Barlow Thorax 2007; 62: 1016. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Birth weight and adult lung function Chandra Sekhar Devulapalli Thorax 2007; 62: 1016-1017. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Impairment of the swallowing reflex in exacerbations of COPD Seiichi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kubo, and Masaru Yanai Thorax 2007; 62: 1017. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.084715 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Intravascular air and CT W-J Lee, K-L Liu, and S-J Chen Thorax 2007; 62: 1017-1018. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.084673 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellaneous

	High index of suspicion required when screening new entrants for tuberculosis Mathi Rasanesan Thorax 2007; 62: 963. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Bilateral pulmonary alveolar infiltrate and prostate tumour in a 54-year-old man André A Figueiredo, Guilherme Brandão, Leonardo C Dentz, Christiane Meurer Alves, and Antônio E S Stroppa Thorax 2007; 62: 1002. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.083717 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Answer Thorax 2007; 62: 1018. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.083717a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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