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Editorials

	Gene therapy for cystic fibrosis: what message for the recipient? J A DODGE Thorax 1998; 53: 157-158. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.157 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pneumococcal serotypes and their clinical relevance MATS KALIN Thorax 1998; 53: 159-162. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.159 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Conference reports

	1997 Winter Meeting of the British Thoracic Society J A INNES Thorax 1998; 53: 163-165. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.163 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Dietary intake of antioxidant (pro)-vitamins, respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function: the MORGEN study Linda Grievink, Henriëtte A Smit, Marga C Ocké, Pieter van `t Veer, and Daan Kromhout Thorax 1998; 53: 166-171. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.166 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of inhaled L-arginine on exhaled nitric oxide in normal and asthmatic subjects Maria A Sapienza, Sergei A Kharitonov, Ildiko Horvath, K Fan Chung, and Peter J Barnes Thorax 1998; 53: 172-175. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.172 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Geographical distribution of tuberculosis notifications in national surveys of England and Wales in 1988 and 1993: report of the Public Health Laboratory Service/British Thoracic Society/Department of Health Collaborative Group L P Ormerod, A Charlett, C Gilham, J H Darbyshire, and J M Watson Thorax 1998; 53: 176-181. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.176 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in cystic fibrosis J K Torrens, P Dawkins, S P Conway, and E Moya Thorax 1998; 53: 182-185. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.182 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Preventive effect of erythromycin on experimental bleomycin-induced acute lung injury in rats Arata Azuma, Tomoyuki Furuta, Tatsuji Enomoto, Yasushi Hashimoto, Kazutsugu Uematsu, Naotaka Nukariya, Akira Murata, and Shoji Kudoh Thorax 1998; 53: 186-189. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.186 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Videothoracoscopic treatment of oesophageal leiomyoma G C Roviaro, M Maciocco, F Varoli, C Rebuffat, C Vergani, and A Scarduelli Thorax 1998; 53: 190-192. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.190 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short papers

	Preferential binding of lysozyme to elastic fibres in pulmonary emphysema Bronislava Shteyngart, Surachat Chaiwiriyakul, John Wong, and Jerome O Cantor Thorax 1998; 53: 193-196. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.193 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Science matters

	Gene therapy for cystic fibrosis: which postman, which box? Peter G Middleton and Eric W F W Alton Thorax 1998; 53: 197-199. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.197 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	New ideas on the pathophysiology and treatment of lung disease D F Rogers and G J Laurent Thorax 1998; 53: 200-203. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.200 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

	Parental smoking and childhood asthma: longitudinal and case-control studies David P Strachan and Derek G Cook Thorax 1998; 53: 204-212. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.204 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other related species Robert Wilson and Ruth B Dowling Thorax 1998; 53: 213-219. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.213 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional reviews

	Pulmonary vasculitis Aine Burns Thorax 1998; 53: 220-227. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.220 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma arising in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis T R Orchard, C D Eraut, and A G Davison Thorax 1998; 53: 228-229. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.228 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A vibrating trachea M J Doherty, D P S Spence, D Graham, B M G Cheetham, X Q Sun, and J E Earis Thorax 1998; 53: 230-231. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.230 [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Upper airways sarcoidosis presenting as obstructive sleep apnoea R N H Shah, P R Mills, P J M George, and J A Wedzicha Thorax 1998; 53: 232-233. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.232 [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Why are there so few papers on elderly patients in Thorax? M MAMUN;, A J KNOX, and J BRITTON Thorax 1998; 53: 233. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.233 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Passive smoking in children with asthma T ASHCROFT;, IAIN CROMBIE, and LINDA IRVINE Thorax 1998; 53: 233-234. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.233a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Self-Assessment Colour Review of Respiratory Medicine Thorax 1998; 53: 234. doi:10.1136/thx.53.3.234 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

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