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Editorials

	Regulation of granulocyte apoptosis and implications for anti-inflammatory therapy E R CHILVERS, A G ROSSI, J MURRAY, and C HASLETT Thorax 1998; 53: 533-534. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional notes

	Lump sum compensation for asbestos related lung disease TIM WILLIAMS, PIPPA SLADE, and JACK RAEBURN Thorax 1998; 53: 535. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BTS guidelines

	Chemotherapy and management of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom: recommendations 1998 Joint Tuberculosis Committee of the British Thoracic Society Thorax 1998; 53: 536-548. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

	Birth weight, childhood lower respiratory tract infection, and adult lung function S O Shaheen, J A C Sterne, J S Tucker, and C du V Florey Thorax 1998; 53: 549-553. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Cryptococcosis in HIV negative patients: findings on chest radiography Derek J Roebuck, Dale A Fisher, and Bart J Currie Thorax 1998; 53: 554-557. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk of non-fatal cardiac failure and ischaemic heart disease with long acting 2 agonists Richard M Martin, Nicholas R Dunn, Shayne N Freemantle, and Ronald D Mann Thorax 1998; 53: 558-562. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of inhaled endotoxin on induced sputum in normal, atopic, and atopic asthmatic subjects Julia A Nightingale, Duncan F Rogers, Lorraine A Hart, Sergei A Kharitonov, K Fan Chung, and Peter J Barnes Thorax 1998; 53: 563-571. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Effect of exercise induced hypoxaemia on myocardial repolarisation in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Robin P Smith, Martin K Johnson, Joan Ashley, Sharon T Rudkin, and Roger J White Thorax 1998; 53: 572-576. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Glucocorticoids decrease c-fos expression in human nasal polyps in vivo James N Baraniuk, Godfrey Wong, Mushtaq Ali, Marybeth Sabol, and Thomas Troost Thorax 1998; 53: 577-582. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short papers

	Inhaled corticosteroids reduce neutrophilic bronchial inflammation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Marco Confalonieri, Elsa Mainardi, Rossana Della Porta, Sergio Bernorio, Luciano Gandola, Bianca Beghè, and Antonio Spanevello Thorax 1998; 53: 583-585. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptides relax human pulmonary arteries by opening of KATP and KCa channels Leonhard Bruch, Susann Rubel, Andrea Kästner, Klaus Gellert, Maik Gollasch, and Christian Witt Thorax 1998; 53: 586-587. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

	Genetics and pulmonary medicine  3: Genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis in human populations Richard Bellamy Thorax 1998; 53: 588-593. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional reviews

	Iron metabolism in the lower respiratory tract Fernando Mateos, Jeremy H Brock, and José Luis Pérez-Arellano Thorax 1998; 53: 594-600. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Role of transcription factors in inflammatory lung diseases Irfan Rahman and William MacNee Thorax 1998; 53: 601-612. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pulmonary neuronal M2 muscarinic receptor function in asthma and animal models of hyperreactivity R W Costello, D B Jacoby, and A D Fryer Thorax 1998; 53: 613-618. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

	Commentary P A Corris Thorax 1998; 53: 619. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Single lung transplantation for adult respiratory distress syndrome after paraquat poisoning Marc Licker, Alexandre Schweizer, Laurent Hohn, Denis R Morel, and Anastase Spiliopoulos Thorax 1998; 53: 620-621. [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Heart lung transplantation in a patient with end stage lung disease due to common variable immunodeficiency A T Hill, R A Thompson, J Wallwork, and D E Stableforth Thorax 1998; 53: 622-623. [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	COPD Guidelines MATTHEW PERRY;, M G PEARSON, and P M A CALVERLEY Thorax 1998; 53: 624. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	COPD Guidelines RUPERT JONES Thorax 1998; 53: 624. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Travel by air for patients with COPD R K SINHA;, M G PEARSON, and P M A CALVERLEY Thorax 1998; 53: 624. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Guidelines on pulmonary embolism CHRISTOPHER W H DAVIES; and ANDREW MILLER Thorax 1998; 53: 624. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]
	Malignant neoplasms in pulmonary sarcoidosis JEROME M REICH;, N SEERSHOLM, J VESTBO, and K VISKUM Thorax 1998; 53: 624. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

	Lung Biology in Health and Disease Series, Volume 109. Treatment of the Hospitalized Cystic Fibrosis Patient. Thorax 1998; 53: 626. [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

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