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8 January 2009

Angela Kelsall, Samantha C Decalmer, Kevin McGuinness, Ashley Woodcock, and Jaclyn A Smith

Sex differences and predictors of objective cough frequency in chronic cough
Thorax Published Online First: 8 January 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.106237 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Rosario Menéndez, Raquel Martinez, Soledad Reyes, Jose Mensa, Xavier Filella, Maria A. Marcos, Angela Martinez, Cristina Esquinas, Paula Ramirez, and Antoni Torres

Biomarkers improve mortality prediction by prognostic scales in community-acquired pneumonia
Thorax Published Online First: 8 January 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.105312 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

James D Chalmers, Aran Singanayagam, Caroline Scally, Ali Fawzi, Maeve P Murray, and Adam T Hill

Risk Factors for Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema on Presentation to Hospital with Community Acquired Pneumonia
Thorax Published Online First: 8 January 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.105080 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Rachel Nadif, Valérie Siroux, Marie-Pierre Oryszczyn, Coralie Ravault, Christophe Pison, Isabelle Pin, and Francine Kauffmann

Heterogeneity of asthma according to blood inflammatory patterns
Thorax Published Online First: 8 January 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.103069 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Cecilia K Andersson, Michiko Mori, Leif Bjermer, Claes-Göran Löfdahl, and Jonas S Erjefält

Novel Site-Specific Mast Cell Subpopulations in the Human Lung
Thorax Published Online First: 8 January 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.101683 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Julian T Forton, Kate Rowlands, Neil Hanchard, Mark Herbert, Dominic P Kwiatkowski, and Jeremy Hull

Genetic association study for RSV Bronchiolitis in infancy at the 5q31 cytokine cluster
Thorax Published Online First: 8 January 2009. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102111 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

15 December 2008

Alberto Alonso-Fernández, Francisco García-Río, Miguel A Arias, Ángel Hernanz, Mónica de la Peña, Javier Pierola, Antonia Barceló, Eduardo López-Collazo, and Alvar Agustí García

Effects of cpap upon oxidative stress and nitrate deficiency in sleep apnoea. a randomized trial
Thorax Published Online First: 15 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.100537 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Christine Elizabeth Weekes, Peter William Emery, and Marinos Elia

A randomised trial of dietary counselling and food fortificatiuon in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Thorax Published Online First: 15 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.097352 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Masaru Hasegawa, Hironi Makita, Yasuyuki Nasuhara, Katsura Nagai, Yoko Ito, Nao Odajima, Tomoko Betsuyaku, and Masaharu Nishimura

Relationship between improved airflow limitation and changes in airway caliber induced by inhaled anticholinergics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Thorax Published Online First: 15 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.103671 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

3 December 2008

Stephanie J MacNeill, Fiona Goddard, Roger Pitman, Samantha Tharme, and Paul Cullinan

Childhood peak flow and the Oxford Transport Strategy
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.101360 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Elina Lahti, Ville Peltola, Matti Waris, Raimo Virkki, Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava, Jari Jalava, Erkki Eerola, and Olli Ruuskanen

Induced sputum in the diagnosis of childhood community-acquired pneumonia
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.099051 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Claire Andrejak, Francois-Xavier Lescure, Evelina Pukenyte, Youcef Douadi, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Genevieve Laurans, Jean-Luc Schimit, and Vincent Jounieaux

Mycobacterium xenopi pulmonary infections: A multicentric retrospective study of 136 cases in North East France. Clinical and radiological features, treatment and outcome
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.096842 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Sarah M Smith, Neil C Campbell, Una MacLeod, Amanda J Lee, Amalraj Raja, Sally Wyke, Sue B Ziebland, Eileen M Duff, Lewis D Ritchie, and Marianne C Nicolson

Factors contributing to the time taken to consult with symptoms of lung cancer: a cross sectional study
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.096560 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Caroline Roduit, Salome Scholtens, Johan C de Jongste, Alet H Wijga, Jorrit Gerritsen, Dirkje S Postma, Bert Brunekreef, Maarten O Hoekstra, Rob Aalberse, and Henriette A Smit

Asthma at 8 years of age in children born by cesarean section
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.100875 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Haseem Ashraf, Philip Tønnesen, Jesper Holst Pedersen, Asger Dirksen, Hanne Thorsen, and Martin Døssing

Smoking habits were unaffected by CT screening at 1-year fol-low-up in the Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial (DLCST)
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102475 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Mateen Uzbeck, Colin Quinn, Imran Saleem, Paul Cotter, JJ Gilmartin, and Shaun T O'Keeffe

Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effect of Standard and Detailed Risk Disclosure Prior to Bronchoscopy on Peri-Procedure Anxiety and Satisfaction
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.101220 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Cristina M Bastardo, Samatha Sonnappa, Sanja Stanojevic, Aldo Navarro, Pedro Mondejar Lopez, Adam Jaffe, and Andrew Bush

Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis in Childhood: Longitudinal Growth and Lung Function
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.100958 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Robert J Hancox, Richie Poulton, Justina M Greene, Christene R McLachlan, Mark S Pearce, and Malcolm Sears

Associations between birth weight, early childhood weight gain, and adult lung function
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.103978 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

John C Lay, Neil E Alexis, Kirby L Zeman, David B Peden, and William D Bennett

In-vivo Uptake of Inhaled Particles by Airway Phagocytes is Enhanced in Mild Asthmatics Compared to Normal Volunteers
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.096222 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Georg Hülskamp, Sooky Lum, Janet Stocks, Angie Wade, Ah-fong Hoo, Kate Costeloe, Jane Hawdon, Kandadai Deeptha, and J Jane Pillow

Association of prematurity, lung disease and body size with lung volume and ventilation inhomogeneity in unsedated neonates: a multicentre study
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.101758 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Denis E O'Donnell, Pierantonio Laveneziana, Josuel Ora, Katherine A Webb, Yuk-Miu Lam, and Dror Ofir

Evaluation of Acute Bronchodilator Reversibility in Symptomatic GOLD Stage I COPD
Thorax Published Online First: 3 December 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.103598 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

13 November 2008

Yat-sun YS Chan, Albert M Li, Chun-ting Au, Amy FC Lo, Siu-kwan Ng, Victor J Abdullah, Crover Ho, Cheuk-man Yu, Tai-fai Fok, and Yun-kwok Wing

Cardiac Remodeling and Dysfunction in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea - A Community Based Study
Thorax Published Online First: 13 November 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.094904 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Luis Borrego, Janet Stocks, Paula Leiria-Pinto, Isabel Peralta, Ana Margarida Romeira, Nuno Neuparth, José E Rosado-Pinto, and Ah-Fong Hoo

Lung function and clinical risk factors for asthma in infants and young children with recurrent wheeze
Thorax Published Online First: 13 November 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.099903 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Mark R Looney, Charles T Esmon, and Michael A Matthay

The role of coagulation pathways and treatment with activated protein C in hyperoxic lung injury in mice
Thorax Published Online First: 13 November 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.099135 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Marie-Claude Breton, Marie-France Beauchesne, Catherine Lemière, Évelyne Rey, Amélie Forget, and Lucie Blais

Risk of perinatal mortality associated with asthma during pregnancy
Thorax Published Online First: 13 November 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102970 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

6 November 2008

Evans R Fernández-Pérez, Juraj Sprung, Bekele Afessa, David O Warner, Celine M Vachon PhD, Darrel R Schroeder, Daniel R Brown, Rolf D Hubmayr, and Ognjen Gajic

Intraoperative Ventilator Settings and Acute Lung Injury after Elective Surgery: a Nested Case-Control Study
Thorax Published Online First: 6 November 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102228 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Gunnar Engström, Nick Segelstorm, Marie Ekberg-Aronsson, Peter M Nilsson, Folke Lindgärde, and Claes-Göran Löfdahl

Plasma markers of inflammation and incidence of hospitalizations due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Results from a population-based cohort study
Thorax Published Online First: 6 November 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102079 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Talat Islam, Kiros Berhane, Rob McConnell, W James Gauderman, Edward Avol, John M Peters, and Frank D Gilliland

Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST) P1, GSTM1, Exercise, Ozone and Asthma Incidence in School Children
Thorax Published Online First: 6 November 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.099366 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Katy J Fidler, Tom N Hilliard, Andy Bush, Marina Johnson, Eric Alton, Duncan Geddes, Nigel Klein, Malcolm Turner, and Jane Davies

Mannose-binding lectin is present in the infected airway: a possible pulmonary defence mechanism
Thorax Published Online First: 6 November 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.100073 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

13 October 2008

Christian Herr, Kerstin Kandler, Christoph Beisswenger, Christian Hess, Norbert Suttorp, Tobias Welte, Jens-Michel Schröder, Claus Vogelmieir, and Robert Bals

Suppression of pulmonary innate host defense in smokers
Thorax Published Online First: 13 October 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102681 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Martin James Wildman, Colin Sanderson, Jayne Groves, Barnaby Reeves, Jon Ayres, David A Harrison, Duncan Young, and Kathy Rowan

Survival and quality of life for patients with COPD or asthma admitted to intensive care in the UK: multi-centre observational cohort study. The COPD and Asthma Outcome Study (CAOS)
Thorax Published Online First: 13 October 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091249 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Mats Rosenlund, Francesco Forastiere, Daniela Porta, Manuela De Sario, Chiara Badaloni, and Carlo Alberto Perucci

Traffic-related air pollution in relation to respiratory symptoms, allergic sensitization, and lung function in school children
Thorax Published Online First: 13 October 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.094953 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Nagmi R Qureshi, Najib M Rahman, and Fergus V Gleeson

Thoracic Ultrasound in the diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion
Thorax Published Online First: 13 October 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.100545 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Alex G Richter, Scott McKeown, Sridhar Rathinam, Lorraine Harper, Pala B Rajesh, Danny F McAuley, Ritva Heljasvaara, and David R Thickett

Soluble Endostatin is a novel inhibitor of epithelial repair in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Thorax Published Online First: 13 October 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102814 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

Malcolm Kohler, Edward Blair, Peter Risby, Annabel H Nickol, Paul Wordsworth, Colin Forfar, and John R Stradling

The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea and its association with aortic dilatation in Marfan's syndrome
Thorax Published Online First: 13 October 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102756 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

18 August 2008

Hongwei Wang, Zhonglan Su, and Jürgen Schwarze

Healthy, but not RSV-infected, lung epithelial cells profoundly inhibit T-cell activation
Thorax Published Online First: 18 August 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.094870 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

5 August 2008

Anneke C Hesseling, Anna M Mandalakas, Lester H Kirchner, Novel N Chegou, Ben J Marais, Xiaobei Zhu, Gillian F Black, Kim Stanley, Nulda Beyers, and Gerhard Walzl

Highly Discordant T-Cell Responses In Individuals With Recent Household Tuberculosis Exposure
Thorax Published Online First: 5 August 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.085340 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

4 April 2008

Christopher Andrew Lewis, Wendy Ferguson, Tam Eaton, Irene Zeng, and John Kolbe

Isolated nocturnal desaturation in COPD: prevalence and impact on quality of life and sleep
Thorax Published Online First: 4 April 2008. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.088930 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript]  

10 August 2005

Gustavo J Rodrigo and José A Castro-Rodriguez

Anticholinergics in the treatment of children and adults with acute asthma: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Thorax Published Online First: 10 August 2005. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.040444 [Abstract] [Accepted Manuscript] [Correction]  

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