FEBRUARY 1991 VOL 46 No 2 Thorax: first published as on 1 February 1991. Downloaded from

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Review 77 The role of high resolution computed tomography in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease D M Hansell, I H Kerr

Orignal articles 85 Predictors and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring in 1001 middle aged men J R Stradling, J H Crosby 91 Plasma tumour necrosis factor alpha in cystic fibrosis D Norman, J S Elborn, S M Cordon, R J Rayner, M S Wiseman, E J Hiller, D J Shale 96 Tuberculous pleural effusions: increased culture yield with bedside inoculation of pleural fluid and poor diagnostic value of adenosine deaminase G Maartens, E D Bateman 100 Exercise response in 404 young men with asthma: no evidence for a late asthmatic reaction J Karialainen 105 Prescribed fenoterol and death from asthma in New Zealand, 1981-7: a further case-control A R study J Grainger, K Woodman, N Pearce, J Crane, C Burgess, Keane, Beasley http://thorax.bmj.com/ 112 The impact of quitting smoking on symptoms of chronic bronchitis: results of the Scottish Heart Health Study C A Brown, I K Crombie, W C S Smith, H Tunstall-Pedoe 117 Structure of a human pulmonary acinus N Berend, A C Rynell, H E Ward 122 Effect of terbutaline on bronchoconstriction induced by nebulised pentamidine T R Leigh, J Wiggins, B G Gazzard, J V Collins Review series 124 Cystic fibrosis 4-Abnormalities of airway epithelial function and the implications of the discovery of the cystic fibrosis gene A W Cuthbert

131 Assisted ventilation 5-Non-invasive and domiciliary ventilation: negative pressure techniques on October 1, 2021 by guest. Protected copyright. J M Shneerson New techniques 136 A video system for investigpting breathing disorders during sleep C J Griffiths, B G Cooper, G J Gibson Short reports 141 Flexible bronchoscopy via the laryngeal mask: a new technique C J McNamee, B Meyns, K M Pagliero 142 Iron lung: bronchosco6ic and pathological consequences of aspiration of ferrous sulphate D J Godden, K M Kerr, S J Watt, J S Legge 144 Use of the Denver pleuroperitoneal shunt in the treatment of chylothorax secondary to filariasis N D Kitchen, D B Hocken, R M Greenhalgh, D K Kaplan 145 Hypertrophic pulmonary Qsteoarthropathy in a patient with pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis S Emri, L Coplu, Z T Selyuk, A A Sahin, Y I Baris 147 Peripheral pulmonary adenoid cystic carcinoma with substantial submucosal extension to the proximal bronchus H Inoue, A Iwashita, H Kanegae, K Higuchi, Y Fujinaga, I Matsumoto

Letters to the editor 149 Trends in respiratory mortality in England and Wales D Strachan - Pericardial effusion after open heart surgery I A D'Cruz, G M Pai; G D Angelini, A J Bryan * Bronchoscopic cryotherapy for advanced bronchial carcinoma P J M George, R M Rudd; D A Walsh, A R Nath, M 0 Maiwand - Tests giving an aetiological diagnosis in pulmonary disease in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus C M Parry, H M Evans, N J Beeching, M L Yee; R Miller, D Mitchell - Alveolar partial pressures of carbon dioxide and oxygen measured by a helium washout technique E A Harris; J Jordanoglou, G Tatsis, J Danos, S Gougoulakis, D Orfanidou, M Gaga - The biphasic spirogram: a clue to unilateral narrowing of a mainstem bronchus M C P Braat, C M Roos; D Denison; A D Gascoigne, G J Gibson - Jet and ultrasonic nebuliser output: use of a new method for direct measurement of aerosol output R D Hamilton, A Guz

Miscellaneous 152 Book notices - Notices

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