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September 2026
1. OZOH OB, Kwarteng Owusu SK, Nantanda R, Mohammed J, et al
   Prevalence of asthma among African children and adolescents: findings from the Chronic Respiratory Disease Observatory for Africa (CHEST-Africa).
   Thorax. 2026 Sep 15:thorax-2026-225381. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2026-225381.
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2. LEILY M, Arshad SH
   Beyond the snapshot: childhood immune trajectories and the evolving asthma syndrome.
   Thorax. 2026 Sep 9:thorax-2026-225644. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2026-225644.
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   August 2026
3. TSIAVIA T, Henny J, Frealle E, Goldberg M, et al
   Visible mould and blood inflammatory phenotypes of asthma in adults: the CONSTANCES cohort.
   Thorax. 2026 Aug 7:thorax-2026-225328. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2026-225328.
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   July 2026
4. MORALES E, Garcia-Marcos L
   Nationwide public health surveillance systems for asthma prevention and control: no data, no (health) gain!
   Thorax. 2026 Jul 8:thorax-2026-225414. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2026-225414.
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   June 2026
5. SHARMA R, Kachroo P, Mendez KM, Chen Q, et al
   The impact of vitamins A and D on lung function and regulatory epigenetics in adult and childhood asthma.
   Thorax. 2026 Jun 30:thorax-2025-223756. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223756.
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6. FARRELL T, Kelleher A, Doyle D, Burke LM, et al
   From cough variant asthma to lobectomy: a rare cause of chronic cough revealed.
   Thorax. 2026 Jun 16:thorax-2026-225126. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2026-225126.
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7. MOLBAEK-ENGBJERG T, Ali M, Horner D, Brustad N, et al
   Childhood haematological and immunoglobulin trajectories and risk of asthma at 18 years.
   Thorax. 2026 Jun 11:thorax-2026-224832. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2026-224832.
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8. WANG R, Daines L, Fowler SJ
   Preventing severe asthma exacerbations in at-risk patients: time for a rethink.
   Thorax. 2026 Jun 9:thorax-2026-225181. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2026-225181.
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9. PALOMAR-CROS A, Abellan A, Raventos B, Pistillo A, et al
   Trends in asthma incidence and prevalence in 2 million children and adolescents in Catalonia, Spain, 2010-2024: a population-based cohort study.
   Thorax. 2026 Jun 8:thorax-2026-224985. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2026-224985.
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   May 2026
10. CARR MG, Ramakrishnan S
    Time for course correction? Rethinking oral steroids duration in acute asthma.
    Thorax. 2026 May 27:thorax-2025-224629. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-224629.
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11. SHAW D, Pink K, McDowell PJ, Fardon T, et al
    Never say die: making a death from asthma a never event.
    Thorax. 2026 May 8:thorax-2025-224234. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-224234.
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12. SHINNERS O, Farrell T, Doyle D, Maher M, et al
    Beyond the wheeze: unveiling a rare diagnosis behind the asthma mask.
    Thorax. 2026 May 4:thorax-2025-224375. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-224375.
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    April 2026
13. HARDEE IJ, Monuteaux MC, Hoffmann RM, Hirsch AW, et al
    Trends in asthma-related paediatric mortality.
    Thorax. 2026 Apr 29:thorax-2025-224686. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-224686.
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14. MUISER S, Mullerova H, Belton L, Rusibamayila N, et al
    Association of blood eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide with exacerbations in patients with asthma, COPD and asthma+COPD: the NOVELTY study.
    Thorax. 2026 Apr 21:thorax-2025-223646. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223646.
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15. POPOVIC M, Maule M, Moccia C, Isaevska E, et al
    Maternal eating disorders and respiratory outcomes in childhood: findings from the EU Child Cohort Network.
    Thorax. 2026;81:464-473.
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16. NAESILLA N, Quint JK, Zuber V
    Understanding the bidirectional relationship between chronic respiratory disease and cardiovascular disease using genetic evidence.
    Thorax. 2026;81:447-456.
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17. WILSON AM, Musgrave SD, Smith JR, Noble M, et al
    At-risk registers integrated into primary care to stop asthma crises in the UK: cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation.
    Thorax. 2026 Apr 15:thorax-2025-223973. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223973.
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18. LAI CC, Chen CH, Wang YH, Wang CY, et al
    Association between overuse of short-acting beta2-agonists and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events among patients with asthma.
    Thorax. 2026 Apr 15:thorax-2024-222204. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222204.
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    March 2026
19. LEWIS A, Varkonyi-Sepp J, Healey N, Ainsworth B, et al
    An asthma-related anxiety intervention appropriate for the shift to digitalised care.
    Thorax. 2026 Mar 18:thorax-2026-224744. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2026-224744.
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20. MARSDEN P, Smith JA, Birring SS, Gruffydd-Jones K, et al
    Aligning management of chronic cough in asthma with BTS/NICE/SIGN guidance.
    Thorax. 2026 Mar 13:thorax-2025-224508. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-224508.
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21. SHAH PA, Diver S, Brightling CE
    Global asthma and pest control: bugs and WASPs.
    Thorax. 2026 Mar 3:thorax-2026-224743. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2026-224743.
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    February 2026
22. CROOKS MG, Sykes DL, Horne RR, Cummings H, et al
    2024 BTS/NICE/SIGN asthma guidelines have the potential to improve UK asthma outcomes, but we must act now.
    Thorax. 2026 Feb 26:thorax-2025-223465. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223465.
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23. DOLL R
    Republished: Helium in the Treatment of Asthma.
    Thorax. 2026;81:229-237.
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    January 2026
24. TAYLOR SL, Brooks CR, Pembrey L, Manning SK, et al
    Airway microbiota in young people across four continents differ by country, asthma status and inflammatory phenotype.
    Thorax. 2026 Jan 30:thorax-2025-222965. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-222965.
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25. BONNERT M, Nash S, Andersson EM, Bergstrom SEE, et al
    Online cognitive behaviour therapy for asthma-related anxiety: a randomised controlled trial.
    Thorax. 2026 Jan 6:thorax-2025-223886. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223886.
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    December 2025
26. YII A, Tay TR, Lee KCH, Chew SY, et al
    Blood eosinophil-guided systemic corticosteroid duration in adults hospitalised for asthma exacerbation: a randomised, controlled, open-label, non-inferiority trial.
    Thorax. 2025 Dec 3:thorax-2025-223961. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223961.
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    November 2025
27. SMITH LJ, Marshall H, Jakymelen D, Biancardi A, et al
    (129)Xe-MRI ventilation and acinar abnormalities highlight the significance of spirometric dysanapsis: findings from the NOVELTY ADPro UK substudy.
    Thorax. 2025;80:909-917.
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28. MARTINS COSTA GOMES G, Collison AM, Karmaus WJJ, Da Silva Sena CR, et al
    Association between maternal asthma and impaired infant lung function is diminished by inhaled corticosteroid use in pregnancy.
    Thorax. 2025 Nov 9:thorax-2025-223539. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223539.
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    October 2025
29. LUNDHOLM C, Caffrey Osvald E, Rhedin S, Almqvist C, et al
    Maternal BMI and smoking partly explain the association between maternal socio-economic position and offspring asthma.
    Thorax. 2025 Oct 28:thorax-2025-223330. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223330.
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30. XIA Y
    Why asthma progresses to COPD: environmental and genetic drivers.
    Thorax. 2025 Oct 21:thorax-2025-224038. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-224038.
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31. LANGLEY R, Corr M, Foster S, Weir E, et al
    New NICE asthma guideline: evidence-based gold standard approach or unachievable utopia?
    Thorax. 2025 Oct 20:thorax-2025-223970. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223970.
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32. SHIROSHITA A
    Clarifying the distinct risk factors of atopy and asthma in childhood.
    Thorax. 2025 Oct 8:thorax-2025-223533. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223533.
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33. LIVIERO F
    Occupational asthma: still an underestimated burden?
    Thorax. 2025 Oct 5:thorax-2025-223499. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223499.
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34. KAMINSKY DA
    Home monitoring of asthma using oscillometry: seeking the signal in the noise.
    Thorax. 2025 Oct 5:thorax-2025-223595. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223595.
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    September 2025
35. ZHANG X, Hartman TJ, Adgent M, Moore P, et al
    Maternal prenatal carotenoids and child lung function: exploration of modifying factors.
    Thorax. 2025;80:748-755.
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36. SYKES DL, Clarkson MD, Negbenebor A, Cummings H, et al
    Impact of regional asthma guidelines on SABA prescribing patterns across England: an interrupted time series analysis.
    Thorax. 2025 Sep 2:thorax-2025-223239. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223239.
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    August 2025
37. KIMURA Y, Jo T, Inoue N, Suzukawa M, et al
    Gabapentinoids and risk for asthma exacerbations: a nationwide retrospective cohort study.
    Thorax. 2025 Aug 24:thorax-2025-223240. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223240.
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    July 2025
38. LI G, Zhang K, Yang T, Jin J, et al
    Air pollution, genetic susceptibility and risk of progression from asthma to COPD.
    Thorax. 2025 Jul 21:thorax-2024-222871. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222871.
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    June 2025
39. RUTTER CE, Mpairwe H, Figueiredo CA, Njoroge M, et al
    Risk factors for atopic and non-atopic asthma in school-age children from high-income and low- and middle-income countries.
    Thorax. 2025 Jun 24:thorax-2024-222118. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222118.
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40. HOANG MT, Wong A, Hardaker K, Peiris S, et al
    Day-to-day variability indices improve utility of oscillometry in paediatric asthma.
    Thorax. 2025 Jun 24:thorax-2024-222744. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222744.
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41. JIANG M, Zhang Y, Liu T, Hong X, et al
    Circulating miRNAs and childhood asthma ICS response: a stratified analysis in the intervention arm of an RCT with vitamin D effect modification.
    Thorax. 2025 Jun 4:thorax-2024-222618. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222618.
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    May 2025
42. USMANI O, Verbanck S
    Structure-function-treatment relationships of aerosol deposition in patients with severe asthma.
    Thorax. 2025 May 22:thorax-2025-223228. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223228.
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43. KNOX-BROWN B, Kon FC, Sylvester KP, Jha A, et al
    Effect of time of day and seasonal variation on bronchodilator responsiveness: the SPIRO-TIMETRY study.
    Thorax. 2025;80:395-397.
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    April 2025
44. ALIF SM, Benke G, Kromhout H, Abramson MJ, et al
    Occupational exposures and incidence of asthma over two decades in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey.
    Thorax. 2025 Apr 29:thorax-2024-222307. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222307.
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45. RUPANI H
    Is this the unified asthma guideline we've been waiting for?
    Thorax. 2025 Apr 24:thorax-2025-223056. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223056.
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46. BERGMANN M, Andersen ZJ, Massling A, Loft S, et al
    Short-term exposure to ultrafine particles and asthma hospital admissions in children in Copenhagen, Denmark.
    Thorax. 2025 Apr 24:thorax-2024-222465. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222465.
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    BTS/NICE/SIGN joint guideline on asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management (November 2024) - summary of recommendations.
    Thorax. 2025 Apr 24:thorax-2024-222910. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222910.
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48. WANG R, Maidstone R, Singh D, Ray D, et al
    The impact of dosage timing for inhaled corticosteroids in asthma: a randomised three-way crossover trial.
    Thorax. 2025 Apr 15:thorax-2024-222073. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222073.
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49. SMALLCOMBE N, Russell RE
    Chronotherapy in asthma: BD or not BD? That is the question.
    Thorax. 2025 Apr 15:thorax-2025-223094. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2025-223094.
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50. WHITTAKER H, Kramer Fiala Machado A, Hatam S, Cook S, et al
    Incidence and prevalence of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial lung disease between 2004 and 2023: harmonised analyses of longitudinal cohorts across England, Wales, South-East Scotland and Northern Ireland.
    Thorax. 2025 Apr 8:thorax-2024-222699. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222699.
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    March 2025
51. RAGUNAYAKAM N, Thakar A, Sadafi H, Venegas Garrido C, et al
    Computational fluid dynamics model predictions of inhaled corticosteroid deposition in patients with severe asthma.
    Thorax. 2025 Mar 27:thorax-2024-222444. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222444.
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52. MUBANGA M, Gong T, Smew AI, Wikstrom A, et al
    Association between asthma and type 2 diabetes in a Swedish adult population: a register-based cross-sectional study.
    Thorax. 2025 Mar 23:thorax-2024-222819. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222819.
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53. STORGAARD PETERSEN R, Hallas H, Brustad N, Chawes B, et al
    Short-term efficacy of inhaled short-acting beta-2-agonists for acute wheeze/asthma symptoms in preschool-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Thorax. 2025 Mar 23:thorax-2024-222760. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222760.
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54. BAE E, Park HJ, Park H, Lee JK, et al
    Early clinical remission and its role in lung function decline and exacerbation in adult Korean patients with asthma.
    Thorax. 2025 Mar 6:thorax-2024-222679. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222679.
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    February 2025
55. KIVISTO JE, Protudjer JLP, Ekstrom S, Karjalainen J, et al
    Adult asthma hospitalisations decreased markedly in Finland and Sweden between 2006 and 2022.
    Thorax. 2025 Feb 8:thorax-2024-222417. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222417.
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    January 2025
56. DOUMAT G, El Zein J, Mehta GD, Zhu Z, et al
    Association between vitamin D status at 3 years and eosinophilic asthma in 6-year-old children with a history of severe bronchiolitis.
    Thorax. 2025 Jan 6:thorax-2024-222099. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222099.
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    December 2024
57. LAVOIE G, Howell I, Melhorn J, Borg C, et al
    Effects of azithromycin in severe eosinophilic asthma with concomitant monoclonal antibody treatment.
    Thorax. 2024 Dec 18:thorax-2024-221977. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-221977.
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58. GRAUL EL, Janson C
    Cost-related nonadherence to medication among people with asthma in the United States: findings that reinforce the relevance of history and healthcare reform.
    Thorax. 2024 Dec 9:thorax-2024-222662. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222662.
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59. HUNG CT, Erickson SR, Wu CH
    Cost-related non-adherence to medications among adults with asthma in the USA, 2011-2022.
    Thorax. 2024 Dec 9:thorax-2024-221778. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-221778.
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    November 2024
60. PALJARVI T, Forton JT, Thompson C, Luciano S, et al
    Neuropsychiatric diagnoses after montelukast initiation in paediatric patients with asthma.
    Thorax. 2024 Nov 22:thorax-2024-221590. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-221590.
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    October 2024
61. LO D, Lawson C, Gillies C, Shabnam S, et al
    Association between socioeconomic deprivation, ethnicity and health outcomes in preschool children with recurrent wheeze in England: a retrospective cohort study.
    Thorax. 2024;79:1050-1059.
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    September 2024
62. FILIPOW N, Turner S, Petsky HL, Chang AB, et al
    Variability in forced expiratory volume in 1 s in children with symptomatically well-controlled asthma.
    Thorax. 2024 Sep 27:thorax-2024-221755. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-221755.
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63. BRUSTAD N, Thorsen J, Pedersen CET, Ali M, et al
    Urban metabolic and airway immune profiles increase the risk of infections in early childhood.
    Thorax. 2024;79:943-952.
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    August 2024
64. NORDLUND B
    Inequalities in care and the burden of wheeze and asthma in young children from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.
    Thorax. 2024 Aug 17:thorax-2024-222111. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2024-222111.
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    July 2024
65. GRANELL R, Haider S, Deliu M, Ullah A, et al
    Lung function trajectories from school age to adulthood and their relationship with markers of cardiovascular disease risk.
    Thorax. 2024;79:770-777.
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66. KARP T, Faiz A, van Nijnatten J, Kerstjens HAM, et al
    Nasal epithelial gene expression identifies relevant asthma endotypes in the ATLANTIS study.
    Thorax. 2024 Jul 15:thorax-2023-221230. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2023-221230.
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    May 2024
67. KOEFOED HJL, Wang G, Gehring U, Ekstrom S, et al
    Clinical implications of airway obstruction with normal or low FEV(1) in childhood and adolescence.
    Thorax. 2024;79:573-580.
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    April 2024
68. WU T, Santos S, Quezada-Pinedo HG, Vernooij MW, et al
    Body composition and respiratory outcomes in children: a population-based prospective cohort study.
    Thorax. 2024;79:448-456.
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    March 2024
69. PETOUSI N, Pavord ID, Kent BD
    Type-2 inflammation: a key treatable trait associated with lung function decline in chronic airways disease.
    Thorax. 2024;79:291-292.
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70. CELIS-PRECIADO CA, Lachapelle P, Couillard S
    Blood eosinophils take centre stage in predicting the response to sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT): a familiar twist.
    Thorax. 2024;79:297-298.
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71. COLAK Y, Afzal S, Marott JL, Vestbo J, et al
    Type-2 inflammation and lung function decline in chronic airway disease in the general population.
    Thorax. 2024;79:349-358.
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72. WANG KCW, Blakey JD
    Impacts of sex and gender on severe asthma.
    Thorax. 2024 Mar 7:thorax-2023-221117. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2023-221117.
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73. MORGAN AD
    Unravelling the obesity-asthma connection in childhood and adolescence: does body shape matter?
    Thorax. 2024 Mar 7:thorax-2023-221345. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2023-221345.
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    February 2024
74. WILKINSON AJK, Maslova E, Janson C, Radhakrishnan V, et al
    Greenhouse gas emissions associated with suboptimal asthma care in the UK: the SABINA healthCARe-Based envirONmental cost of treatment (CARBON) study.
    Thorax. 2024 Feb 27:thorax-2023-220259. doi: 10.1136/thorax-2023-220259.
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