ISSN 1806-3713
BRAZILIAN THORACIC SOCIETY
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The Brazilian Journal of Pulmonology (ISSN 1806-3713) is published once every two months by the Brazilian Thoracic Society (BTS). The statements and opinions contained in the editorials and articles in this Journal are solely those of the authors thereof and not of the Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, peer reviewers, the BTS, its officers, regents, members, or employees. Permission is granted to reproduce any figure, table, or other material published in the Journal provided that the source for any of these is credited.
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BTS Board of Directors (2015-2016 biennium): President: Dr. Renato Maciel - MG Secretary-General: Dr. Paulo Henrique Ramos Feitosa - DF Director, Professional Advocacy: Dr. Jose Eduardo Delfini Cançado - SP CFO: Dr. Saulo Maia Davila Melo - SE Scientific Director: Dr. Miguel Abidon Aide - RJ Director, Education and Professional Practice: Dr. Clystenes Odyr Soares Silva - SP Director, Communications: Dra. Simone Chaves Fagondes - RS President, BTS Congress 2016: Marcus Barreto Conde - RJ President Elect (2017/2018 biennium): Fernando Luiz Cavalcanti Lundgren - PE Chairman of the Board: Jairo Sponholz Araújo (PR) AUDIT COMMITTEE: Active Members: Clóvis Botelho (MT), Benedito Francisco Cabral Júnior (DF), Rafael de Castro Martins (ES) Alternates: Maurício Meireles Góes (MG), Alina Faria França de Oliveira (PE), Paulo Cesar de Oliveira (MG) COORDINATORS, BTS DEPARTMENTS: Programmatic Initiatives – Alcindo Cerci Neto (PR) Thoracic Surgery – Darcy Ribeiro Pinto Filho (RS) Sleep–disordered Breathing – Marcelo Fouad Rabahi (GO) Respiratory Endoscopy – Mauro Musa Zamboni (RJ) Pulmonary Function – John Mark Salge (SP) Imaging – Bruno Hochhegger (RS) Lung Diseases – Ester Nei Aparecida Martins Coletta (SP) Clinical Research – Oliver Augusto Nascimento (SP) Pediatric Pulmonology – Paulo Cesar Kussek (PR) Residency – Alberto Cukier (SP) COORDINATORS, BTS SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES: Asthma – Emilio Pizzichini (SC) Lung Cancer – Teresa Yae Takagaki (SP) Pulmonary Circulation – Carlos Viana Poyares Jardim (SP) Advanced Lung Disease – Dagoberto Vanoni de Godoy (RS) Interstitial Diseases – José Antônio Baddini Martinez (SP) Environmental and Occupational Respiratory Diseases – Ana Paula Scalia Carneiro (MG) COPD – Roberto Stirbulov (SP) Epidemiology – Frederico Leon Arrabal Fernandes (SP) Cystic Fibrosis – Marcelo Bicalho of Fuccio (MG) Respiratory Infections and Mycoses – Mauro Gomes (SP) Pleura – Roberta Karla Barbosa de Sales (SP) International Relations – José Roberto de Brito Jardim (SP) Smoking – Luiz Carlos Corrêa da Silva (RS) Intensive Care – Marco Antônio Soares Reis (MG) Tuberculosis – Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello (RJ) ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARIAT OF THE BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY Address: SCS Quadra 01, Bloco K, Asa Sul, salas 203/204. Edifício Denasa, CEP 70398-900, Brasília, DF, Brazil. Tel. +55 61 3245-1030/+55 0800 616218. Assistant Managing Editor: Luana Maria Bernardes Campos. E-mail: jpneumo@jornaldepneumologia.com.br Circulation: 3.500 copies Distribution: Free to members of the BTS and libraries Printed on acid-free paper SUPPORT: