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Committee on Diagnostic Standards, American Thoracic Society, Jim. Rev. Respir Dis. 85, 762 (1962). 

American Thoracic Society. American Review of Respiratory Disease, 1992, vol, 146, 1623-1633. 

American Thoracic Society. (1997). Achieving Healthy Indoor Air. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 156(Suppl. 3) 534-564. 

ATS, American Thoracic Society ERS, European Respiratory Society LABD, long-acting bronchodilator. 

The American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society have published standards for the diagnosis and management of individuals with AAT deficiency26 They recommend intravenous augmentation therapy for individuals with AAT... 

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Task Force. American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement Standards for the diagnosis and management of individuals with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003 168 818-900. 

American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Task Force. Standards for the diagnosis and management of patients with COPD [Internet]. Version 1.2. New York American Thoracic Society 2004 (updated September 8, 2005). Available at www-test.thoracic.org/copd/. Accessed January 25, 2006. 

American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diagnostic standards and classification of tuberculosis in adults and children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000 161 1376-1395. 

American Thoracic Society/Centers for Disease Control/Infectious Disease Society of America. Treatment of tuberculosis. Am I Respir Crit Care Med 2003 167 603-662. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Update Fatal and severe liver injuries associated with rifampin and pyrazinamide for latent tuberculosis infection, and revisions in the American Thoracic Society/CDC recommendations. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep MMWR 2001 50(34) 733-735. 

Data from Mandell LA, Wunderink RCr Anzueto A et al. Infectious Diseases Society oiAmerica/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acguired pneumonia in adults. Clin Infect Dis 2007 44 S27-S72. 

American Thoracic Society (1995). Standards for the diagnosis and care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 152, S77-S120. 

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) defined COPD as a disease state characterized by the presence of airflow obstruction due to chronic bronchitis or emphysema the airflow obstruction is generally progressive, may be accompanied by airway hyperreactivity, and may be partially reversible. 

Chronic bronchitis was defined as the presence of chronic productive cough for 3 months in each of two successive years in a patient in whom other causes of chronic cough have been excluded. Emphysema was defined as abnormal permanent enlargement of the airspaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, accompanied by destruction of their walls and without obvious fibrosis. The Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society... 

Table 4. A summary of characteristics and recommended treatment at each stage of COPD (from American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society, 2005). Therapy at each stage of COPD...

American Thoracic Society. Chronic bronchitis, asthma, and pulmonary emphysema a statement by the Committee on Diagnostic Standards for Nontuberculous respiratory Diseases. Am Rev Respir Dis 1962 85 762-8. 

American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society. ATS/ERS tasks force. Celli BR, MacNee W, and committee members. Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD a summary of the ATS/ERS position paper. Eur Respir J 2004 23 932-46. [updated 2005 July]. Available from URL www.goldcopd.org... 

American Thoracic Society. American Thoracic Society/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Infectious Diseases Society of America treatment of tuberculosis. Am 1 Respir Crit Care Med 2003 i67 603-662. 

Anonymous Update Adverse event data and revised American Thoracic Society/CDC recommendations against the use of... 

American Thoracic Society Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005 171 388. 

In the United States in 1996, Wu and Yan-Go (31) also reported a higher accident rate in patients with OS AS. The best predictors for car accidents were falling asleep at the wheel and driving past destinations. This driving risk appeared so important that the American Thoracic Society published recommendations about driving safety among apneic subjects (32). 

American Thoracic Society (1987) Standardization of spirometry, 1987 update. Am Rev RespirDis, 136 1285-1298. 

Barkin P, Jung W, Pappagianopoulos P, et al. 1986. The role of the bronchial circulation in production of pulmonary edema in dogs exposed to acrolein in smoke. In Joint Annual Meeting American Lung Association and the American Thoracic Society, Kansas City, MO, May 11-13, 1986. Am Rev Respir Dis 133(4 Suppl.) A270. 

Doupnik CA, Leming LM, O Donnell JR, et al. 1988. Time course of bronchial hyperresponsiveness mediator release and neutrophil infiltration following acrolein exposure in guinea-pig. In Joint Annual Meeting American Lung Association and The American Thoracic Society, Las Vegas, NV, May 8-11, 1988. Am Rev Respir Dis 137 (4 Part 21) 244. 

Isolate in a negative Cough Demonstration of the CDC, the American Thoracic Society,... 

Tremolite-actinolite is present in or around some deposits of chrysotile asbestos. However, levels of amphibole asbestos in commercial chrysotile were not reported. Tremolite is a contaminant in talc from New York and California, but the extent and fibrosity of the tremolite is unclear (DOT 1980 Wagner et al. 1982c American Thoracic Society 1990). The tremolite in some talc Ifom Califomia has been described as flake-like and that from New York as having fine fibers (Wagner et al. 1982a). Some tremolite in the chrysotile Ifom Quebec has been described as having coarse fibers. A British survey of talc powders used for various purposes identified 3 out of 24 samples as containing tremolite. Ten of 20 samples of cosmetic talc purchased in New York City between 1971 and 1975 contained 1-14% (w/w) of fibrous tremolite and... 

American Thoracic Society. 1986. The diagnosis of nonmalignant diseases related to asbestos. Am Rev Resp Dis 134 363-368. 

American Thoracic Society. 1990. Health effects of tremolite. Am Rev Respir Dis 142(6) 1453-1458. 

Evidence that nonasbestiform amphiboles may cause the same effects as amphibole asbestos is outside of the scope of this health consultation. The reader is referred to earlier reports (American Thoracic Society 1990 OSHA 1992) that discuss this issue and to epidemiological studies of workers exposed to mixtures of nonasbestiform amphibole minerals and other nonasbestos minerals including silica, taconite, and talc. 

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