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Published on: November 4, 2010
Novelties in the treatment and management of thoracic disorders
1Prous Science, Barcelona, Spain. irantzu.izco@thomsonreuters.com
Abstract:
The 104th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) was held in Toronto, Canada, May 16-21, 2008. The meeting brought together more than 15,000 scientists and clinicians worldwide and disclosed recent advances related to prevention, diagnosis, prognostic indicators or biomarkers of disease and treatment of thoracic disorders, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cystic fibrosis and sleep disorders. New future lines of investigation are now open and invite researchers to attend the next ATS conference in San Diego in 2009. This report highlights oral sessions and posters presented during the meeting.
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