1. Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Operations Research (MECOR) program, American Thoracic Society/Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax, Montevideo, Uruguay.
2. Roche Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
3. Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (CA) USA.
4. Divisão de Pneumologia, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.