title: Point: Are the CHEST guidelines global in coverage? Yes.
authors.affiliation: Maitland, FL. Electronic address: inathanson@cfl.rr.com.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nathanson
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Henry Ford Health Care System, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ouellette
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D016730:Program Development; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*