Lung disease in a global context: A call for public health action

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 407-416

  Schluger, Neil W ^a,b,c   Koppaka, Ram ^a,b  

^a World Lung Foundation   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Prevention; Public health; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE; TOXIN;

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TUBERCULOSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LUNG DISEASES; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

AIR POLLUTION; COST OF ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84898737346     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201312-420PS     Document Type: Review

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