Poverty and lung health

I. D. Rusen; Bertie Squire; Nils E. Billo

doi:10.1586/ers.10.11

Poverty and lung health

I. D. Rusen, Bertie Squire, Nils E. Billo

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

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The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) held its 40th World Conference on Lung Health in Cancun, Mexico, between 3 and 7 December 2009. It was attended by over 2000 delegates from 104 countries around the world. The conference featured four stimulating plenary sessions and an extensive selection of scientific symposia. A total of 1125 abstracts were also presented from five broad categories: clinical trials and TB basic science, clinical research for treatment and care, epidemiology, education, advocacy and social issues, and policy and program implementation. In addition, the conference was preceded by a series of well-attended postgraduate courses and workshops.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	163-165
Number of pages	3
Journal	Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1586/ers.10.11
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2010

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