… To meet these challenges, this ATS policy statement recommends the establishment of a …
-based pharmaceutical policy recommendations at the national level. This statement outlines …

… deaths from respiratory disease than disease in any other organ (3, 4). … respiratory diseases.
Social inequality is associated with a greater proportion of deaths from respiratory disease …

… need of palliative care due to chronic respiratory diseases or critical illnesses, the American
… Force whose purpose was to develop this statement that focuses on how to better integrate …

… Rationale: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated physiological, symptom-reducing,
psychosocial, and health economic benefits for patients with chronic respiratory diseases, …

… was developed on behalf of the European Respiratory Society in order to identify areas of …
with respiratory disease, healthcare workers in the respiratory sector and policy makers. The …

… is an important global contributor to the burden of respiratory disease (1). For asthma and
COPD, … Society (ATS) policy statements (2–4). Occupational exposures also contribute to the …

… respiratory diseases which include asthma and respiratory allergies, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, occupational lung diseases … In all countries, a national policy and planning …

… , and resource allocation relate to the local and national healthcare policy, a generally
nihilistic public view regarding care for advanced chronic respiratory diseases [4], and a lack of …

… the policies of the ERS. The following aims were stated prior to the inaugural meeting: 1) to
issue a statement … to advance our understanding of respiratory diseases by providing unique …

Rationale: Although cigarette smoking is the most important cause of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), a substantial proportion of COPD cases cannot be explained by …