The burden of lung disease
More than half of all the deaths from lung disease in Europe, and at least one-quarter of all respiratory hospital admissions, are due to diseases caused by smoking
Occupational risk factors
A detailed history is key when assessing a worker’s occupational exposure risk and establishing a diagnosis. The latency of occupational respiratory diseases can range from a few hours to 50 years.
Paediatric respiratory diseases
Community-acquired pneumonia is not a serious threat to most children in western Europe but mortality rates are more than 10 times higher in some eastern European countries.

Part C - Major respiratory diseases
- 11. Childhood asthma
- 12. Adult asthma
- 13. Chronic obstruct..
- 14. Cystic fibrosis
- 15. Bronchiectasis
- 16. Paediatric respir..
- 17. Tuberculosis
- 18. Acute lower res..
- 19. Lung cancer
- 20. Acute respirator..
- 21. Pulmonary vascu..
- 22. Interstitial lung ..
- 23. Sleep breathing ..
- 24. Occupational lu..
- 25. Rare and orphan..
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