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European Respiratory Society major respiratory diseases, key methods and professional groups

Major respiratory diseasesMethods in basic, translational, clinical and epidemiological research and clinical practiceProfessional groups
Respiratory critical care
Sleep and breathing disorders
Airway diseases
Paediatric lung diseases
Respiratory infections
Thoracic oncology
Interstitial lung diseases
Pulmonary vascular diseases
General respiratory patient care
Respiratory intensive care
Pulmonary function testing (including gas exchange)
Endoscopy and interventional pulmonology
Imaging
Surgery
Transplantation
Epidemiology
Physiology
Cell and molecular biology
Public health
Adult pulmonologists/clinicians
Scientists (basic and translational)
Clinical researchers
Paediatricians
Thoracic surgeons
Thoracic oncologists
Radiologists
Respiratory critical care physicians
Allied healthcare professionals
General practitioners
Physiologists
Pathologists