International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene

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International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene

Home Hygiene & Health

The Leading Source of Scientific, Professional & Consumer Information

Respiratory infections: a current and future threat.

Despite all the medical progress in the last 50 years pulmonary infections continue to exact and extremely high human and economic cost. This review focusses on the human, pathogen and environmental factors that contribute to the continued global burden or respiratory diseases with a particular focus on areas where we might hope to see some progress in the coming decades. Respirology. 2009;14(5):651-5.