Pediatric respiratory medicine--an international perspective.
Although Pediatric Respiratory Medicine as a subspecialty has a long tradition and is well established in some countries, there is a wide variation across different regions of the world with regard to e.g. recognition of the discipline, training requirements, training facilities and clinical needs. This review summarizes the situation in North America (US and Canada), South America, Asia, Australia, Israel and Europe with the aim to highlight commonalities and differences and, ultimately, to further support continuous development of paediatric Respiratory Medicine Worldwide.
Gappa
Monika
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Children's Hospital and Research Institute for the Prevention of Allergies and Respiratory Diseases in Children, Marien Hospital, Wesel, Germany. monika.gappa@marien-hospital-wesel.de
Ferkol
Thomas
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Kovesi
Tom
T
Landau
Louis
L
McColley
Susanna
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Sanchez
Ignacio
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Tal
Asher
A
Wong
Gary W K
GW
Zar
Heather
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D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D038622:Internationality; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D011361:Professional Competence; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*