title: Poverty and lung health.
abstract: The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) held its 40th World Conference on Lung Health in Cancun, Mexico, between 3 and 7 December 2009. It was attended by over 2000 delegates from 104 countries around the world. The conference featured four stimulating plenary sessions and an extensive selection of scientific symposia. A total of 1125 abstracts were also presented from five broad categories: clinical trials and TB basic science, clinical research for treatment and care, epidemiology, education, advocacy and social issues, and policy and program implementation. In addition, the conference was preceded by a series of well-attended postgraduate courses and workshops.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tuberculosis, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), 68 boulevard Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France. irusen@theunion.org
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Rusen
authors.forename: S Bertel
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Squire
authors.forename: Nils E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Billo
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*