title: Fighting respiratory diseases: divided efforts lead to weakness.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Rogelio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez-Padilla
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stelmach
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional de Niños, San José, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soto-Quiroz
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence in Asthma, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alvaro Augusto
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Cruz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control*