title: Decade of the lung--a call for action to promote lung health globally.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council Unit on Child & Adolescent Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Heather J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Zar
authors.affiliation: The Forum of International Respiratory Societies, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Billo
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ferkol
authors.affiliation: Centre for Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, University of Manchester and University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester M23 9LT, UK. Electronic address: Jorgen.Vestbo@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jørgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vestbo
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary