Highlights on gender and respiratory health
Symposium Chairs: M. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands), C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark)
Aims: to discuss the epidemiology and impact of sex and gender on the main respiratory risk factors and diseases, specifically asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and smoking; to highlight the need to include gender issues in respiratory research and to address gender-specific approaches for prevention and clinical management of respiratory diseases and health policies.