Early origins of adult lung disease

Symposium
Chairs: N. Regamey (Bern, Switzerland), M. Silverman (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Aims: The symposia will give an update of the early events during childhood leading to damaged lungs in the adult patient in the four diseases described.

Early origin of cystic fibrosis lung disease S. Stick (Perth, Australia)
Early origin of asthma D. Caudri (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Early origin of COPD A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)