Monitoring chronic respiratory diseases in Europe: what we know, new challenges and new opportunities
Hot topicsChairs: G. Viegi (Pisa, Italy), J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
Aims: The aims of this symposium are to:
- review the major problems and developments required to appropriately assess the burden of asthma and COPD across Europe
- present the protocol and discuss the methodological issues of the IMCA-Respiratory Health Survey in the Elderly
- identify and discuss the new opportunities and priorities for setting up a monitoring system for chronic diseases in Europe