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H D Blackbourn1, G B Migliori2
1International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France.
Abstract:
After the positive experience of launching IJTLD Open, we are now embarking on the launch of a new journal to focus on chronic respiratory diseases, IJTLD CRD. Chronic conditions have been relatively negelected and the journal will be a home for all open access articles on topics to include post-TB lung disease, COPD, asthma, impact of air pollution, lung damage in smokers, bronchiectasis, and occupational lung disease. By highlighting research on these different conditions, we hope to identify commonalities and speed up the development and adoption of suitable treatments. This will also allow the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) and IJTLD Open to focus on infectious disease, with expanded coverage of bacterial, viral and fungal respiratory diseases.
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