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The Forum of International Respiratory Societies is a respiratory health advocacy organization which consists of the following organizations: *The Asociacion Latinoamericana del Thorax *The
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Asian Pacific Society of Respirology Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from As ...
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, and *The Pan African Thoracic Society. The Forum was established in 2002 and has more than 70,000 members worldwide. It is based in
Lausanne, Switzerland , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...
. In 2010, the Forum dubbed the year 2010 the "Year of the Lung".Organisers
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