''Lung India'' is a

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published on behalf of the Indian Chest Society. The journal publishes articles on the subject of

respiratory medicine Pulmonology (, , from Latin ''pulmō, -ōnis'' "lung" and the Greek suffix "study of"), pneumology (, built on Greek πνεύμων "lung") or pneumonology () is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract.

including

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, sleep medicine,

thoracic surgery Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease), lungs (lung disease), and other pleural or mediastinal struc ...

, thoracic imaging,

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. The editorial board of Lung India consists of international experts in Pulmonary Medicine. Professor Parvaiz A Koul, MD, FRCP, FCCP is the current Editor-in-Chief of the journal. The journal is the most popular journal of Pulmonology from India.

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