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Organisation
Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE)
Division
Main organisation:Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism
Lifecycle:1 Jan 1995 → Today
Organisation profile:
- Lung and chest wall mechanics: respiratory function in health and disease and effects of drugs. - Lung toxicology: fundamental mechanisms and epidemiologic research on occupational hazards. - Biochemical and metabolic functions of lung in health and disease and animal models. - Bronchial carcinoma: PET-scan, therapeutic modalities. - Respiratory muscles: animal models and changes in disease. - Difficult asthma. - Pulmonary embolism and hypertension. - COPD and rehabilitation.
Keywords:Pneumology
Disciplines:Respiratory medicine