Lung disease - resources

Lung disease - resources

Alternative Names

Resources - lung disease

Information

The following organizations are good resources for information on lung disease:

American Lung Association -- www.lung.org
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov

Resources for specific lung diseases:

Asthma:

American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology -- www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/asthma
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America -- www.aafa.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/asthma/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/asthma
US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/asthma.html

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease):

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/copd/index.html
COPD Foundation -- www.copdfoundation.org
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease -- goldcopd.org/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/copd
US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/copd.html

Cystic fibrosis:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/cystic-fibrosis/about/
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation -- www.cff.org
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center -- rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6233/cystic-fibrosis
March of Dimes -- www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/planning-baby/cystic-fibrosis-and-your-baby
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/cystic-fibrosis
US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/cysticfibrosis.html

Review Date: 11/12/2022
Reviewed By: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.

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