A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and bronchial tree.

Annotation

specialty only; do not confuse with LUNG DISEASES

pouze obor; nepleť s deskriptorem PLICNÍ NEMOCI

DUI

D015272 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0023512

Previous indexing

Internal Medicine (1966-1988); Lung Diseases (1966-1988)

History note

2009 (1989)

Public note

2009; see PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY) 1989-2008