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Canterbury Respiratory
Research Group
Who are we?
- Established 1990
- Based at Christchurch Hospital
- Affiliated with the University of Otago, Christchurch
- Close links with Respiratory Services
Why do we exist?
- Respiratory research
- Improving quality of care
- Health education and promotion
- Training of research staff
Major research areas include:
- Asthma management
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- New treatments for asthma and COPD
- The health effects of air pollution
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pneumonia in the community and in hospital
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
The benefits of research include:
- Higher standards of health care
- Attracting the best doctors and nurses to our Hospital and Medical
School
- Understanding how breathing problems affect people in our community
- Making new treatments available quickly
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P O Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand
Tel +64 3 364 1157
Fax +64 3 364 1184
Email crrg.uoc@otago.ac.nz |
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