TY - JOUR T1 - The International Collaboration to Improve Respiratory Health in Children (INCIRCLE) ERS Clinical Research Collaboration JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.01867-2018 VL - 52 IS - 6 SP - 1801867 AU - Peter D. Sly AU - Zoltán Hantos A2 - , Y1 - 2018/12/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/52/6/1801867.abstract N2 - Respiratory disease is a major component of the global burden of disease, with a reduction in deaths from childhood pneumonia but an increase in chronic respiratory disease over the past few decades [1–3]. There is an increasing recognition that low lung function poses a major risk for acute and chronic lung disease. Lung function tracks closely along centiles throughout childhood [4, 5], with lung function at birth determining lung function in later life [6]. Childhood asthma is associated with low lung function [7, 8], with the deficit seen on the first occasion that it is measured. Low lung function in childhood, with failure to reach predicted peak lung function in early adult life, is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), responsible for about 50% of cases in adults [9, 10].The INCIRCLE ERS Clinical Research Collaboration has made great advances in developing new modalities of oscillometry for use in infants and young children, and this has evoked interest from the lung function device industry http://ow.ly/FPYz30mC3LaResearch groups interested in joining at this stage should contact the co-chairs Peter D. Sly (p.sly{at}uq.edu.au) or Zoltán Hantos (hantos.zoltan{at}med.u-szeged.hu), or the project manager Dorottya Czövek (czovek.dorottya{at}med.semmelweis-univ.hu). ER -