The importance of real-life research in respiratory medicine: manifesto of the Respiratory Effectiveness Group: Endorsed by the International Primary Care Respiratory Group and the World Allergy Organization.

Address: Respiratory Medicine, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Centre, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP and Université de Paris (UMR1016), Paris, France [email protected].; Respiratory Effectiveness Group Board of Directors, Ely, UK.; University of Texas Health and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA.; Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.; Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia.; Dept of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.; Pneumology Dept, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Barcelona, Spain.; Allergy and Respiratory Research Group, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.; Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital, Airways Disease Section, London, UK.; Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.; Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.; N. Papadopoulos and G.W. Canonica are joint last authors.; Respiratory Disease and Allergy Clinic, IRCCS Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.