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The British Thoracic Society (BTS) was formed in 1982 by the amalgamation of the British Thoracic Association and the Thoracic Society.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 title= The Thoracic Society:a retrospect ) 〕 It is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee.〔(Status )〕 ==Function== The Society’s main charitable objective is to improve the care of people with respiratory and associated disorders, which it aims to achieve by: * promoting optimum standards of care (the Clinical Information section of the BTS website contains treatment Guidelines, good practice guides and related audit tools) * promoting and advancing knowledge about the causes, prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases (the society runs two large conferences each year and a range of short courses and are currently developing an e-learning resource - more details of these can be found in the Education Hub) * promoting and disseminating research (the Society's Winter Meeting is the main showcase for this activity, as well as the journal Thorax, published jointly with the British Medical Journal, and the Research section of the website contains more information about our other activities). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「British Thoracic Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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