Significance of connective tissue diseases features in pulmonary fibrosis
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) can occur in any of the connective tissue diseases (CTD) with varying frequency and severity, and an overall long-term prognosis that is less severe than that of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Because ILD may be the presenting manifestation of CTD and/or the dom...
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| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2013-09-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/22/129/273.full.pdf+html |