A study of surfactant protein-D serum levels in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Background Several and most recent studies have shown that idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has a high mortality rate and the therapy used is almost noneffective. Any serum biomarker that predicts better clinical outcomes would be useful to disease stages, prognosis, and need for other and more a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2018;volume=67;issue=3;spage=264;epage=269;aulast=Elashry |