Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Treatment and Prognosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive lung disease with a prognosis that can be worse than for many cancers. The initial stages of the condition were thought to mainly involve chronic inflammation; therefore, corticosteroids and other drugs that have anti-inflammatory and immu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRPM.S23321 |