The classification, natural history and radiological/histological appearance of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and the other idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) are a heterogeneous group of rare interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) or diffuse parenchymal lung diseases, which, as their name implies, are of unknown aetiology. The past 10 yrs have seen important advances in the classification of the IIPs into idiopath...
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Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2008-12-01
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Series: | European Respiratory Review |
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Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/17/109/108 |