Comorbidities of Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Four Latin American Countries. Are There Differences by Country and Altitude?

Comorbidities of Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Four Latin American Countries. Are There Differences by Country and Altitude?

Background: Comorbidities in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) affect quality of life, symptoms, disease progression and survival. It is unknown what are the comorbidities in patients with IPF in Latin America (LA) and if there are differences between countries. Our objective was to compare IPF co...

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Main Authors: Mauricio Gonzalez-Garcia, Emily Rincon-Alvarez, Maria Laura Alberti, Mauricio Duran, Fabian Caro, Maria del Carmen Venero, Yuri Edison Liberato, Ivette Buendia-Roldan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
comorbidities
Latin America
altitude
pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.679487/full

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