Lifestyle associated diseases and risk of pulmonary hypertension in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal lung disease of unknown etiology. It is possible that lifestyle-related diseases may affect either the initiation or progression of IPF. Comprehensive data are lacking from Egypt. The aim of the study was to investigate the f...

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Main Authors: Safy Kaddah, Sabah Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381520132X