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Occupational and environmental risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Australia: case–con...

Occupational and environmental risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Australia: case–con...

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Occupational and environmental risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Australia: case–control study

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Full title

Occupational and environmental risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Australia: case–control study

Publisher

England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society

Journal title

Thorax, 2020-10, Vol.75 (10), p.864-869

Language

English

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Publisher

England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society

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Scope and Contents

Contents

IntroductionIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a lung disease of unknown cause characterised by progressive scarring, with limited effective treatment and a median survival of only 2–3 years. Our aim was to identify potential occupational and environmental exposures associated with IPF in Australia.MethodsCases were recruited by the Australian...

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Full title

Occupational and environmental risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Australia: case–control study

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2442746578

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2442746578

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ISSN

0040-6376

E-ISSN

1468-3296

DOI

10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214478

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