Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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England: Elsevier Ltd
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English
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England: Elsevier Ltd
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Summary Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a prototype of chronic, progressive, and fibrotic lung disease. Healthy tissue is replaced by altered extracellular matrix and alveolar architecture is destroyed, which leads to decreased lung compliance, disrupted gas exchange, and ultimately respiratory failure and death. In less than a decade, understandi...
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1883843750
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1883843750
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0140-6736
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1474-547X
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10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30866-8