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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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Full title

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Publisher

England: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2017-05, Vol.389 (10082), p.1941-1952

Language

English

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Publisher

England: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

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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ISSN

0140-6736

E-ISSN

1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30866-8

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