Effect of D-penicillamine on pulmonary fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis [4]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1019-1020

  Jinnin, M ^a   Ihn, H ^a   Asano, Y ^a   Yamane, K ^a   Yazawa, N ^a   Tamaki, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; PENICILLAMINE;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLAMINE; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0141650484     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.10.1019     Document Type: Letter

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