Lower occurrence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Maori and Pacific Islanders

Respirology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 467-470

  Young, Lisa M ^a   Hopkins, Raewyn ^a   Wilsher, Margaret L ^a  

^a Respiratory Services   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Usual interstitial pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DATABASES, FACTUAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33744771612     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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