Idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia: An unrecognized autoimmune disease?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 632-633

  Dong, Soon Kim ^a   Nagai, Sonoko ^b  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b Central Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG BIOPSY; NONSPECIFIC INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL;

EID: 34848908367     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200706-928ED     Document Type: Editorial

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