Autopsy findings in 42 consecutive patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 170-174

  Daniels, C E ^a   Yi, E S ^a   Ryu, J H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Interstitial lung disease; Lung; Lung fibrosis; Pathology

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AUTOPSY; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COR PULMONALE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; LYMPHOMA; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; STROKE; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; LUNG; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 52749091192     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00176307     Document Type: Article

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