Surgical lung biopsy in the diagnosis of idiopathic NSIP: Do we always need it in the initial approach?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1071-1072

  Travis, William D ^a   Colby, Thomas V ^b   Galvin, Jeffery R ^c   Hunninghake, Gary ^d   King Jr , Talmadge E ^e   Lynch, David A ^f  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LETTER; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 66249123648     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.179.11.1071a     Document Type: Letter

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