Pathologic patterns and survival in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1765-1770

  Churg, Andrew ^a   Sin, Don D ^a,b   Everett, Douglas ^c   Brown, Kevin ^d   Cool, Carlyne ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Institute for Heart and Lung Health   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d National Jewish Medical Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Fibrotic NSIP; Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; Survival; UIP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC PNEUMONITIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLITIS, EXTRINSIC ALLERGIC; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73349104430     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181bb2538     Document Type: Article

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