Interstitial lung disease: An approach to diagnosis and management

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 106-110

  Ward, James ^a   McDonald, Christine ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interstitial; Lung diseases; Pulmonary fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77954635995     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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