Velcro crackles: The key for early diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 519-521

  Cottin, Vincent ^a   Cordier, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NINTEDANIB;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; BREATH ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG RESPONSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG EXAMINATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VELCRO CRACKLE;

AGED; AUSCULTATION; HUMANS; IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 84865814498     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00001612     Document Type: Editorial

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