Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema syndrome in systemic sclerosis

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Lubatti, Chiara ^a   Zeni, Silvana ^a   Ingegnoli, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; COMBINED PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND EMPHYSEMA SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84867903345     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2012.01747.x     Document Type: Letter

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