Recommendations on treatment for IPF
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Recommendations on treatment for IPF
Patient management in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is largely based on societal guidelines and recommendations. A recent update by the American Thoracic Society (ATS), European Respiratory Society (ERS), Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS) and Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT) provided updated guidance on the diagnosis and management of IPF, along with recommendations on pharmaco...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1465-993X
DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-14-s1-s6