Incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in US adults 18–64 years old
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Incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
RATIONALE Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic interstitial lung disease of unknown etiology; its epidemiology in the United States has not been well characterized. OBJECTIVE To estimate the annual incidence and prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the United States. METHODS Retrospective cohort design utilizing a large health care claims database spanning the period January...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01653-2015