Inherent weaknesses of the current ICD coding system regarding idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

نویسندگان

  • Vasilios Tzilas
  • Demosthenes Bouros
چکیده

Acknowledgements: The additional participating principal investigators of the Amsterdam BHD working group were Marianne A. Jonker (Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam the Netherlands), Arjan C. Houweling (Dept of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center), Quinten Waisfisz (Dept of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center), Johannes J.P. Gille (Dept of Clinical Genetics, VU University Medical Center), Erik Thunnissen (Dept of Pathology, VU University Medical Center), JanHein T.M. van Waesberghe (Dept of Radiology, VU University Medical Center) and Theo M. Starink (Dept of Dermatology, VU University Medical Center). We are grateful to all included pneumothorax patients who participated in this study.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The European respiratory journal

دوره 45 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015