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Body mass index and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an interstitial lung disease characterised by chronic fibrosis, and acute exacerbation of IPF (AE-IPF) is the leading cause of death in patients with IPF. Data on the association between the body mass index (BMI) and prognosis of AE-IPF are lacking....

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Autores principales: Awano, Nobuyasu, Jo, Taisuke, Yasunaga, Hideo, Inomata, Minoru, Kuse, Naoyuki, Tone, Mari, Morita, Kojiro, Matsui, Hiroki, Fushimi, Kiyohide, Nagase, Takahide, Izumo, Takehiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8236619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34195254
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00037-2021