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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |