Smoking and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of unknown etiology with considerable morbidity and mortality. Cigarette smoking is one of the most recognized risk factors for development of IPF. Furthermore, recent work suggests that smoking may have a detrimental effect on survival of patients wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Oh, Chad K., Murray, Lynne A., Molfino, Nestor A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289849/