Interstitial lung disease at a district general hospital: When are patients referred to tertiary care?

M. Burton (Basildon, United Kingdom), K. Wadsworth (Basildon, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2019 – Treatment and prognosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Session: Treatment and prognosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 1344
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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