Pulmonary fibrosis is associated with emphysema in systemic sclerosis: indirect support for a smoking pathogenesis hypothesis

K. Antoniou, G. Margaritopoulos, S. R. Desai, D. Hansell, M. Rubens, R. C. Tennant, T. T. Hansel, N. Siafakas, R. DuBois, A. Wells (Heraklion Crete, London, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: concepts and mechanisms
Session: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: concepts and mechanisms
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2821
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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