Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cell profile (BALF) as a predictor of the prognosis in Japanese patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/usual interstitial pneumonia (IPF/UIP)

R. P. Tabuena, S. Nagai, T. Tsutumi, T. Handa, M. Shigematsu, K. Hamada, T. Izumi, M. Mishima (Kyoto, Osaka, Sapporo, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Advancements in pathobiology of respiratory diseases
Session: Advancements in pathobiology of respiratory diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 408
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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R. P. Tabuena, S. Nagai, T. Tsutumi, T. Handa, M. Shigematsu, K. Hamada, T. Izumi, M. Mishima (Kyoto, Osaka, Sapporo, Japan). Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cell profile (BALF) as a predictor of the prognosis in Japanese patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/usual interstitial pneumonia (IPF/UIP). Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 408

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