Prevalence of occupational and environmental exposures in Australian patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)

E. H. Walters, M. J. Abramson, G. Benke, S. Dharmage, I. Glaspole, R. Hoy, S. Macansh, T. J. Corte (Hobart, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Australia)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Occupational asthma, abestosis and silicosis
Session: Occupational asthma, abestosis and silicosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4551
Disease area: Airway diseases, Interstitial lung diseases

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E. H. Walters, M. J. Abramson, G. Benke, S. Dharmage, I. Glaspole, R. Hoy, S. Macansh, T. J. Corte (Hobart, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Australia). Prevalence of occupational and environmental exposures in Australian patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 4551

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