Efficacy and safety of pirfenidone in patients with IPF. A single center real-life experience.

A. Tzouvelekis (Athens, Greece)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: from the bench to the bedside
Session: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: from the bench to the bedside
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4886
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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