Associations between emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are suggestive of a smoking pathogenesis common to both disorders

K. Antoniou, D. Hansell, M. Rubens, K. Marten, R. Tennant, T. Hansel, S. Desai, N. Siafakas, R. duBois, A. Wells (Heraklion, Greece; London, United Kingdom; Wuerzburg, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - New therapeutic strategies in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Session: New therapeutic strategies in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4223
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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