FROM IDIOPATHIC FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS TO IDIOPATIC LUNGS FIBROSIS

Abstract

In this paper we try to present the current state of knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and to express our view on the problems and their solution, without which it is very difficult to improve the quality of medical care for IPF-patients in Russia.

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