Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6241630 | Respiratory Medicine | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
A diagnosis of UCTD was not useful in discriminating NSIP or in predicting disease progression and prognosis in our cohort of IIPs. Histopathological UIP pattern was an independent predictor for mortality irrespective of a diagnosis of UCTD.
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Authors
Yasuhiro Kondoh, Takeshi Johkoh, Junya Fukuoka, Hiroaki Arakawa, Tomonori Tanaka, Naohiro Watanabe, Koji Sakamoto, Kensuke Kataoka, Tomoki Kimura, Hiroyuki Taniguchi,