Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9385841 | Respiratory Medicine | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Conclusions: These observations suggest that the MRC dyspnea scale could offer useful information about the estimation of severity in patients with IPF. Furthermore among functional indices the FVC seems to be the best estimator of disease severity and extent.
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Authors
Spyros A. Papiris, Zoe D. Daniil, Katerina Malagari, Giorgos E. Kapotsis, Christina Sotiropoulou, Joseph Milic-Emili, Charis Roussos,