Incidence, prevalence, and clinical course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a population-based study
ERF Pérez, CE Daniels, JS Sauver, TE Hartman… - Chest, 2010 - Elsevier
Background Limited data exist regarding the population-based epidemiology of idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The objective of the study was to describe the trends in the
incidence, prevalence, and clinical course of IPF in the community. Methods We conducted
a population-based study of adult patients with IPF in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1997
to 2005. Two methods were used to identify IPF cases, as defined by the 2002 American
Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society consensus statement:(1) usual interstitial …
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The objective of the study was to describe the trends in the
incidence, prevalence, and clinical course of IPF in the community. Methods We conducted
a population-based study of adult patients with IPF in Olmsted County, Minnesota, from 1997
to 2005. Two methods were used to identify IPF cases, as defined by the 2002 American
Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society consensus statement:(1) usual interstitial …