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SUBMITTER: Behr J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4486374 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Behr Jürgen J Kreuter Michael M Hoeper Marius M MM Wirtz Hubert H Klotsche Jens J Koschel Dirk D Andreas Stefan S Claussen Martin M Grohé Christian C Wilkens Henrike H Randerath Winfried W Skowasch Dirk D Meyer F Joachim FJ Kirschner Joachim J Gläser Sven S Herth Felix J F FJ Welte Tobias T Huber Rudolf Maria RM Neurohr Claus C Schwaiblmair Martin M Kohlhäufl Martin M Höffken Gert G Held Matthias M Koch Andrea A Bahmer Thomas T Pittrow David D
The European respiratory journal 20150402 1
After introduction of the new international guidelines on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in 2011, we investigated clinical management practices for patients with IPF according to physicians' diagnoses. A prospective, multicenter, noninterventional study with comprehensive quality measures including on-site source data verification was performed in Germany. 502 consecutive patients (171 newly diagnosed, 331 prevalent; mean±SD age 68.7±9.4 years, 77.9% males) with a mean disease duration of 2 ...[more]