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Small airway dysfunction is an early physiological characteristic of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis : a retrospective cohort study
2022-09-30
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<h4>Background: </h4> Recently, the central position of small airways in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis(IPF) has been gradually recognized and accepted with evidence of small airway anatomical and genetic abnormalities. However, the small airway physiology of IPF patients remained unclear. This study aimed to assess the small airway physiology of IPF patients using pulmonary function test (PFT)....
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2095843/v1
