Viral Infection Increases the Risk of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis A Meta-Analysis

Sheng, GH; Chen, P; Wei, YQ; Yue, HH; Chu, JJ; Zhao, JP; Wang, YH; Zhang, WG; Zhang, HL

Zhang, HL (corresponding author), Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Hosp, Tongji Med Coll, Dept Resp & Crit Care Med, 1095 Jie Fang Rd, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, Peoples R China.

CHEST, 2020; 157 (5): 1175

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fibrotic lung disease with a poor prognosis. Although many factors have bee......

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