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Rate of Pulmonary Fibrosis Progression Suggested as Trigger for Transplant Referral
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Title Rate of Pulmonary Fibrosis Progression Suggested as Trigger for Transplant Referral
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567604?src=rss
Description In a group of patients with pulmonary fibrosis, those who died awaiting lung transplantation had similar disease severity initially as those who were transplanted, but they appeared to have more rapidly progressive disease, UK investigators report. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Transplantation
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Date Dec 18, 2007
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