Childhood interstitial lung diseases: an 18-year retrospective analysis
JJ Soares, GH Deutsch, PE Moore, MF Fazili… - …, 2013 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Childhood interstitial lung diseases (ILD) occur in a variety of clinical contexts.
Advances in the understanding of disease pathogenesis and use of standardized
terminology have facilitated increased case ascertainment. However, as all studies have
been performed at specialized referral centers, the applicability of these findings to general
pulmonary practice has been uncertain. The objective of this study was to determine the
historical occurrence of childhood ILD to provide information reflecting general pediatric …
Advances in the understanding of disease pathogenesis and use of standardized
terminology have facilitated increased case ascertainment. However, as all studies have
been performed at specialized referral centers, the applicability of these findings to general
pulmonary practice has been uncertain. The objective of this study was to determine the
historical occurrence of childhood ILD to provide information reflecting general pediatric …