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Editorial
. 2018 Jun 27;27(148):180047.
doi: 10.1183/16000617.0047-2018. Print 2018 Jun 30.

Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: a new classification still on the move

Lorenzo Cavagna  1 , Miguel A Gonzalez Gay  2 , Yannick Allanore  3 , Marco Matucci-Cerinic  4   5
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Editorial

Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features: a new classification still on the move

Lorenzo Cavagna et al. Eur Respir Rev. .

Abstract

IPAF classification criteria include several autoimmune conditions with different evolution. The progression into established CTD is common and a continuous up-to-date process of classification criteria of both IPAF and CTD is mandatory. http://ow.ly/pXNW30knUzl

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